Use correct forms of verbs.
I____(find) this ring as I ____(dig) in the garden.
By the end of this year as I____(work) in the office for fourteen years.
If you____(work) hard, you will succeed.
Answers
b.was digging
c have worked
d.will work
Answer:
I found this ring as I was digging in the garden.
By the end of this year as I will have worked in the office for fourteen years.
If you work hard, you will succeed.
Explanation:
- I found (find) this ring as I was digging (dig) in the garden.
The given sentence describes two actions being performed. One is ‘to find’ the other is ‘to dig’. Both the actions take place simultaneously. As a result the first verb ‘find’ is in the indefinite while the second ‘dig’ is in the continuous. Since the verbs relate a past action the tenses used are ‘simple past’ and ‘past continuous’.
- By the end of this year as I will have worked (work) in the office for fourteen years.
The given sentence specifies an action to be accomplished in the future which was initiated in the past. Hence the tense used will be ‘future perfect’.
- If you work (work) hard, you will succeed.
The given sentence expresses a general condition of an action. Hence the verb has to be in the indefinite. Since the time related is present the tense will be ‘simple present’.