TENSE FOR BA 1ST / FIRST SEMESTER, CBCS COURSE, GUWAHATI UNIVERSITY, BY PODMESWAR BORA

2019

 Complete the following passage using the appropriate tense of the verb in the brackets: 1 x 10 = 10

Jagat (manage) to catch a shoplifter yesterday. He (enter) a Departmental Store when he (see) a man running out of the store with a bag in his hands. As he(pass) Jagat, some jewellery (drop) out of the bag. Jagat (follow) the man. It was rush hour and the traffic (be) heavy. The robber (think) that luck was on his side and that he (will) escape easily. But Jagat (chase) him and brought him back to the store.

Answer:

Jagat managed to catch a shoplifter yesterday. He was entering a Departmental Store when he saw a man running out of the store with a bag in his hands. As he passed Jagat, some jewellery droped out of the bag. Jagat followed the man. It was rush hour and the traffic was heavy. The robber thought that luck was on his side and that he would escape easily. But Jagat chased him and brought him back to the store.