Fill in the blanks in List-I with the correct forms of the verb “speak” given in List-II.
| List-I (Sentences) | List-II (Forms of “speak”) |
|---|---|
| (A) Has the principal ______ to your parents about the school trip? | (I) speaking |
| (B) Grandpa did not ______ a single word during the long drive to Agra. | (II) spoke |
| (C) When I entered the room, Aunt Leela was ______ on the phone. | (III) speak |
| (D) Yesterday the new student ______ confidently in the morning assembly. | (IV) spoken |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Has the principal spoken to your parents about the school trip? | (IV) spoken | After the helping verb “has”, the verb takes its past participle (V3): has + spoken. |
| (B) Grandpa did not speak a single word during the long drive to Agra. | (III) speak | Base form. After “did not”, the verb stays in its base form. “Did” already shows the past. |
| (C) When I entered the room, Aunt Leela was speaking on the phone. | (I) speaking | -ing form. “Was” + -ing shows an action that was going on when something else happened. |
| (D) Yesterday the new student spoke confidently in the morning assembly. | (II) spoke | Simple past (V2). No helping verb comes before the blank, and “yesterday” shows a finished past time. |