Dialog Completion
Complete the following piece of conversation by choosing the correct alternative from the brackets.
a. I said to him, " ______( what / when ) are you doing now ? "
He replied, " I am writing a few essays as part of my _______ ( preparing / preparation ) for the examination. "
= I said to him, " What are you doing now ? "
He replied, " I am writing a few essays as part of my preparation for the examination. "
b. I said to her, " ______ ( how/ when ) are you ? "
She replied, " I am fine. It's so nice to see you _____ ( returned / back / come ) in our village again. "
= I said to her, " How are you ? "
She replied, " I am fine. It's so nice to see you back in our village again. "
c. The man said to me, " ____ ( are / do ) you a student ? "
I replied, " _____ ( I / me ) was not. "
= The man said to me, " Are you a student ? "
I replied, " I was not. "
d. He said to me, " Why did you _____ ( do / did ) it ? "
I replied, " I have not _____ ( do / done ) that. "
= He said to me, " Why did you do it ? "
I replied, " I have not done that. "
e. My friend tell me, You will be a great _____ ( men / man ) one day.
I said, " Thank you for _____ ( encouraging / encourage ) me. "
= My friend tell me, " You will be a great man one day. "
I said, " Thank you for encouraging me. "
f. The teacher said to Reba, " Do not _____ ( waste / spend ) your time."
Reba said, " I ______ ( will / would ) not spend my valuable time. "
= The teacher said to Reba, " Do not waste your time."
Reba said, " I will not spend my valuable time. "
g. I said to him, " When are you going to _____ (return / returned ) my book.
He replied, " I will return your book _____ ( tomorrow / next day ) ."
= I said to him, " When are you going to return my book ? "
He replied, " I will return your book tomorrow ."
h. The man said to me, " _____ ( do / are ) you free at this time ? "
I replied, " I am ___ ( no / not ). "
= The man said to me, " are ) free at this time ? "
I replied, " I am not . "
i. I said to my wife, " Let ____ ( we / us ) enjoy the evening in the park. "
My wife said, " I can't _____ ( go / gone ) . "
= I said to my wife, " Let us enjoy the evening in the park. "
My wife said, " I can't go . "
j. He said to me , " I know _____ ( you / me ) . "
I replied, " But, I don't ______ ( know / knew ) you. "
= He said to me , " I know you . "
I replied, " But, I don't know you. "
k. I said to the boy, " Have you _____ ( answer / answered ) all the questions ? "
The boy said, " Yes, I have answered."
= I said to the boy, " Have you answered all the questions ? "
The boy said, " Yes, I have answered."
l. Father said to me, " Why did you not _____ ( go / went ) to school yesterday ? "
I replied, " I was ______ ( suffering / suffer ) from fever. "
= Father said to me, " Why did you not go to school yesterday ? "
I replied, " I was suffering from fever. "
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