Complete the sentences with the correct form of the given verbs.
[ cause/damage/hold/not include/lose/write/with hold]
1) The test result -------------- for unknown reasons.
2) Service -------------- in the bill. So, leave a tip please.
3) Many villages ---------------- in the fire every year.
4) My friend --------- a book titled "Nepalese society' ?
5) The passports --------- at the airport were sent to the police station.
6) Election in India ----------- every five year.
Answers
1) The test result -------------- for unknown reasons.
- The test result was withheld for unknown reasons.
2) Service -------------- in the bill. So, leave a tip please.
- Service is not included in the bill. So, leave a tip please.
3) Many villages ---------------- in the fire every year.
- Many villages are damaged in the fire every year.
4) My friend --------- a book titled "Nepalese society'.
- My friend wrote a book titled "Nepalese society".
5) The passports --------- at the airport were sent to the police station.
- The passports lost at the airport were sent to the police station.
6) Election in India ----------- every five years.
- Elections in India are held every five years.
Correct verb forms:
We need to use correct verb forms in sentences according to the time of happening so that there is a uniformity in the content of the sentence. A sentence denoting happenings of the present must always have a present verb form and a sentence denoting happenings of the past must always have a past verb form and so on.
Meanings of verb forms:
Simple present tense - denotes universal/everyday facts.
Present continuous tense - denotes something that is going on right now
Present perfect tense - denotes actions that started in the past but still have an influence/aftermath in the present.
Present perfect continuous tense - denotes actions that started in the past and is still going on in the present.
Simple past tense - denotes actions in the past
Past continuous tense - denotes a action in the past that was continuous in nature.
Past perfect tense - denotes actions that took place before the simple past.
Past perfect continuous tense - denotes continuous actions that took place before the simple past.
Simple future tense - denotes actions that will occur in the near future.
Future continuous tense - denotes continuous actions that will occur in the near future.
Future perfect tense - denotes actions that will have got completed before a particular time period in the near future.
Future perfect continuous tense - denotes actions that will continue upto to a particular time period in the future.
1) The test result -------------- for unknown reasons.
➯ The test result caused for unknown reasons.
2) Service -------------- in the bill. So, leave a tip please.
➯ Service isn't included in the bill. So, leave a tip please.
3) Many villages ---------------- in the fire every year.
➯ Many villages were damaged in the fire every year.
4) My friend --------- a book titled "Nepalese society' ?
➯ My friend wrote a book titled "Nepalese society' ?
5) The passports --------- at the airport were sent to the police station.
➯ The passports lost at the airport were sent to the police station.
6) Election in India ----------- every five years.
➯ Elections in India are held every five years.
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★ Additional Information:
Parts of speech :
- Adverbs : An adverb is a part of speech which describes/states about the verb and modifies the verb.
- Adjective: An adjective is a part of speech which describes/states about the noun and modifies the noun.
- Verbs : action words are called as verbs.
- Nouns: Names , Places , Animals & things come under nouns.
- Pronoun: The words which are replaced in place of nouns are called pronouns.
- Conjunctions: The words which join two sentences are called conjunctions.
- Interjections: The words used to express feelings are called interjections.