Question

fill in the blanks using correct form of verbs according to the tenses -

a) They ____ (play) 50 overs by 10 pm tomorrow.

b) They _____(discuss) the matter with their seniors since yesterday.

c) Naman _____(begin) to research his family history a year before he visited Amritsar.

d) The Police ___ (arrest) two men for robbery. They will be questioned now.

e) We are eating dinner. It ____ good.​

Answer 1

Answer:

a) They __will play__ (play) 50 overs by 10 pm tomorrow.

b) They __are discussing___(discuss) the matter with their seniors since yesterday.

c) Naman __began___(begin) to research his family history a year before he visited Amritsar.

d) The Police __arrested_ (arrest) two men for robbery. They will be questioned now.

e) We are eating dinner. It ___tastes _ good. (word not given so I wrote that)

Answer 2

ANSWER :

• [a] They will play 50 overs by 10 pm tomorrow.

[ In the given sentence, the main verb is Play. From the structure of the sentence, it is cleared that the sentence is in Simple Future Tense.

Sentence Structure of Simple Future Tense :-

• Subject + Shall/Will + Verb + Complement

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• [b] They have been discussing the matter with their seniors since yesterday.

[ In the given sentence, the main verb is Discuss. From the structure of the sentence, it is cleared that the sentence is in Present Perfect Continuous Tense.

Sentence Structure of Present Perfect Continuous Tense :-

• Subject + Have/Has + Been + Present Participle form of Verb + Complement ]

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• [c] Naman had begun to research his family history a year before he visited Amritsar.

[ In the given sentence, the main verb is Begin. From the structure of the sentence, it is cleared that the sentence in is Past Perfect Tense.

Sentence Structure of Past Perfect Tense :-

• Subject + Had + Past Participle form of Verb + Complement ]

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• [d] The Police has arrested two men for robbery. They will be questioned now.

[ In the given sentence, the main verb is Arrest. From the structure of the sentence, it is cleared that the sentence in Present Perfect Tense.

Sentence Structure of Present Perfect Tense is :-

• Subject + Have/Has + Past Participle form of Verb + Complement ]

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• [e] We are eating dinner. It tastes good.

Or,

• [e] We are eating dinner. It is good.

[ Sentence Structure of Simple Present Tense :-

• Subject + Verb + Complement

Sentence Structure of Present Continuous Tense :-

• Subject + Am/Is/Are + Present Participle form of Verb + Complement ]