Question

Exercise 4. Fill in the blanks with the correct tense, simple past or past continuous,
of the verbs given in the brackets:
1. While he ............ the plants, it .............. to rain. (water, begin)
2. When Sumi........... she .......... down and ........... her leg. (run, fall, hurt)
3. I.............. to a friend while the football match was in progress. I ......... the ball
......... in my direction until it ............ too late. (talk, not realise, come, be)
4. When I ............ the room, Mama ............ a recipe with a friend. She .........
off the discussion and ............ into the kitchen to prepare a cup of tea for me.
(enter, discuss, break, go)
5. We ................. the match on television when suddenly the light .... off,
(thoroughly enjoy, go)
6. As he ............ into the bus, it .............. suddenly and he .....
road. (get, start, fall)
7. Papa ............. about the car. He ............. he ........ it because it
an old model. (always complain, say, not like, be)
back on the​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. was watering, began

2. was running,fell,hurt

3. was talking, did not realise, was coming, was

4. entered, discussed, broke, went

5. were thoroughly enjoyed, went

6. got, started, fell

7. always complained, said, does not like, was

Answer 2

Answer:

The answer to the abovementioned fill-in-the-blanks is as follows:-

• While he was watering the plants, it began to rain.
• When Sumi was running, she fell down and hurt her leg.
• I was talking to a friend while the football match was in progress, I did not realise the ball was coming in my direction until it was too late.
• When I entered the room, Mama was discussing a recipe with a friend. She broke off the discussion and went into the kitchen to prepare a cup of tea for me.
• We thoroughly enjoyed the match on the television when suddenly the light went off.
• As he got into the bus, it started suddenly and he fell.
• Papa always complained about the car. He said he did not like it because it was an old model.

Explanation:

Tense is a component of grammar that expresses time reference. Tenses are usually described through the use of different aspects of verbs, specifically in their conjugation features of a given. Past, present, and future tenses are widespread in many languages.

The abovementioned sentences are some classic examples of past tense. When the subject is doing something and an event occurred, the first verb is in continuous tense as the work is in motion, whatever happens, is in simple tense.

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