Question

Q.1. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb given in brackets:
As per the prediction of Met. Department, It (a)
(rain) tomorrow. On hearing this, the farmers
(b) -
(start) dancing. There (c) ---------- (be) no rains in their area for a long time. This weather
prediction (d) (make) everybody happy.​

Answer 1

Answer:

As per the prediction of Met. Department, It (a)

(rain) tomorrow. On hearing this, the farmers

(b) -

(start) dancing. There (c)(be) no rains in their area for a long time. This weather

prediction (d) (make) everybody happy.

Answer 2

The answers are as follows:

a. will rain

b. started

c. had been

d. made

Tense

• Tense refers to the period when a particular action is taking place. Tense can be divided into three time zones- present, past, and future tense.

• In the given exercise, a passage has been given. We need to understand the sense of the actions taking place and place the tenses accordingly.

• The first sentence talks about something that will happen in the future. Therefore, it takes the simple future tense.

• Any passage is written in the past tense as it is a narration of an event that has already happened. Thus the other blanks take past tenses.