Question 16 of 18intermediate🔧 ApplyFill in the Blanks5 marks

Fill in the blanks with the past perfect form of verbs given within the brackets.

(a)

Prabhat ____ already ____ his homework before going to the badminton match. (finish)

Answer

Prabhat had already finished his homework before going to the badminton match.

(b)

Surya ____ basketball for years before joining the school's badminton team. (play)

Answer

Surya had played basketball for years before joining the school's badminton team.

(c)

By the time Prabhat arrived, Surya ____ already ____ several matches. (win)

Answer

By the time Prabhat arrived, Surya had already won several matches.

(d)

The new student, Surya, ____ Prabhat before coming to the school. (never meet)

Answer

The new student, Surya, had never met Prabhat before coming to the school.

(e)

Before the games period, Prabhat ____ badminton extensively. (practice)

Answer

Before the games period, Prabhat had practiced badminton extensively.

Explanation

(a) Past perfect of 'finish' is 'had finished' - the homework was completed before the past action of going to the match. (b) Past perfect of 'play' is 'had played' - playing basketball happened before joining the badminton team. (c) Past perfect of 'win' is 'had won' - winning matches occurred before Prabhat's arrival. (d) Past perfect negative of 'meet' is 'had never met' - not meeting happened before coming to school. (e) Past perfect of 'practice' is 'had practiced' - practicing happened before the games period.