Question

Fill in the blanks with the correct tense of the verbs in brackets. Use Simple Past

or Past Continuous Tense.

1. She _____ (live) in Russia from 1999 to 2003.

2. _____ (visit) the Taj thrice between 1970 to 1990.

3. My aunt usually _____ (wear) sky blue saree but that day in the party she

_____ (wear) a bottle green one.

4. When she _____ (meet) me on the roadside, she _____ (carry) a

gun.

5. On that piece of land the hot wind often _____ (blow) at noon and the

morning _____ (be) calm but that day a hot and hard wind ----- (blow).

6. He ____ (fly) a kite lost Sunday.

7. My brother _____ (dance) while my sister _____ (sing) in the party.

8. The beat of the drum _____ (transport) the audience to some other world.

9. She ___ __ (put) the papers on the table, _____ (move) a few paces

backwards and _____ (fling) the door open.

10. None of us could guess what actually she _ ____ (look) for.

11. The sky _____ (be) clear. But after an hour it (begin) to rain. -----

12. When I _____ (go) to see him, he _____ (listen to) music and his

younger brother too _____ (be) there.

13. In no way he _____ (be) ready to accept the deal but as soon as I

_____ (show) him some of the bright features of the project, he immediately

_____ (come) round to my view.

14. Sheila usually _____ (play) the piano but that night she ____ _

(play) the sita'r in the club.

15. She _____ (want) to share her grief with someone but nobody ____ _

(show) any sympathy with her. So, she ____ (keep) weeping through the

night alone.

16. It _____ (be) hardly nine when the guests _____ (begin) to pour in

the hall and soon there (leave) no room for any more persons. - - ---

17. _ ____ (meet) him years ago. Then he _____ (be) a baby-faced

tough guy.

18. His dismal performance _ ____ (cause) a long set-back to his reputation

but after a few years he (regain) the title and _____ (look)

satisfied.

19. When I '(see) him he ____ (talk) to himself about his own ----- rejection by the world.

20. She (turn) about and ____ (start) walking ahead while her ----- hands (brush) her sides.​jaiq​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. lived

2. Visited

3. wear , wore

4. met, was carrying

5. blows, would be, blew

6. was flying

7. was dancing, was singing

8. transported

9. was putting, moved

10. was looking