Use the correct tense form of the verb given in the bracket and rewrite the sentence. She ______ like a dressmaker’s dummy standing there. - English

प्रश्न

Use the correct tense form of the verb given in the bracket and rewrite the sentence.

She ______ like a dressmaker’s dummy standing there.

पर्याय

feels
felt
will be feeling

MCQ

उत्तर

She felt like a dressmaker’s dummy standing there.

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Q 1.5 Q 1.4 Q 2.1

पाठ 1.5: The New Dress - Brainstorming (A4) [पृष्ठ ५३]

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बालभारती English - Yuvakbharati 12 Standard HSC Maharashtra State Board

पाठ 1.5 The New Dress
Brainstorming (A4) | Q 1.5 | पृष्ठ ५३

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

Change the following sentence into simple sentence.
Einstein smiled and put his arm across my shoulder.

Let us begin by studying the relationship between the different verb forms and the time they denote.

Work individually

Indicate the tense and time of each of the highlighted verbs in the table below.
The first has been done as an example.

	Sentence	Tense	Time
1.	We are planning to go out for a picnic tomorrow.	Present	Future
2.	India has made tremendous progress in the past few decades.
3.	It has been raining since morning.
4.	Could you please send your e-mail address as soon as possible?
5.	The train must have reached Delhi by now.
6.	It always rains in July here.
7.	Cold wave intensifies further. (A news headline)
8.	He was playing here a minute ago.
9.	She won the Student of the Year award last year.
10.	All incomplete forms will be rejected.

Now compare your answers with those of your partner and discuss the
following questions and write your observations in the given space.

a. Is the time referred to in the sentences always the same as the tense of
the verb? What conclusion can you draw from your observation? Write
your observation below.

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b. How have you found the tense of the verbs in the sentences above? Are
there any indicators or markers that reveal the tense of the verb? Write
your observation below.

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c. Did you find any verb form that could be called 'future form'? (You will
learn more about the different ways of talking about future later in this
unit.)

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d. Why do you think verb forms are often labelled as 'simple' or 'indefinite', 'progressive' or 'continuous', 'perfect' and 'perfect continuous'?

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Form
• Have/has+ past participle
• Have/ has+ been + past participle
Work individually

Complete the following sentences by using the present perfect form (as
given in C.l)ofthe given verbs.
a) The kids (work) really hard for the show. Now, don't cancel it, please.
b) Yippyl I (select) for the interschool dance competition!
c) I ... (contest) five elections so far.
d) John? 0, he is a delightful boy. I (know) him since his childhood.
e) ... you ever (be) to the Taj Mahal?
• The box below shows different uses or meanings of the present perfect. Match the sentences above with the uses or meanings of the present perfect they illustrate.
i) Something that has happened several times up to the present.
ii) Announcement or news of a recent event.
iii) Finished event connected with the present.
iv) An action or situation that has continued up to the present.
v} Finished event at some/ any time up to now.
Answer: i - c; ii - b; iii - a; iv - d; v - e

Present Progressive

(Progressive = continuous)

Form

S +is/ am/ are +verb+ ing

S +is/ am/ are+ not+ verb+ ing.

Is/am/me+ S + verb+ing?

S + is/ am/ are +being+ Verb (past participle)

Complete the following sentences by filling in the blanks with the present progressive form of the given verbs.

i. "You've put on weight, Cheryl."
"Yes. I.. .... (eat) a lot these days."

ii. "Hurry up! We ... (get) late for school."
"Justa second, please! I ... (come}."

iii. Temperatures ... (rise} all over the world.

iv. "You .... not ... (wear) this dirty shirt to office. Wait, I'll give you another."

v. "l...not ... (do) your homework-forget it. I still haven't forgotten how you
fought with me in the morning."

vi. The Prime Minister ... (leave) for Russia tomorrow on a 5 day state visit.

Vii "You ... (be) ver:yrude, Abhi."

viii. She ... always (make) excuses for coming late.

ix. Aabha ... (write) a novel these days.

The table below shows different uses or meanings of the present progressive. Match the verbs in the above sentences with the uses or meanings they convey.

a. Something pre-arranged or a fixed plan ............
b. Insistence.............
c. Annoyance............
d. Repeated action.............
e. Some development or change...........
f. Emphatic refusal.............
g. Something happening 'around now'..............
h. An action just starting..........
i. Temporary action not necessarily taking place at the moment
of speaking............

*It is a little difficult to match the sentences with uses of present progressive
tense. Here are the answers:
a-vi, b-iv, c-vii, d-i, e-iii, f-v, g-ix, h-ii, i-viii.
Compare your answers with these and have a class discussion.

Verbs that are normally NOT used in the progressive form.

1. Which sentence in each of the following pairs is acceptable and
why?

1. a. I am respecting you.
b. I respect you.
2. a. My son loves to draw and paint.
b. My son is loving to draw and paint.
3. a. We are having two cars.
b. We have two cars.
4. a. I am thinking you are new to this place.
b. I think you are new to this place.
5. a. The cake smells good.
b. The cake is smelling good.

Verbs referring to mental states (eg. know, think, believe etc) and to the use of the senses (eg. smell, taste etc) are never, or hardly ever, used in progressive forms. Some of these verbs are:
believe prefer know suppose feel sound
(dis)like love realise understand hear taste
see hate recognise want see belong
doubt imagme remember wish smell agree
possess own owe involve include depend

Can you explain the difference between?
1. a. l justcan'timaginehowyougotintosuchamess.
b. You're imagining things nothing will happen.

2. a. The coffee tastes bitter
b. Mother is tasting coffee to check ifit is too bitter.

3. a. My teacher admires my art work
b. She is admiring the latest painting I have made.

4. a. The doctor is feeling the patient's pulse.
b. The patient is feeling better.

Present Perfect vs. Simple Past

a. Explain the difference in the meaning of the following pairs of
sentences. You may like to use the given hints.

1. a. I have been a teacher for five years.
b. I was a teacher for five years.
(Hint: Is the speaker still a teacher?)
2. a. I always got good marks in English.
b. I have always got good marks in English.
(Hint: Is the speaker still studying?)
3. a. Geeta has never met her cousin.
b. Geeta never met her cousin.
(Hint: Is Geeta's cousin alive?)
4. a. I have never been to Timbuktu.
b. I never went to Timbuktu.
(Is the speaker talking about a particular journey or his travels so far?)
5. a. Jose has completed seven assignments today.
b. Jose completed seven assignments today.
(Hint: Is the day over? Has Jose more assignments to write?)

Complete the following sentences with the appropriate forms of the given verbs.

1. Every day I(go) to school in a bus but today I (go) by car because the bus operators are on strike.

2. "Baichung Bhutia (pass) the ball to Bannerjee; Bannerjee (take) a shot at the goal but it (be) way above the goal post. The Indians (attack) much more now ... "

3. I (think) you (make) a mistake by signing this contract.

4. The doctor (say) mother (respond) to the treatment well.

5. Farzana (be) not well. She (not come) to school today.

Present Perfect vs. Simple Past

b. What conclusion can you draw from these sentences about the use of present perfect and simple past forms of verbs?

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Look at the incomplete sentences below. Using the information provided, complete each sentence using a suitable tense. Follow the examples:

1947 until now India I has been (be) independent since 1947.

1947 India became (become) independent in 1947.

1. 1947 until now l There --------- (be) manywars.
2. 1991 There ------- (be) a war in the Persian Gulf.
3. 1953 -------- Edmund Hilary and Tensing first (climb) Everest.
4. 1953 until now Many people ________ (climb)Everest.
5. 1983 India --------- (win) the Prudential Cricket World Cup in England.
6. 1983 until now India -------- (win) many limited-overs cricket trophies.

As Susie, write a reply to Nikita's letter. Do take care to answer all the
questions Nikita has asked you. What verb forms would you like to use?
Milan
25th October, 2011
Dear Nikita

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Yours
Susie

What has been the situation of your village/town/city five to ten years ago and how has it changed since then? Write a short paragraph describing the changes in its size, population, traftlc, buildings, lifestyle etc. Which verb forms would you mainly use to describe the changes? (Hint: Simple Past and Present Perfect forms.)

Find the incorrect sentences and then rewrite them correctly. Put a tick mark (✓)against the sentences that you think are correct.
1) By 2005, the singer recorded ten albums.
2) When I got to the bank, it had closed.
3) Timothy, the tiger, had killed five calves yesterday.
4) When Rehman met Mini ten years later, she grew up into a young girl.
5) By the time we reached the airport, the flight had left.
6) We hardly went a kilometre or so when the car broke down.

Carefully study each of the following events or situations described in a set of three sentences/phrases. Then, write a short paragraph to describe each event/situation as shown in the example. Your paragraph should begin with the description of the second event in each case. Use the verb form had+ past participle to describe the earliest of the past events.

• Somebody burgled the office on Sunday night.

• Our arrival at work on Monday morning .

• Police informed

We arrived at work on

Monday and found that

somebody had burgled the

office the previous night. So,

we immediately informed the police.

• (I) Mayank went out with his family.

(ii) I tried to phone him this morning.

(iii) His servant answered.

I tried to phone Mayank this

morning but the servant

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• (i) Rohit returned from holiday.(ii) Jayanti met Rohit.
(iii) Went to see a film.

Jayanti met Rohit, who

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• (I) All the arrangements were finalised for the seminar.

(ii) The seminar participants arrived in Gangtok.

(iii) Met the professors from the UK the same evening.

The participants arrived in

Gangtok. They found

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Now write short paragraphs to describe the trends in the other groups of visitors featured in the graph.

• Overseas Visitors

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• Domestic Visitors

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• Total Number ofVisitors

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Working with the same partner, use the information given below and
discuss the reasons for choosing a particular verb form in F .1. Then match
the information in the bubbles below with the sentences, and put the
sentence number in the space provided, as shown in the example.

1. e.g. Something is expected to happen before a particular time in the future. (Sentence No 2)

2.Statement of a universal truth or fact.

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3.Something is expected to
happen almost immediately

( )

4.Simple statement of future
plan or intention.

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5.Sure to happen at a particular time in the future, as arrangements for it
have been made.

( )

6.Statement of a planned
event expected.
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Work with apartner
In the following sentences, choose and circle the verb form you think best fits the meaning of each sentence. You have been provided an example.

1. Tomorrow	is will be is going to be	Wednesday.
2. The train	has left will have left is going to leave	by the time you reach the station.
3. Hurry! The film	does will is about to	start.
4. The Minister	opens is opening is about to open	the new Art Centrenext week.
5. This time next year, he	will live is living will be living	in Mumbai.
6. I	am going to be will be will have been	a nurse when I grow up

The Dauphin will give me all I need.
(Rewrite the sentence using the present perfect tense)

Use the correct tense form of the verb given in the bracket and rewrite the sentence.

One human should _______ this for another always.

Use the correct tense form of the verb given in the bracket and rewrite the sentence.

All this ________ destroyed in a few years.

Name the Tense of the Verb underlined to include Time (Past/Present/Future) and Aspect (Simple/Continuous/Perfect/Perfect Continuous).

You haven’t found it.

Name the Tense of the Verb underlined to include Time (Past/Present/Future) and Aspect (Simple/Continuous/Perfect/Perfect Continuous).

It had made all the difference.

Name the Tense of the Verb underlined to include Time (Past/Present/Future) and Aspect (Simple/Continuous/Perfect/Perfect Continuous).

I am fine, now.

Name the Tense of the Verb underlined to include Time (Past/Present/Future) and Aspect (Simple/Continuous/Perfect/Perfect Continuous).

I shall be telling you three stories.

Change the Tense as instructed.

I got fired. (Future Perfect)

Change the Tense as instructed.

Life hits you in the head. (Present Perfect Continuous)

Change the Tense as instructed.

The dots will somehow connect. (Past Perfect)

Find out the ‘ing’ forms from the story of 'An Encounter of a Special Kind' and classify them into the following table.

Present Participle used as an Adjective	Present Participle used as a Verb in the Continuous Tense
twinkling eyes	was oozing
1.	1.
2.	2.
3.	3.
4.	4.
5.	5.

Spot the error and correct the following sentences.

My grandparents laid down for an afternoon nap.
A stranger were knocking at our door.
My sister and I shares a study room.
One of my friend, is leaving school.
A flock of birds were flying overhead.

Rewrite the sentence as per the instruction given along with it.

The mother langur looked straight into my eyes.

(Rewrite the sentence in the Simple Present Tense)

Rewrite the sentence as per the instruction given along with it.

She surveyed the area for the vicious male langur.

(Rewrite the sentence in the Simple Future Tense)

Rewrite the sentence as per the instruction given along with it.

I took the baby langur to our backyard.

(Rewrite the sentence in the Past Perfect Tense)

Rewrite the sentence as per the instruction given along with it.

She simply sat there quietly.

(Rewrite the sentence in the Present Continuous Tense)

Underline the verb and choose the correct option from the options.

Preeti even wrote about it.

Underline the verb and choose the correct option from the options.

Rahul finds Maths easy.