Question

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the Verbs given in the brackets. Attempt any three.
a) A snake
(bite )the gardener when he
(dig) the ground.
b)A fierce storm
(come) last night.
c)The peon
(ring )the bell just now.
d)We
(live) here since
January.​

Answer 1

ANSWER :

• (a) A snake (bite) the gardener when he (dig) the ground.

➯ A snake bit the gardener when he was digging the ground.

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In the given sentence,

❍ Tense :-

• ★ Simple Past Tense

• ★ Past Continuous Tense

❍ Sentence pattern :-

• ★ Simple Past Tense : Subject + Past form of Verb + Complement

• ★ Past Continuous Tense : Subject + Was/Were + Present Participle form of Verb + Complement

❍ Form of Verb :-

• ★ Past form of Verb "Bite" : Bit

• ★ Present participle for of Verb "Dig" : Digging

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• (b) A fierce storm (come) last night.

➯ A fierce storm came last night.

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In the given sentence,

❍ Tense :-

• ★ Simple Past Tense

❍ Sentence pattern :-

• ★ Subject + Past form of Verb + Complement

❍ Form of Verb :-

• ★ Past form of Verb "Come" : Came

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• (c) The peon (ring) the bell just now.

➯ The peon has rung the bell just now.

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In the given sentence,

❍ Tense :-

• ★ Present Perfect Tense

❍ Sentence pattern :-

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

❍ Form of Verb :-

• ★ Past Participle form of Verb "Ring" : Rung

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• (d) We (live) here since January.

➯ We have been living here since January.

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In the given sentence,

❍ Tense :-

• ★ Present Perfect Continuous Tense

❍ Sentence pattern :-

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

❍ Form of Verb :-

• ★ Present Participle form of Verb "Live" : Living