Question

Once upon a time there ———————- (live) a man called Damocles. A friend of his eventually ——————— (become) the ruler of a small city. Damocles thought, ‘How lucky my friend ——————— (be). He ——————— (be) now a ruler. He must ——— ———- (have) a great time. He —————–(have) fine clothes, lots of money and a number of servants. I wish I —————– (have) his luck.’ He ——————– (decide) to visit
his friend to enjoy his hospitality. When he —————— (reach) the palace, the king himself ——————– (receive) him with respect and affection. Damocles then ————— ——- (tell) the king that he ———————- (be) indeed a lucky man. The king —————
—- (smile). He —————– (invite) his friend to ——————- ( have) dinner with him.

Answer 1

Complete question:

Once upon a time there ——— (live) a man called Damocles. A friend of his eventually ——— (become) the ruler of a small city. Damocles thought, ‘How lucky my friend ————(be). He ———(be) now a ruler. He must ——- (have) a great time. He ———(have) fine clothes, lots of money and a number of servants. I wish I ———(have) his luck.’ He ———(decide) to visit his friend to enjoy his hospitality. When he ——— (reach) the palace, the king himself ————(receive) him with respect and affection. Damocles then ———(tell) the king that he —— (be) indeed a lucky man. The king ————- (smile). He —— (invite) his friend to ————( have) dinner with him.

Read the abovementioned story and fill in the blanks with suitable verb forms.

Answer:

Once upon a time, there lived a man called Damocles. A friend of his eventually became the ruler of a small city. Damocles thought, ‘How lucky my friend is. He is now a ruler. He must be having a great time. He must have fine clothes, lots of money and a number of servants. I wish I had his luck.’ He decided to visit his friend to enjoy his hospitality. When he reached the palace, the king himself received him with respect and affection. Damocles then told the king that he was indeed a lucky man. The king smiled. He invited his friend to have dinner with him.

Explanation:

• In English, we use 3 tenses to indicate the time reference of the action word.
• The past tense is used to write about the past.
• The present tense to write about facts, opinions, or things that happen regularly on a daily basis.
• We use the future tense to show the future events.
• Tenses are preferred in communication, both verbal and written, to indicate the time frame at which something happened.
• Improper and ambiguous usage of tenses can lead to confusion and misinterpretation of the sender's message or the events etc.

• The above is a story of the past using the past tense.

Hence the most appropriate form of verbs to be added in the blanks is-

• 1.
• lived
• 2.
• became
• 3.
• is
• .
• 4.
• is
• 5.
• be having
• 6.
• have
• 7.
• had
• 8.
• decided
• 9.
• reached
• 10.
• received
• 11.
• told
• 12.
• was
• 13.
• smiled
• .
• 14.
• invited
• 15.
• have

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Answer 2

Answer:

The given blanks are filled by the following words -

1. lived
2. became
3. become
4. is
5. had
6. has
7. had
8. decided
9. reached
10. received
11. told
12. was
13. smiled
14. invited
15. have

Explanation:

Once upon a time there lived (live) a man called Damocles. A friend of his eventually became (become) the ruler of a small city. Damocles thought, ‘How lucky my friend become (be). He is (be) now a ruler. He must have had (have) a great time. He has (have) fine clothes, lots of money and a number of servants. I wish I had (have) his luck.’ He decided (decide) to visit his friend to enjoy his hospitality. When he reached (reach) the palace, the king himself received (receive) him with respect and affection. Damocles then told (tell) the king that he was (be) indeed a lucky man. The king smiled (smile). He invited (invite) his friend to have (have) dinner with him.

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