Question

Practice Exercise
Fill in the blanks with the correct tense forms (Simple Past, Past Perfect or Past
Perfect Continuous) of the verbs given in the brackets:
1. The candidate
(speak) for ten minutes when the light. (go off.
2. The workers ..... (demand, the dismissal of the manager. The factory owners .....
(not pay) any attention to the demand. So the workers .....
(decided to go on
strike.
3. The dacoits
(raid, the villages in the area for three months. They (kil
several persons by the time the police (get) at them.
4. It ..... (rain) heavily for a week and a dam (break). The villages for miles
around............. (be) under water.
5. He (waste) his money in gambling and ..... (become) a pauper.
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Answer 1

Answer:

1. speaked, when light get off

2. demanded,the dismissal of manager, for not paying

3. had raid,the villages in the area for three months

4. was raining, been

5. he wasted, becomed

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

The candidate

spoke for ten minutes when the light. (went off.)

The workers demanded..... (demand, the dismissal of the manager. The factory owners were not paying any attention to the demand. So the workers

went on strike.

he dacoits

raided the villages in the area for three months. They killed

several people by the time the police got at them.

It rained heavily for a week and a dam broke. The villages for miles

around were under water.

He wasted  his money in gambling and became  a pauper.

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