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5.3. Use the correct form of the verb in bracket and complete
the sentence.
a. Paul (drill) the wall for five minutes.
b. Jack (beat) the nail for two minutes.
c. The doctor (advise), I will take a bed rest.
d. The people (demonstrate), I think the prime minister
will resign.
e. The birds (flap) their wings but they haven’t been able
to fly.
f. They(struggle) for years but no one is ready to address
their demands.
g. He (snore) for the whole height.
5.4. Take help from the teacher. Use ‘for’ or ‘since’ in the
following blanks.
a. The cat has been mewing .............. twenty minutes.
b. Tare has been driving my car ................ January.
c. Sahil has been digging the hole .................................. 8.30.
d. Swastik and Prakriti have been chewing the gum
......................... two hours.
e. The lions have been following the zebras .........................
....... fifteen minutes.
f. We have been living together ....................... Mangsir.
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