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Fill in 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.
We decided to travel by car and ____ (1) (leave) the house early. We _____ (2) (be) on the road for two hours, when our car _____ (3) (hit) a stone that _____ (4) (lie) in the middle of the road. The car ____ (5) (go) off the road but we ____ (6) (escape) with minor injuries. Had we _____ (7) (travel) faster, we _____ (8) (involve) in a serious accident. The mishap ____ (9) (delay) us but did not ____ (10) (damp) our enthusiasm

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(1) left
(2) Had been
(3) hit
(4) was lying
(5) Went
(6) escaped
(7) been traveling
(8) would have been involved
(9) delayed
(10) dampen

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