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Fill in the blanks in the passage given below with the appropriate form of the verb given in…
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.
The rain approached like a dark curtain. I ________ (1) (see) it marching down the street, heavy and remorseless. It ________ (2) (drum) on the tin roof and swept across the road and over the balcony of my room. I ________ (3) (sit) there without ________ (4) (move), letting the rain soak my sticky shirt and gritty hair.
Outside, the street rapidly ________ (5) (empty). Buses, cars and bullock carts ________ (6) (plough) through the suddenly rushing water. A group of small boys came jumping along a side street, which was like a river in spate. A garland of marigolds, swept off the steps of a temple, came ________ (7) (float) down the middle of the road.
The rain ________ (8) (stop) as suddenly as it had begun. The day was ________ (9) (end), and the breeze ________ (10) (remain) cool and moist.
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From ISC 2023 English Language Paper 1, question 3(iii).