Choose the sentences in which the verb form is correct:
(A) My cousin has shifted to Pune two months ago.
(B) Look at those dark clouds over the hills. It is going to rain any minute.
(C) Did the plumber fixed the leaking tap in the kitchen?
(D) We used to play gilli-danda in the lanes of our village every summer.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (B) and (D) only
(A) My cousin has shifted to Pune two months ago. — Incorrect.
- “Ago” names a finished past time.
- A finished past time takes the simple past, not the present perfect.
- Correct form: My cousin shifted to Pune two months ago.
(B) Look at those dark clouds over the hills. It is going to rain any minute. — Correct.
- “Is going to” + verb shows something we expect because of what we can see now.
(C) Did the plumber fixed the leaking tap in the kitchen? — Incorrect.
- The given sentence says “Did ... fixed”.
- After “did”, the verb stays in its simple form, “fix”.
- “Did” already shows the past.
- Correct form: Did the plumber fix the leaking tap in the kitchen?
(D) We used to play gilli-danda in the lanes of our village every summer. — Correct.
- “Used to” + verb shows a past habit that does not happen any more.