Question

Exercise 7. Fill in the blanks with the simple past or the present perfect tense of the
verbs given in the brackets:
1. I ......... the famous artist Ranjan. I know him well. (often meet)
2. I.......... the famous artist Ranjan during a film festival in 2011. (meet)
3. He is buying new furniture because he ......... to a new house. (shift)
4. Don't take this medicine. It ... (already expire)
5. Don't send letters to my old address. I ......... Patel Nagar long back. (leave)
6. A few weeks ago they..........
.They ......... to each other since then. (quarrel,not speak)
7. My father ............the house early in the morning. He.......... .
(leave, just return)​

Answer 1

Answer :

★ Fill in the blanks with the simple past or the present perfect tense of the verbs given in the brackets:

1. I ......... the famous artist Ranjan. I know him well. (often meet)

• I have often met the famous artist Ranjan. I know him well.

2. I.......... the famous artist Ranjan during a film festival in 2011. (meet)

• I have met the famous artist Ranjan during a film festival in 2011.

3. He is buying new furniture because he ......... to a new house. (shift)

• He is buying new furniture because he shifted to a new house.

4. Don't take this medicine. It ... (already expire)

• Don't take this medicine. It has already expired.

5. Don't send letters to my old address. I ......... Patel Nagar long back. (leave)

• Don't send letters to my old address. I have left Patel Nagar long back.

6. A few weeks ago they...........They ......... to each other since then. (quarrel,not speak)

• A few weeks ago they quarrelled. They haven't spoken to each other since then.

7. My father ..... the house early in the morning. He ........ . (leave, just return)

• My father left the house early in the morning. He has just returned.

Answer 2

Answer:

1. I have often met the famous artist Ranjan, I know him well.

2. I met the famous artist Ranjan during a film festival in 2011

3. He is buying new furniture because he is shifting to a new house.

4. Don't take this medicine. It has already expired.

5. Don't send letters to my old address. I left Patel Nagar long back.

6.A few weeks ago they quarrelled. They have not spoken to each other since then.

7. My father left the house early in the morning. He has just returned.

Explanation:

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