Question

Fill in the following blanks with correct tense (present) of the verbs given in
1. It ...... outside for half an hour. (hail)
2. The storm ...... since 4 O'clock. (howl)
I ...... for the bus since morning. (wait)
4. Since when ...... you ..... in this school ? (read)
It ...... not ....... since midnight. (rain)
6. She .....midnight oil for five years. (burn)
I ...... for the examination for one year. (prepare)
8. Malaria ...... in this city since July. (rage)
9. How long ...... you ...... for me? (wait)
10. The washerman ...... our clothes since 1985. (wash)​

Answer 1

We need to fill  the blanks with the appropriate verbs given

• The first sentence will be ' It's been hailing outside for half an hour '
• The second sentence will be ' The storm has been howling since 4 o'clock. '
• The next sentence will be 'I am waiting for the bus since morning. '
• The fourth sentence will be 'Since when are you reading in this school? '
• The fifth sentence will be ' It has not rained since midnight. '
• The sixth sentence will be 'She might burn the midnight oil for five years. '
• The seventh sentence will be ' I have prepared for the examination for one year. '
• The eighth sentence will be ' Malaria has been raging in this city since July. '
• The ninth sentence will be ' How long will you wait for me? '
• The tenth sentence will be ' The washerman has been washing our clothes since $1985$.

Answer 2

1.It's been hailing outside for half an hour '

2. The storm has been howling since 4 o'clock.

3.I am waiting for the bus since morning.

4.Since when are you reading in this school?

5.It has not rained since midnight.

6.She might burn the midnight oil for five years.

7. I have prepared for the examination for one year.

8.Malaria has been raging in this city since July.

9.How long will you wait for me?

10. The washerman has been washing our clothes since 1985

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