Fill in the blanks in the sentences in List-I with the correct forms of the verb “train” given in List-II.
| List-I (Sentences) | List-II (Verb forms) |
|---|---|
| (A) Coach Mathew ________ young sprinters at the district stadium every evening and spends his mornings at the office. | (I) has been training |
| (B) In 2019, he ________ the girls’ relay team that won the state title. | (II) will have trained |
| (C) He ________ Leela for the national trials for three months now. | (III) trained |
| (D) By the end of this year, he ________ more than a hundred athletes at this stadium. | (IV) trains |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Coach Mathew trains young sprinters at the district stadium every evening and spends his mornings at the office. | (IV) trains | Simple present. “Every evening” shows a habit, and “spends” shows the habit is true now. |
| (B) In 2019, he trained the girls’ relay team that won the state title. | (III) trained | Simple past. “In 2019” is a finished past time. |
| (C) He has been training Leela for the national trials for three months now. | (I) has been training | Present perfect continuous: has been + V-ing. “For three months now” shows an action that began in the past and still goes on. |
| (D) By the end of this year, he will have trained more than a hundred athletes at this stadium. | (II) will have trained | Future perfect: will have + past participle (V3). “By the end of this year” shows an action that will be complete before a future time. |