Choose the correct form of the verb to fill in the blank:
Before he left for the station, Grandfather ______ the old wall clock and set it to the right time.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → wound
Complete sentence: Before he left for the station, Grandfather wound the old wall clock and set it to the right time. The other verbs in the sentence, “left” and “set”, are in the past, so the blank needs the past form.
| Option | Form and use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) winded | means out of breath, after running or a blow. It is not the past form of “wind” (a clock) | After climbing five floors, Meena was too winded to speak. |
| (2) wounded | the past form of the verb “wound”, meaning injured or hurt | The soldier was wounded in the leg. |
| (3) wound (answer) | the past form of wind (to turn the key of a clock so that it keeps working): wind – wound – wound | Arun wound the toy car and let it run across the floor. |
| (4) winds | the simple present form | My uncle winds his watch every night. |