Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket:
While playing in the lane, we heard Dadi ______ (call) our names from the terrace.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → call
Complete sentence: While playing in the lane, we heard Dadi call our names from the terrace. “Heard Dadi” comes before the blank.
| Option | Form and use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) to call | the to-verb; follows ask or want + a person, not hear + a person | Dadi asked us to come home before dark. |
| (2) to calling | “to” + -ing is used only where “to” is a preposition, as in be used to. It does not come after hear + a person | Dadi is used to calling us in for dinner at eight. |
| (3) called | the simple past (V2); the past time is already shown by “heard”, so the next verb stays in the base form | Dadi called us for lunch at one o’clock. |
| (4) call (answer) | the base form without “to”; follows hear, see or watch + a person (it can also take the -ing form: heard Dadi calling) | I heard my friend call me from the gate. |