Fill in the blanks in the sentences in List-I with the correct forms of the verb “tidy” given in List-II.
| List-I (Sentences) | List-II (Verb forms) |
|---|---|
| (A) Every Friday evening, Neeraj ________ his room before the weekend trip home from the hostel. | (I) had tidied |
| (B) The lights went out while Neeraj ________ his cupboard. | (II) has tidied |
| (C) Neeraj ________ his room already; you can see the clean floor. | (III) tidies |
| (D) By the time the taxi came, Neeraj ________ his room and was waiting at the gate. | (IV) was tidying |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Every Friday evening, Neeraj tidies his room before the weekend trip home from the hostel. | (III) tidies | Simple present. “Every Friday evening” shows a habit. |
| (B) The lights went out while Neeraj was tidying his cupboard. | (IV) was tidying | Past continuous: was + V-ing. “While” shows the tidying was going on when the lights went out. |
| (C) Neeraj has tidied his room already; you can see the clean floor. | (II) has tidied | Present perfect: has + past participle (V3). “Already” and “you can see the clean floor” show a finished action with its result now. |
| (D) By the time the taxi came, Neeraj had tidied his room and was waiting at the gate. | (I) had tidied | Past perfect: had + V3. “By the time the taxi came” shows the tidying was over before another past action. |