Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket:
In forty years at her loom, Kamala amma has ______ (weave) hundreds of Pochampally sarees.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → woven
Complete sentence: In forty years at her loom, Kamala amma has woven hundreds of Pochampally sarees. The helping verb “has” comes before the blank.
| Option | Form and use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) wove | the simple past (V2); used without a helping verb such as has | Grandmother wove a small mat from palm leaves. |
| (2) weaved | used only when weave means to move in and out between things, not for making cloth | The scooter weaved through the heavy traffic. |
| (3) woven (answer) | the past participle (V3) of weave (to make cloth by passing threads over and under each other): weave – wove – woven | The spider has woven a web across the window. |
| (4) weaves | the simple present form; it cannot come after has | My aunt weaves baskets from bamboo. |