EXERCISE 7: Fill in the blanks with the Simple Past or the Past Perfect forms of the verbs in
brackets.
6. The minister(state) in the Lok Sabha that the government (always stand) for the poor against the rich.
7. He (refuse) to admit that he (make) a mistake.
8.We (not understand) the play before the teacher(explain) it to us
9. He(say) that he
(looked) everywhere for the purse.
10. The work (be) much harder than we (think) at first
11. He (ask) me why I (leave) the party so early.
12. She (want) to know what (happen) to her briefcase.
13. I (hope) to send a telegram to congratulate him on his success,but I (can) not send it.
14. ________ he (leave) the office when you (reach) there?
15. He (wish) to become an engineer, but he (can) do so
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6. The minister had stated (state) in the Lok Sabha that the government always stood (always stand) for the poor against the rich.
7. He refused (refuse) to admit that he had made (make) a mistake.
8.We did not understood (not understand) the play before the teacher explained (explain) it to us.
9. He said (say) that he had looked
(looked) everywhere for the purse.
10. The work has been (be) much harder than we taught (think) at first
11. He asked (ask) me why I had left (leave) the party so early.
12. She wanted (want) to know what had happened (happen) to her briefcase.
13. I hoped (hope) to send a telegram to congratulate him on his success,but I could (can) not send it.
14. Had he left (leave) the office when you reached (reach) there?
15. He wished (wish) to become an engineer, but he could (can) do so.