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 | List-II | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| (A) It has been raining since yesterday. | (II) has been raining | The present perfect continuous (has/have been + -ing) is used for an action that began in the past and is still going on. "Since yesterday" marks its starting point. |
| (B) If it rains today, we would not go for a picnic. | (I) rains | An if-clause about a possible present or future event takes the simple present: "If it rains today". (Strictly, the main clause that goes with it is "we will not go". "Would" goes with "If it rained".) |
| (C) It was raining in the morning. | (IV) raining | The past continuous (was/were + -ing) describes an action in progress at a past time. |
| (D) It will rain in the evening. | (III) rain | "Will" is always followed by the base form of the verb, giving the simple future. |