Question

The accident - (occurred / has occurred / was occurred) here yesterday. A motorbike - (knocks/ knocked / had knocked) him down while he - ( was crossed /was crossing / crossed ) the road. ( write the alternative to fill in the blanks)

Answer 1

Answer:

1 .The accident occured here yesterday . The verb form will be in past tense as we see that the time stated here is 'yesterday' that is in past.

Explanation:

• A motorbike had knocked him down,
• while he was crossing the road.

In the above sentences past perfect and past continous form of the verb has been used.

Rule-

Past Perfect is Had+ past participle of the verb.

Past Continuous was+ verb+ing

Answer 2

Answer:

The accident occurred here yesterday. A motorbike knocked him down as he was crossing the road.

Explanation:

This extract talks about things that were completed in the past. All the verbs would be in the past form.

So, the correct answer is:
The accident occurred here yesterday. A motorbike knocked him down as he was crossing the road.