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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Verb

Question:

Fill in the blanks in the sentences in List-I with the correct verb forms from List-II:-

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Verb forms)
(A) It _____ since early morning.	(I) rains
(B) Last week it ____ cats and dogs.	(II) has been raining
(C) In north India it usually ____ during the months of July and August.	(III) had been raining
(D) It ____ for two hours when suddenly the rainbow was spotted.	(IV) rained

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-

Options:

(A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)

(A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

(A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

(A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)

Correct Answer:

(A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Verb forms)	Explanation
(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.
(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).
(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).
(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).