Fill in the blanks in the sentences in List-I with the correct verb forms from List-II:-
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List-I (Sentences) |
List-II (Verb forms) |
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(A) It _____ since early morning. |
(I) rains |
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(B) Last week it ____ cats and dogs. |
(II) has been raining |
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(C) In north India it usually ____ during the months of July and August. |
(III) had been raining |
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(D) It ____ for two hours when suddenly the rainbow was spotted. |
(IV) rained |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)
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List-I (Sentences) |
List-II (Verb forms) |
Explanation |
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(A) It _____ since early morning. |
(II) has been raining |
Present Perfect Continuous Tense is used to describe an action that started in the past (since early morning) and is continuing up to the present moment. |
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(B) Last week it ____ cats and dogs. |
(IV) rained |
Simple Past Tense is used for a completed action that occurred at a specific time in the past (Last week). |
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(C) In north India it usually ____ during the months of July and August. |
(I) rains |
Simple Present Tense is used for habitual actions or facts that are generally true (it usually rains). |
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(D) It ____ for two hours when suddenly the rainbow was spotted. |
(III) had been raining |
Past Perfect Continuous Tense is used to describe an action that started in the past and continued up until another specific point in the past (when the rainbow was spotted). |