Question

Fill in the blanks in the passage given below with the appropriate form of the verb given in brackets. Do not write the passage, but write the verbs in the correct order.
Two carpenters _______ (1) (work) on Mr. Sharma's roof. When they _________ (2) (stop) work at 6 p.m., they ________ (3) (leave) their ladder __________ (4) (lean) against the house. At 7 p.m., Raju, a thief passed by the house and _______ (5) (see) the ladder. The house ___________ (6) (be) now empty as Mr. and Mrs. Sharma _________ (7) (go) to the market. Raju ________ (8) (climb) up the ladder ___________ (9) (get) in through a first-floor window, and _______ (10) (go) straight to the main bed room where he stole all of Mrs. Sharma's jewelry.

Answer 1

(1) were working
(2) stopped
(3) had left
(4) leaning
(5) saw
(6) was
(7) had gone
(8) climbed
(9) got
(10) went