Choose the sentences in which the verb form is correct:
(A) Scarcely had the umpire called lunch when the rain came down in sheets.
(B) We had hoped to see dolphins at Chilika, but the boat trip was cancelled.
(C) Our hostel cook is making rotis for us since 2018.
(D) Hurry up! The school bus has just turned into our lane.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A), (B) and (D) only
(A) Scarcely had the umpire called lunch when the rain came down in sheets. — Correct.
- “Scarcely” takes had + subject + past participle (V3) (“had the umpire called”), and the “when” part takes the simple past (“came”).
(B) We had hoped to see dolphins at Chilika, but the boat trip was cancelled. — Correct.
- “Had hoped” (past perfect) shows a hope from earlier that did not come true.
(C) Our hostel cook is making rotis for us since 2018. — Incorrect.
- The cooking began in 2018 and is still going on.
- Such an action takes the present perfect continuous (has been + V-ing), not the present continuous.
- Correct form: Our hostel cook has been making rotis for us since 2018.
(D) Hurry up! The school bus has just turned into our lane. — Correct.
- The present perfect with “just” (“has just turned”) shows an action that happened only a moment ago.