Fill in the blanks with the simple past, the past continuous or the past perfect form
of the verbs in brackets. One has been done for you.
1. Alia ....wassleeping...... (sleep). She
(look) tired and weak. She
........ (be) very sick. She .......
(miss) nearly a week of
school. Her parents .........
(worry) about her constantly. The doctor
had been visiting their house every day to check on Alia. He
(prescribe) the necessary medicines and
(ask) her to take
complete rest. Alia's friends .........
(promise) her that they would
help her with all the lessons the teacher
(teach) that week.
2. Ramu .....
(work) in the garden when he .........
(spot) a mongoose. He ............................... (trim) the rose bushes when he
(hear) a rustling sound. He......... ......... (think)
it ........
(be) a snake and ....... ......... (draw) back
cautiously. However, there .......
(be) no sign of a snake and he
... (continue) with his work. He .......
(remove) the
......
weeds from the flowerbeds and ..........
(water) the lawn when he
(hide) behind
......
......... (see) the tiny mongoose. It .......
the mango tree in a corner of the garden.
Answers
Answer:
Explanation:
she looks tierd and weak. she has been very sick.
she missed nearly a week of school.her parents have been worrying about her constantly. The doctor had been visiting their house every day to check on Alia. He
had prescribed the necessary medicines and asked
her to take
complete rest. Alia's friends had promised
her that they would
help her with all the lessons the teacher
had teached that week.
Answer:
Alia (is sleeping) (sleep). She (was looking)
(look) tired and weak. She
(was) (be) very sick. She (will miss)
(miss) nearly a week of
school. Her parents (must worry)
(worry) about her constantly. The doctor
had been visiting their house every day to check on Alia. He (prescribed)
(prescribe) the necessary medicines and (asked)
(ask) her to take
complete rest. Alia's friends (promised)
(promise) her that they would
help her with all the lessons the teacher (will teach)
(teach) that week.
2. Ramu (will work)
(work) in the garden when he (spot)
(spot) a mongoose. He (trimmed) (trim) the rose bushes when he(heard)
(hear) a rustling sound. He (thought) (think)
it (can)
(be) a snake and (drew)(draw) back
cautiously. However, there (was)
(be) no sign of a snake and he
(continued) (continue) with his work. He (removed)
(remove) the weeds from the flowerbeds and (watered)
(water) the lawn when he (hid)
(hide) behind
(seeing) (see) the tiny mongoose. It (was )
the mango tree in a corner of the garden.