Question

Passage-6

Past Continuous

Exercise-1

Q-1 Fill in the blanks with correct verb forms (Past Continuous) in the following sentences:- 1) The boy ……………on his failure. (use the word ‘weep’ in affirmative)

2) He ……………his time. (use the word ‘waste’ in affirmative)

3) The patient ……………with pain. (use the word ‘cry’ in affirmative)

4) An old man ……………flower plants. (use the word ‘water’ in affirmative)

5) Fishermen ……………fish. (use the word ‘catch’ in negative)

6) His finger ……………. (use the word ‘bleed’ in negative)

7) The girls ……………. (use the word ‘dance’ in negative)

8) The clouds …………….in the sky. (use the word ‘thunder’ in negative)

9) ……………the horse ……………at its top speed? (use the word ‘run’ in interrogative)

10) ……………the hawkers ……………the newspapers? (use the word ‘sell’ in interrogative)

11) ……………you ……………sleepy? (use the word ‘feel’ in interrogative)

12) ……………the policemen ……………the defaulters? (use the word ‘punish’ in

interrogative)

13) ……………the minister ……………the public? (use ‘address’ in interrogative- negative)

14) ……………they ……………stones on police vehicles? (use ‘throw’ in interrogative-negative)

15) ……………he not ……………with his friends in the river? (use ‘swim’ in interrogative- negative)

16) ……………the grandmother ……………her grandson? (use ‘help’ in interrogative​

Answer 1

Explanation:

1. weeped

2. wasted

3.cried

4.watered