Fill in the blanks in the sentences in List-I with the correct verb forms in List-II.
| List-I (Sentences) | List-II (Verb forms) |
|---|---|
| (A) Every morning, Amma ______ the milk before anyone else wakes up. | (I) has finished |
| (B) When the doorbell rang, Amma ______ pakoras in the kitchen. | (II) will have set out |
| (C) Amma ______ the cooking already, so we can eat now. | (III) boils |
| (D) By the time the guests arrive tonight, Amma ______ the sweets on the table. | (IV) was frying |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Every morning, Amma boils the milk before anyone else wakes up. | (III) boils | Simple present: a daily habit. The clue is “Every morning”. |
| (B) When the doorbell rang, Amma was frying pakoras in the kitchen. | (IV) was frying | Past continuous: an action going on when another past action happened. The clue is “When the doorbell rang”. |
| (C) Amma has finished the cooking already, so we can eat now. | (I) has finished | Present perfect: an action completed with a result now. The clue is “already” with “now”. |
| (D) By the time the guests arrive tonight, Amma will have set out the sweets on the table. | (II) will have set out | Future perfect: an action finished before a future time. The clue is “By the time ... tonight”. |