Kalabhedayange Anupiliwela Matha Wibhagayak - කාලභේදයන්ගේ අනුපිළිවෙළ මත විභාගයක් - A Test on Sequence of Tenses.
[මෙම පාඩම පසුව සිංහලට පරිවර්තනය කර, පළ කරනු ඇත!]
{This Lesson would be translated into Sinhalese & published later!}
Fill up the blanks with the correct tenses of the verbs in brackets:—
1. She had to cook and clean, because her mother — ill (be).
2. He put the boy into a taxi and — him to the hospital (take).
3. I could see you — very tired (be).
4. I thought I — find you at last (shall / will or should).
5. Didn’t you know what I —? (mean).
6. He was so afraid of the dog that he — not move (dare).
7. I chose a book I — very much (like).
8. It seemed as if he — to run away (want).
9. He likes me more than he — you (like).
10. He believes that wisdom — better than knowledge
11. We don’t know whether he — to pass or (deserve).
12. The children will cry if they — left behind (be).
13. I rode as fast as I — (can or could).
14. I telegraphed that I — on my way (be).
15. Tell me what you — this morning (do).
16. He said that he saw you as you — (go).
17. If you — hard, you might succeed (work).
18. If you — come and see me, I should be very pleased (will).
19. He did as I — him (tell).
20. She said she — write soon (will).
21. I asked him whether he — your address (know).
22. It was a better meal than I — ever — (have).
23. Which is the book we — read this term? (shall).
24. If I were shown how, I — soon do it (can).
25. We said we — go (will).
26. I wrote more than ever I — done (have).
27. I shall be told what you — doing (be).
28. We don’t believe what you — (say).
29. I know what I — have done (shall / will or should).
30. We may hear what you — (decide).