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1. 1.

   Insert the correct tense of the verb in the following sentences.

   1. He was sorry that I (do) not help him.
   2. Nalini said that she (has) no books at all.
   3. He walked as quickly as he (can).
   4. He proved that the earth (is) round.
   5. The passenger walked on the platform till the train (arrive).
   6. He walks as if he (is) guilty.
   7. The tree lay where it (fall).
   8. Mohini will say that she (have) no time.
   9. He shouts as loudly as he (can).
   10. My father reminded me that union (be) strength.
2. 2.

   Fill in the blanks with a suitable verb given in brackets.

   1. Be careful lest you ______________ stumble. (should, may)
   2. The man told us that he never ______________. (smoked, smokes)
   3. I wanted to know why he ______________ me. (disobeys, disobeyed)
   4. He talks as if he ______________ mad. (is, were)
   5. He spent more than he ______________ afford. (can, could)
   6. Our teacher told us that time ______________ money. (is, was)
   7. I shall inform you when I ______________ the message. (receive, will receive)
   8. I knew that my friend ______________ weak in English. (is, was)
   9. He promised that he ______________ come shortly. (will, would)
   10. She was not so nice as you ______________. (think, thought)
3. 3.

   Complete the following sentences.

   1. The policeman asked him where his driving licence ______________.
   2. She walks as if she ______________.
   3. He would die before he ______________.
   4. We shall wait for you till you ______________.
   5. The thief ran as fast as ______________.
   6. Just as we entered the school, the bell _____________.
   7. Wherever there is smoke, there ______________.
   8. I shall fire if you ______________.
   9. We heard that there ______________.
   10. We eat so that we ______________.
4. 4.

   Fill in the blanks with the correct tense of the verb given in the brackets.

   1. The man boasted as if he ______________ everything. (know)
   2. The child knew the man who ______________ the bomb. (plant)
   3. You should breathe as fast as you ______________. (can)
   4. He behaves as if he ______________ deaf. (be)
   5. She cannot read unless she ______________ glasses. (wear)
   6. He carried flowers whenever he ______________ the shrine. (visit)
   7. She studied hard in order that she ______________ (succeed. (may)
   8. I wrote the instructions down so that I ______________ not forget them. (may)
   9. She came first though she ______________ last. (begin)
   10. After the shower ______________ over, the sun was up again. (be)