told that old beggar all my private affairs?" cried Hughie, looking very red and angry. "My dear Alan," cried Hughie, "I shall probably find him waiting for me when I go home." f. Fill in the blanks using past perfect tense forms of the verbs: i. I (see) such a beautiful sunrise before I came here.
ii. We were not able to stay overnight as (reserve) the tickets in advance. iii. Nirmala (be) to the concert several times.
iv. Mariappan knew Pudukottai so well because he (live) there for five years. v. Yusuf understood the problem because he (experience) the situation earlier.
vi. Catherine did not have any cash because she (lose) her purse. vii. My father (be) to Mumbai once before.
viii. The cat (chase) the bird before it flew out of the yard. ix. Edith (visit) several doctors before she found out what the problem was with her knee.
x. If we (call) the manager ahead, we would not have needed to wait so long for a table. g. Read the following news report and underline the past perfect tense form of the verb and circle the simple past tense form of the verb.
INDIA BEAT PAKISTAN TO WIN BLIND CRICKET WORLD CUP Chasing a huge target of runs, India romped home in the penultimate over of the match to defeat Pakistan and win the Blind Cricket World Cup. India started off their chase in a cracking manner, but had lost two quick wickets. Sunil Ramesh rose to the occasion as he played a great knock to help India beat Pakistan and had scored runs. Earlier India won the toss and had decided to bowl first.
Pakistan amassed a huge score of for eight in overs. Their openers had given them a brisk start which the later batsmen capitalized on. h. Read the following extract and fill in the spaces with the right form of verbs and complete the passage.
The first one is done for you. (i) The poet stops to hear the maiden singing while she (cut) and (bind) the grain. The song of the lady (fascinate) the poet, who (stand) there to listen to the song. The girl (sing) a sad song.
(ii) During the monsoon, a tender slightly warm breeze (blow) on a cloudless afternoon. A sort of fragrance (rise) from the wet grass and trees in the sunlight. It (seem) as if the warm breath of the exhausted earth (fall) against one’s skin. A sweet voiced -A-Prose-The Portrait of a - - :