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Use the correct tense form of the verb given in the bracket and rewrite the sentence. One human should _______ this for another always. - English

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Question

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

One human should _______ this for another always.

Options

  • done

  • doing

  • be doing

MCQ

Solution

One human should be doing this for another always.

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


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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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.


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.

 


Simple Past Tense-Past Perfect Tense

Underline the main verbs in the sentences below. Then, rewrite the sentences in the correct order of events.

1) The people began to starve.
2) In 1925, a disease destroyed the crops in one village.
3) Later, the village people came to retrieve their children
4) The chief decided to send the children of the village to live in a settlement in the next valley.
5) However, they had married outside the village.
6) This caused a war between the two villages.

__________________

__________________

Now work with your partner and tick (✓) the sentence in which a different tense has been used. In pairs, discuss why this has been done.
Sentence No: 5 uses a different tense because ..................................................................................................................................................

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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.)


Study the following sentences.
1) I didn't know Jim had migrated to the United States.
2) When we arrived at the theatre, the show had already begun.
3) The patient had died before the ambulance reached the hospital.
4) He had got married by the time he started working.
5) I couldn't open the locker because I had mislaid the keys.
6) Byom Bakshi felt that he had seen the man somewhere before.
As you can see, each of the above sentences describes two different actions, events or situations. Work with a partner and list them as shown in the example.

A. Occurred First B. Occurred Later
1. Example: Jim had migrated to the United States. 1. I did not know it. The speaker came to know the fact later.)
2. 2.
3. 3.
4. 4.
5. 5.
6. 6.

What verb forms have been used in (A) and (B) respectively?
A. ....................................................................
B ....................................................................

What conclusion can you draw from your analysis?

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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.


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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Tenses -Summary

Read the biodata of Sangeeta Rani Puri, India's swimming sensation. Then, complete the interview in the spaces provided. Do NOT add any extra information. Use appropriate tenses.

Natne                          : Sangeeta Rani Puri

Status                          : Non-resident Indian

Place of Birth               :  Trinidad

Place of Residence       :  USA

Parents                         : Raj Krishna Puri (Father) -fatnous  immigration   lawyer Moyna Margaret  Puri (mother) - (from Trinidad)

Achievements  records  : i) six new national records in five day (Junior National Swimming Meet, Vijaywada)
                                        ii) Senior Nationals, October 1995 (Kolkata) - Winner of seven events,  five new national 29. 02 seconds - no medal.
Future Plans                   :  I) Swimming scholarship and  training in USA
                                           ii) To represent India
                                           iii) To win an Olympic Medal.

Interviewer: Sangeeta, since you were in India for only a short while before
you flew to Atlanta, would you tell us a little about yourself?
 Sangeeta : Well, I'm an Indian and I'm proud to be one.
I: Please tell us about your parents.
S: My father ____________________
_______________________ from Trinidad.

I: Have you taken part in any of the National Championships?
S: (Very excited) Yes,_________at Vijaywada.

I: How ______________________________________________ Senior Nationals?

S: I won seven events and __________
I: How do you rate your performance in the Altanta Olympics in 1996?
S: I ___________________________ in the 50 metres freestyle. It's true that I _____________in Atlanta. But _____________________
I: Haveyou ___________________ forthefuture?
S: I in the USA. And of course I ____________for as long as possible. Also I _______________________ in the olympics.
I: Thank you, Sangeeta. I wish you all the best.
S: Thankyouverymuch.


Working with the same partner, use the information given below and
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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.

(                                          )

3.Something is expected to
happen almost immediately

(                                                        )

4.Simple statement of future
plan or intention.

(                                            )

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
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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

Read this sentence.

M. Hamel had said that he would question us on participles. 

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Pick out five sentences from the story with this form of verb and say why this form has been used.


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

She ________ that old fashion book of her mother a few months back.


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

She ________ at her left shoulder for quite some time.


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

All this ________ destroyed in a few years.


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

She ______ like a dressmaker’s dummy standing there.


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).

We were designing the first Macintosh computer.


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 have been facing death.


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.

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


Change the Tense as instructed.

I started the company. (Present Continuous)


Change the Tense as instructed.

My doctor advised me. (Past Perfect Continuous)


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.

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.


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

Preeti was scornful.


Read the following sentence carefully, underline the verb and find out the tense in the sentence.

She is standing on a little high hump on the plateau.


Read the following sentence carefully, underline the verb and find out the tense in the sentence.

He leaned out eagerly.


Observe the following underlined phrases. Here ‘have /has’ are followed by the past participle form of the verb. This construction indicates the perfect present tense. Find more such sentences from the speech.

  1. We have made progress in the last couple of decades.
  2. We have prevented millions of child deaths.
  3. It has happened.
  4. ________________________
  5. ________________________
  6. ________________________

Rewrite the sentences in present perfect tense:

I had been working for Anil for almost a month.


Rewrite the sentence in simple future tense.

He has been playing since afternoon.


Rewrite the sentence in the simple present tense.

He will go to the school.


Fill in each of the numbered blanks with the correct form of the word given in brackets. Do not copy the passage but write in correct serial order the word or phrase appropriate to the blank space.

It was hot in the railway compartment and the fan ______ (1) (not work). The elderly lady ______ (2) (use) up all her water because she had cheerfully shared it with her fellow passengers. She knew that the train ______ (3) (halt) at the station for only three minutes. Calling a shoeshine boy she said, ‘Will you help me? I ______ (4) (need) a bottle of cold water and here is the money,' and she put a twenty rupee note in his hand. The boy snatched the money and ______ (5) (disappear) into the crowd on the platform. A fellow passenger ______ (6) (cannot believe) what he had witnessed. ‘What ______ (7) (you do)?’ He said, ‘You ______ (8) (never see) your money again.' Just then the whistle was heard and the train began to move. At that moment the child appeared at the window with the water. 'Your water,' he gasped, out of breath. ‘And the change.'


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