Question

Exercise 2. Fill each blank with the correct form of the verb given in brackets :

1. Prices _____very high. (soar)
2. We _____Agra a day before the earthquake. (leave)
3. The scissors_____blunt,not sharp.(be)
4. To fear men______the biggest sin(be)
5. How many eggs has your hen_____today?(lay)
6. The train_____when I reached the station.(arrive)
7. Your message______me yesterday. (reach)
8. Your message_____me today morning. (reach)
9. Your message______me by then. (reach)
10. I _____Rahim at 300.(saw)
11. The earth_____round the sun.(move)
12. My friends_______the Prime Minister yesterday.(see)
13. The match_____on for an hour.(go)
14. A stolen fruit always______sweeter.(taste)
15. The three soldiers_____bravely to defend the
bridge.(stand)
16. Coming events______their shadows beforehand. (cast)
17. Women and watches seldom _____.(agree)
18. The storm_______for over an hour. (rage)
19. It______like raining cats and dogs today. (look)
20. Children_______see-saw rides in the park. (enjoy)
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Answer 1

Answer:

1. Prices _soared____very high. (soar)

2. We __left___Agra a day before the earthquake. (leave)

3. The scissors__being___blunt,not sharp.(be)

4. To fear men__being____the biggest sin(be)

5. How many eggs has your hen__layed___today?(lay)

6. The train__arrived___when I reached the station.(arrive)

7. Your message__reaches____me yesterday. (reach)

8. Your message__reached___me today morning. (reach)

9. Your message__reaching____me by then. (reach)

10. I __seen___Rahim at 300.(saw)

11. The earth__moves___round the sun.(move)

12. My friends_sees______the Prime Minister yesterday.(see)

13. The match_gone____on for an hour.(go)

14. A stolen fruit always_testes_____sweeter.(taste)

15. The three soldiers_standed____bravely to defend the

bridge.(stand)

16. Coming events__casts____their shadows beforehand. (cast)

17. Women and watches seldom _agreed____.(agree)

18. The storm__raged_____for over an hour. (rage)

19. It__looks____like raining cats and dogs today. (look)

20. Children_enjoyed_see-saw rides in the park. (enjoy)

Answer 2

Answer:

2 We left Agra a day before the earthquake.

5. How many eggs has your hen layyed today?

6. The train arrived when I reached the station.

7. Your message reached me yesterday.

8. Your message reached me today morning.

9. Your message reached me by then.

10. I saw Rahim at 300.

11. The earth moves around the sun.

12. My friends saw the Prime Minister yesterday.

13. The match went on for an hour.

14. A stolen fruit always tastes sweeter.

15. The three soldiers stood bravely to defend the

bridge.

16. Coming events casted their shadows beforehand.

17. Women and watches seldom agreed .

18. The storm raged for over an hour.

19. It looked like raining cats and dogs today.

20. Children enjoyed see-saw rides in the park.