Question

Fill in the blanks using the correct form of verb given in the brackets:
Thousand of people (a).......... (kill) in the earthquake last year. Many villages (b) ............ (destroy) completely. Now new houses (c)........... (build) for the homeless. So far ten builder (d).......... (arrest) for making unsafe houses. It (e).......... (hope) that very soon life (f)........... (make) normal for the people there.

Answer 1

Answer:

a)were killed

b)were destroyed

c)are being build

d)are arrested

e)is hoped

f)is made

Answer 2

Answer:

a)Thousand of people ..were..killed........ in the earthquake last year.

b) Many villages

.....were destroyed....... completely.

c)Now new houses ..are built....... for the homeless.

d) So far ten builder are arrested... for making unsafe houses.

e) It ......is hoped... that very soon life ..will be made........normal for the people there.

Verb is an action dictated in a sentence in English grammer. Verb declares the kind of action the subject is performing and hence tenses are used based on it.

In the above given sentences mostly past tense, present tense and future tense have been used.