Fill in the blanks with the correct tense form (simple past, past perfect or past perfect continuous) of the verbs.
1. By the time the fire fighters ……………., the fire ……………… many huts.
2. He was not …………….. to write the exam, because he ……………….. his hall ticket.
3. Long before the chief guest ………………., the invitees …………….. .
4. I wish you …………….. your application in time.
5. The police …………… the thief. They ……………. for him for two months.
6. If they ………………. the Principal, he would have helped them.
7. I ……………….. to him, as I ………………… to him formally.
8. By the time we ………….. the station, the train …………… .
9. If Balu ………….. the secretary earlier, he …………… him a job.
10. If Raju ……………. in our team, we ……………. .
Answers
1. By the time the fire fighters arrived, the fire had destroyed many huts.
2. He was not permitted to write the exam, because he had not brought his hall ticket.
3. Long before the chief guest arrived, the invitees had assembled.
4. I wish you had sent your application in time.
5. The Police caught the thief. They had been looking for him for two months.
6. If they had met the Principal, he would have helped them.
7. I did not speak to him, as I was not introduced to him formally.
8. By the time we reached the station, the train had left.
9. If Balu had seen the secretary earlier, he would have given him a job.
10. If Raju were in our team, we would win.
