We had been travelling to a remote village in Nagaland but we could not make much progress in the heavy rain.
We managed __1__ (cross) a river with great difficulty. One day we could see smoke __2__ (emerge) from some
huts and we knew that a village was nearby. However, there was another river __3__ (flow) in front of us. We
could cross it by using a rope bridge we __4__ (bring) with us. Finally, we reached the village. We wondered
how we could talk to the village Chief. None of us could speak the local language. Soon, we saw a __5__ (dignify)
smiling man coming towards us. “Do you speak English?” I asked him. “Of course,” the man __6__ (reply). “I
__7__ (educate) at St. Xavier’s Collegiate in Kolkata. I __8__ (be) the Chief Naga. Welcome to my village!”
Answers
The passage narrates the incidents the speaker endured during their travel to Nagaland.
Explanation:
- The travel story of the speaker and this team to a village in Nagaland tells the hardships they went through. The narration is an experience of the speaker hence in past tense.
- The narration of the verbs has to be in past tense.
- However there are certain circumstances where the motion is continuous hence gerunds are to be used.
We managed to cross a river with great difficulty. One day we could see smoke emerging from some huts and we knew that a village was nearby. However, there was another river flowing in front of us. We could cross it using a rope bridge we brought with us. Finally, we reached the village. We wondered how could we talk to the village Chief. None of us could speak the local language. Soon, we saw a dignified smiling man coming towards us. “Do you speak English?” I asked him. “Of course,” the man replied. “I was educated at St. Xavier’s Collegiate in Kolkata. I am the Chief Naga. Welcome to my village!
Answer:
The complete answer is given in the explanation below.
Explanation:
We have been given a passage that has blanks and we have to fill the blanks with the correct form of verbs that are given in the brackets.
We had been travelling to a remote village in Nagaland but we could not make much progress in the heavy rain.
We managed 1) to cross (cross) a river with great difficulty. One day we could see smoke 2)emerging (emerge) from some huts and we knew that a village was nearby. However, there was another river 3) flowing (flow) in front of us. We
could cross it by using a rope bridge we 4) had brought (bring) with us. Finally, we reached the village. We wondered
how we could talk to the village Chief. None of us could speak the local language. Soon, we saw a 5) dignified (dignify) smiling man coming towards us. “Do you speak English?” I asked him. “Of course,” the man 6) replied (reply). “I 7) educate (educate) at St. Xavier’s Collegiate in Kolkata. I 8) am (be) the Chief Naga. Welcome to my village!”