Question

Choose the correct from of the verb: 1. I (did, had done) shopping by 3 o’clock yesterday. 2. Ye (had received, received) the telegram by that time. 3. My brother (tried on, had tried on) the raincoat before he (bought, had bought) it. 4. They (went, had gone) window-shopping yesterday. 5. We (bought, had bought) vegetables before our mother (had come, came) home.

Answer 1

1)had done
2)had received
3)had tried on/ bought
4)went
5)had bought /came

Answer 2

1. I had done shopping by 3 o'clock yesterday. 2. You had received the telegram by that time. 3. My brother had tried on the raincoat before he bought it. 4. They went window-shopping yesterday. 5. We had bought vegetables before our mother came home.

In the given sentences, the correct form of the verb is indicated in bold. The choice of the verb tense depends on the context and the time relationship between the actions or events described in the sentence. Here is a breakdown of each sentence:

1. The past perfect tense "had done" is used to indicate an action completed before a specific time in the past. In this sentence, the shopping was completed before 3 o'clock yesterday.

2. The past perfect tense "had received" is used to indicate an action completed before a specific time in the past. In this sentence, the telegram was received before that time.

3. The past perfect tense "had tried on" is used to indicate an action completed before another action in the past. In this sentence, trying on the raincoat was completed before buying it.

4. The simple past tense "went" is used to indicate an action that happened and was completed in the past. In this sentence, the act of window-shopping happened yesterday.

5. The past perfect tense "had bought" is used to indicate an action completed before another action in the past. In this case, buying vegetables was completed before the mother came home.

It's important to pay attention to the time relationship between actions when choosing the correct verb form.