Example: (0) described
There have been several reports of large footprints in the Himalayan snow,
........ (describe) as being of the Yeti. The most famous of these were photographs of a
long line of apparently fresh footprints ....1.... (take) by Sri Lanka-born mountaineer Eric
Shipton and his colleague, Michael Ward. The footprints they saw were 13 inches long and
8 inches wide. Those photographs ....2.... (trigger) immense excitement, ....3.... (study)
extensively and ....4.... (take) as strong evidence of the existence of the Yeti. They also
....5.... (become) the genesis for many expeditions aimed solely at ....6.... (search) for the
Yeti, many of which ........ (return) with hairs, bones and faeces ....8.... (claim) to be of
the mythical creature.
Fill in the blanks with correct form of the word given in the bracket
Answers
Fill in the blanks:
described
1. taken
2. had triggered
3. had been studied
4. taken
5. have become
6. search
7. were returned
8. claiming
Explanation:
- The verb is used to define the action of the subject. It is defined in past, present and future tense.
- The tense is used to define the verb with required time references. There are 12 major tenses.
(The following sentences have been filled up, using the appropriate forms of the words given in the brackets)
There have been several reports of large footprints in the Himalayan snow, (0) described as being of the Yeti. The most famous of these were photographs of a long line of apparently fresh footprints (1) taken by Sri Lanka-born mountaineer Eric Shipton and his colleague, Michael Ward. The footprints they saw were 13 inches long and 8 inches wide. Those photographs (2) had triggered immense excitement, (3) were studied extensively and (4) taken as strong evidence of the existence of the Yeti. They also (5) became the genesis for many expeditions aimed solely at (6) searching for the Yeti, many of which (7) had returned with hairs, bones and faeces (8) claiming to be of the mythical creature.