Fill in the blanks in List-I with the correct verb forms from List-II.
| List-I (Sentences) | List-II (Verb forms) |
|---|---|
| (A) Nobody in our house minds ________ the dishes after dinner. | (I) fix |
| (B) The landlord has offered ________ the walls before Diwali. | (II) to paint |
| (C) Mother had the carpenter ________ the wobbly dining chair. | (III) repaired |
| (D) By the time we came home, the plumber had already ________ the leaking tap. | (IV) washing |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Nobody in our house minds washing the dishes after dinner. | (IV) washing | Mind + -ing form: “mind” is followed by the -ing form, not by “to” + verb. |
| (B) The landlord has offered to paint the walls before Diwali. | (II) to paint | Offer + to-verb: “offer” is followed by “to” + the base form. |
| (C) Mother had the carpenter fix the wobbly dining chair. | (I) fix | Have + person + base form: when we get someone to do a job for us, “have” + that person is followed by the base form without “to”. |
| (D) By the time we came home, the plumber had already repaired the leaking tap. | (III) repaired | Had + past participle (V3): after “had”, the main verb takes the V3. |