Fill the blanks in List-I with appropriate verbs from List II.
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List-I Sentences |
List-II Verbs |
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(A) It ____ since yesterday. |
(I) rains |
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(B) If it ____ today, we would not go for a picnic. |
(II) has been raining |
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(C) It was ____ in the morning. |
(III) rain |
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(D) It will ____ in the evening. |
(IV) raining |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)
| List-I Sentence | Match | List-II Verb | Tense/Structure |
| (A) It has been raining since yesterday. | (II) has been raining | Present Perfect Continuous | This tense is used for an action that started in the past (yesterday) and is continuing up to the present. |
| (B) If it rains today, we would not go for a picnic. | (I) rains | Simple Present | This forms a Type 1 Conditional sentence. The if-clause must use the simple present tense to express a possible condition and its probable result in the future (though the result clause here is slightly irregular, the if-clause requires the present tense). |
| (C) It was raining in the morning. | (IV) raining | Past Continuous | The structure was + verb-ing indicates an action that was ongoing at a specific time in the past. |
| (D) It will rain in the evening | (III) rain | Simple Future | The structure will + base form of the verb is used to express future action. |