Fill in the blanks using the correct tense forms of the verbs in brackets:
I _______ to punish him, but he ________ me to. (not want/ force)
We _______ in the class when we _______ hear the noise of shouting. (sit/hear)
Ram _______ football when he ______ his leg. (play/break)
This man ______ that he ______ all the Hindi films released this year. (claim/see)
We ______ our old house last week; we _____ a new house very soon. (sell/buy)
Answers
1) I DID NOT WANT to punish him , but he FORCED me to .
2) We WERE SITTING in the class when we HEARD the noise of shouting .
3) Ram WAS PLAYING football when he BROKE his leg .
4) This man HAD CLAIMED that he SAW all the hindi films released this year .
5) We HAD SOLD our old house last week , we WILL BUY a new house very soon .
Verb: Tenses - Tense is the form of a verb/verb phrase that suggests the time or duration of an action or a state.
The various tenses are:
Present; Simple Present, Present Continuous (Progressive), Present Perfect, Present Perfect Continuous.
Past; Simple Past, Past Continuous (Progressive), Past Perfect, Past Perfect Continuous.
Future; Simple Future, Future Continuous (Progressive), Future Perfect, Future Perfect Continuous.
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I didn't want to punish him, but he forced me to. (not want/ force)
We were sitting in the class when we heard the noise of shouting. (sit/hear)
Ram was playing football when he broke his leg. (play/break)
This man claimed that he saw all the Hindi films released this year. (claim/see)
We sold our old house last week; we will buy a new house very soon. (sell/buy)