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Fill in the blank using past perfect tense form of the verb: If we ______(call) the manager ahead, we would not have needed to wait so long for a table.

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Fill in the blank using past perfect tense form of the verb:

If we ______(call) the manager ahead, we would not have needed to wait so long for a table.

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If we had called the manager ahead, we would not have needed to wait so long for a table.

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अध्याय 1.1: The Portrait of a Lady - Grammar- Tenses [पृष्ठ १६]

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सामाचीर कलवी English Class 11 TN Board
अध्याय 1.1 The Portrait of a Lady
Grammar- Tenses | Q f. x. | पृष्ठ १६

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Fill in the blank below using ‘had to’/ ‘have to’/ ‘has to’.

She ____________tell the principal the truth.


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Jody then went to the kitchen.


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They looked healthier than the other plants. (not as healthy as)


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fight (verb)


Use the following idiom/expression in sentences of your own.

to go beyond


Find the meaning of the following phrase and use it in your own sentence.

thought over


Identify the preposition in the given sentence and underline them.

Prabhu was hiding behind the door when his sister came looking for him.


Choose the correct verb from the following sentence.

We worked ______ in the city for ten years before we moved to the village.


Prabha __________ (receive) the best student award in six months’ time.


Fill in the blank by adding the appropriate prefix/suffix to the word given in the bracket.

The bacteria are so small that you need a ______ to see them. (scope)


Refer to your dictionary. Add a prefix or suffix to the following words and find their antonyms.

1. privileged  
2. animate  
3. discriminate  
4. empty  
5. communicate  
6. learn  

Given below are some idiomatic phrases. Find the meaning of it using the dictionary.

A B
put on walk away
come in time out
try again try again

Fill in the blank with appropriate airline vocabulary given in the options.

If you need anything just press the______.


Write the correct punctuation mark that best complete the sentence.

I had a great time at your party ___


Write compound word using the pictures.

+
______

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Suresh was playing chess.


Choose the correct verb form to the following sentence.

I _________ the Tajmahal.


Change the following sentence to present perfect tense.

I book two tickets for my brother.


Fill in the blank

I play tennis ______ cricket.


Fill in the blanks

The dove______ the ant are friends.


Rewrite the sentence with punctuation mark.

where is my cat


Write the animal and their young one.

Crane – ______


Fill in the blank with present continuous tense of the given word.

He ______ (read) a news paper.


Frame meaningful sentence of your own using the following expression from the story. Use a dictionary if required.

accepted her seclusion with resignation


In the following passage, circle(bold) the verbs in simple present tense and underline the verbs in simple past. The first one has been done for you.

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Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:

en route


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