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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. Nalmi 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.
   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 fore 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)