Practice Exercises - 6 - Tenses, English, Class 8 Notes | Study English Class 8 - Class 8

Complete the following paragraph by choosing the correct options given below:

In Tigers For Dinner, Tall Tales by Jim Corbett’s Khansama, Ruskin Bond recounts the stories that (a) _________. Bond’s condition of the tale is simple and picturesque, but his language and style make you (b) _________ every word and every line, bringing a smile to your face. Bond’s immitable style (c) _________ hill and dale, into dark forests and wooden bungalows.

(a)
(i) he has heard
(ii) they have heard
(iii) he had heard
(iv) he has been hearing

(b)
(i) wants to linger to
(ii) wanted lingering to
(iii) want to linger on
(iv) want to linger with

(c)
(i) takes you over
(ii) take you above
(iii) take them on
(iv) taking us over

Answers:

(a) (i) he has heard

(b) (iii) want to linger on

(c) (i) takes you over