Question

I __________ (1) (pull) up into the driveway __________ (2) (observe) the way they had __________ (3) (build) up the balcony. I __________ (4) (forgot) that the bricks of the house __________ (5) (be) chocolate brown. The new people __________ (6) (make) the tiny balcony into a study room. I __________ (7) (stare) at this house __________ (8) (remember) my childhood there.

Answer 1

pulled , observing , built , had forgotten , were , made , stared , remembering .

Answer 2

Answer:

The correct answers are:

1. pulled
2. to observe
3. built
4. had forgotten
5. were
6. made
7. stared
8. remembering

Explanation:

• In the passage given above, it describes a person’s shift from the house where they spent their childhood.
• The house has been modified by the new inmates, and the person stops to see the changes.
• The entire passage appears in the past tense as the house has already been modified.
• Therefore, we use the past tense form of the given verb.
• There is an exception in the second verb, where to-infinitive is used.
• This is because the to-infinitive shows the purpose of some action by someone.
• In the passage, the purpose of the person was to observe the house, where they shared a lot of childhood memories.
• There is also another exception in the last verb, where -ing form of the verb is used.
• This is because, the person is still continuing the act of reminiscence.
• In all the other cases, the past tense of the verb has been used since the action has already been completed.