Grammar 8
EXERCISE 9.26
Read the following passages and fill in the blanks
with correct forms of verbs given in brackets.
1.
Usually, we (a)
(come) across beggars
at all the public places like railway stations, bus
stops
etc. They (b)... (present) a very sad
condition of human life. One surely (c) (feel)
sad about this human condition. Last week, I
(d)
(see) a beggar aged about
***
........ (be) dark skinned
Fill in each
the Past To
1. The er
2. The
wind
3. Whe
the
4. If yo
60 years. He (e)
and (f)
(g)
(have) a starved look. He
5. We
(wear) torn and patched
trousers and a holed
grey shirt. I was moved to
6. He
see him and (h).........
at a food stall.
(offer) to feed him
7. Ar
he
2. The railway journey has always (a)............. (seem)
to me something romantic. I (b) ................... (love)
to travel by train. Once again I had this
opportunity when I (c)........
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9.
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We (d)......
................. (go) to Shimla,
(start) from Delhi by the
10.
Kalka Mail and (e) ...................... (enjoy) the scene
as usual. At Kalka, we (f) .................. (board) the
11.
toy train which (g)
(take) people to
Shimla. I had not (h)
.... (expect) the
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pleasure that this journey gave me.
3. Mahatma Gandhi (a)
(be) my favourite
leader. Many people (b)
(consider)
Fi
tl
E
him the greatest man of the century. He
(c) .....
(bring) us independence from
the British rule. He (d.)........................ (do) this
through truth and non-violence. Gandhiji
(e) ........
His life story (f)
(has) all the saintly qualities.
(be) very inspiring.