Complete the following sentences using an
appropriate word or phrase.
1. When I saw him he ………………. bed-ridden for two
months.
a) was b)
has been c) had been d) were
2. I ………………… college last year.
a) had left
b) left c) leaved d) was leaving
3. There …………………….. a famine in Bengal in 1982.
a) was b)
has been c) were d) had been
4. The child ………………. to drink the milk.
a) had made
b) has made c) was made d) would make
5. Rani has ……………….. home.
a) went b)
go c) gone d) going
6. We ………………. the railway station before the
train arrived.
a) had reached
b) has reached c) reached d) was reached
7. They do not …………………. here.
a) live b)
lives c) living d) lived
8. I …………………. editing this magazine for twenty
five years by next December.
a) will be
b) will have been c) is d) would be
9. Peter …………………. two wickets before rain
interrupted play.
a) took b)
has taken c) had taken d) had took
10. I …………………. him twice before he left for New
York.
a) met b)
have met c) had met d) met