Question

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of verbs according to the tenses mentioned in the
brackets. The first one has been done for you.
1. Radhika had collected (collect) shells before she went for a swim past perfect)
2 Gautam Gambhir
(sprain) his ankle before he went to the stadium. (past perfect)
3. The bovs
(go) on a holiday with their parents when the car got a flat tyre. past
continuous
4. Women at the gate
(shout) when the pickpocket was being chased. past
continuous
5. Sunil's family
(live) in Goa till last year. (simple past)
6. His hard work
(bear) fruit and he passed the exams with flying colours. (simple
past
7. The train
(arrive) when they reached the station. (past perfect)
& The policemen
(catch) the dacoits. (simple past)
9. My aunt
(bake) a cake when I called her up. (past continuous)
10. The man
(drive) to the hill station before he fell ill. (past perfect)​

Answer 1

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2. Gautam Gambhir_____(sprain) his ankle before he went to the stadium. (past perfect)

• Had sprained.

3. The boys____(go) on a holiday with their parents when the car got a flat tyre. (past continuous)

• Were going.

4. Women at the gate_____(shout) when the pickpocket was being chased. (past continuous)

• were shouting.

5. Sunil's family____(live) in Goa till last year. (simple past)

• lived.

6. His hard work_____(bear) fruit and he passed the exams with flying colours. (simplepast)

• Bore.

7. The train_____(arrive) when they reached the station. (past perfect)

• Had arrived.

& The policemen_____(catch) the dacoits. (simple past)

• caught.

9. My aunt______(bake) a cake when I called her up. (past continuous)

• was baking.

10. The man_______(drive) to the hill station before he fell ill. (past perfect)

• Had driven.

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➟ Past Tense :-

• It has four kinds -

1. Simple Past
2. Past Continuous
3. Past Perfect
4. Past perfect continuous.

➟ Simple Past :

1. The simple past tense takes the second form of the verb.

2. Simple Past has no auxiliary verb.

3. The simple past tense of the action verbs take 'do-support' in the negative or interrogative sentences.

4. The Simple past tense expresses an action occurring at past specified time.

5. It also describes an action began and ended in the past.

$\large{\boxed{\sf Formula: \: Sub + verb(Past) \: + Obj}}$

6. eg : I arrived from Agra yesterday.

➟ Past Continuous :

It expresses -

• Any action happening in the past.
• An action in progress before another action in past.
• a habit in the past with always or continually.
• eg : It was raining all night.

$\large{\boxed{\sf Formula: Sub + was/were + \: verb(ing) \: + \: Obj}}$

➟ Past Perfect :

It expresses -

• an action took place in the past before another action.
• it is used with time conjunction.
• eg : I told him that I had done it.

$\large{\boxed{\sf Formula: \: Sub \: + \: had \: verb(3rd) \: + \: Obj}}$

➟ Past Perfect Continuous :

It expresses -

• an action in progress before sometime in past.
• an action not completed in past.
• drawing conclusion.
• eg : She had been working alone.

$\large{\boxed{\sf Formula: \: Sub \: + \: had \: + been + \: verb(ing) \: + \: Obj}}$

Answer 2

Answer:

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Answers

2. Gautam Gambhir_____(sprain) his ankle before he went to the stadium. (past perfect)

Had sprained.

3. The boys____(go) on a holiday with their parents when the car got a flat tyre. (past continuous)

Were going.

4. Women at the gate_____(shout) when the pickpocket was being chased. (past continuous)

were shouting.

5. Sunil's family____(live) in Goa till last year. (simple past)

lived.

6. His hard work_____(bear) fruit and he passed the exams with flying colours. (simplepast)

Bore.

7. The train_____(arrive) when they reached the station. (past perfect)

Had arrived.

& The policemen_____(catch) the dacoits. (simple past)

caught.

9. My aunt______(bake) a cake when I called her up. (past continuous)

was baking.

10. The man_______(drive) to the hill station before he fell ill. (past perfect)

Had driven.

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Explanation

➟ Past Tense :-

It has four kinds -

Simple Past

Past Continuous

Past Perfect

Past perfect continuous.

➟ Simple Past :

1. The simple past tense takes the second form of the verb.

2. Simple Past has no auxiliary verb.

3. The simple past tense of the action verbs take 'do-support' in the negative or interrogative sentences.

4. The Simple past tense expresses an action occurring at past specified time.

5. It also describes an action began and ended in the past.

\large{\boxed{\sf Formula: \: Sub + verb(Past) \: + Obj}}

Formula:Sub+verb(Past)+Obj

6. eg : I arrived from Agra yesterday.

➟ Past Continuous :

It expresses -

Any action happening in the past.

An action in progress before another action in past.

a habit in the past with always or continually.

eg : It was raining all night.

\large{\boxed{\sf Formula: Sub + was/were + \: verb(ing) \: + \: Obj}}

Formula:Sub+was/were+verb(ing)+Obj

➟ Past Perfect :

It expresses -

an action took place in the past before another action.

it is used with time conjunction.

eg : I told him that I had done it.

\large{\boxed{\sf Formula: \: Sub \: + \: had \: verb(3rd) \: + \: Obj}}

Formula:Sub+hadverb(3rd)+Obj

➟ Past Perfect Continuous :

It expresses -

an action in progress before sometime in past.

an action not completed in past.

drawing conclusion.

eg : She had been working alone.

\large{\boxed{\sf Formula: \: Sub \: + \: had \: + been + \: verb(ing) \: + \: Obj}}

Formula:Sub+had+been+verb(ing)+Obj