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1] He spread out his professional equipment (Past Perfect continuous Tense)

Ans.: He had been spreading out his professional equipment.

2 His eyes sparkled with a sharp abnormal gleam (Past Perfect Tense)

Ans.: His eyes had sparkled with a sharp abnormal gleam

 3] This colour scheme never failed. (Simple future Tense)

Ans.:  This colour scheme will never fail.

4] He sat under the boughs of a spreading tamarind tree. (Present Perfect Tense)

Ans.:  He has sat under the boughs of a spreading tamarind tree.  

5] A surging crowd was always moving up and down this narrow road from morning till night. (Present Perfect continuous Tense)

Ans.:  A surging crowd has been always moving up and down this narrow road from morning till  night.

6] They have created enough dins all day to attract the whole town. (Future perfect Tense)

Ans.:  They will have created enough dins all day to attract the whole town.

7] Next to him in vociferousness came a vendor of fried groundnut. (Past Perfect Tense)

Ans.:  Next to him in vociferousness had come a vendor of fried groundnut.

8] A considerable portion of this crowd dallied before the astrologer too. (Future perfect Tense)

Ans.: A considerable portion of this crowd will have dallied before the astrologer too.

9] The astrologer transacted his business by the light of a flare.(Present Perfect Tense)

Ans.: The astrologer has transacted his business by the light of a flare.

10] This suited the astrologer very well. (Past Perfect Tense)

Ans.: This had suited the astrologer very well.

11] He carried home at the end of a day. (Present Perfect continuous Tense)

Ans.: He has been carrying home at the end of a day.

12] A surging crowd was always moving up. (Present Perfect Tense)

Ans.: A surging crowd has always moved up.

13] He had left his village without any previous thought or plan. (Future perfect Tense)

Ans.: He will have left his village without any previous thought or plan.

14] The child has been asking for sweets for so many days now. (Present Perfect Tense)

Ans.: The child has asked for sweets for so many days now.