TENSES
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Insert the correct
tense of the verb in the blank spaces and complete the sentences.
1. I waited for him
until he ………………… (come)
2. As long as the rain
………………….., I stayed at home. (continue)
3. He ran as fast as
he …………………. (can/could)
4. He was so tired that
he …………………. barely stand. (can / could)
5. Wherever he
…………………, the people gathered to listen. (preach)
6. He ………………. because
he was in a hurry. (run)
7. Although he began
late, he ………………… first. (finish)
8. I asked him what I
……………….. do for him. (can / could)
9. He said the he
…………………. make another attempt. (will / would)
10. He rested his
horse because it ………………. (limp)
Answers
1. I waited for him
until he came.
2. As long as the rain continued,
I stayed at home.
3. He ran as fast as
he could.
4. He was so tired
that he could barely stand.
5. Wherever he preached,
the people gathered to listen.
6. He ran because
he was in a hurry.
7. Although he began
late, he finished first.
8. I asked him what I could do
for him.
9. He said the he would make
another attempt. (When the verb in the main clause is in the past tense, we use
a past tense in the subordinate clause as well.)
10. He rested his
horse because it was limping.
