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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. "And now tell me how Laura is.

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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.

"And now tell me how Laura is. The old model was quite interested in her." "You don’t mean to say you talked to him about her?" said Hughie. "Certainly I did. He knows all about the relentless colonel, the lovely Laura, and the £10,000." "You told that old beggar all my private affairs?" cried Hughie, looking very red and angry. "My dear Alan," cried Hughie, "I shall probably find him waiting for me when I go home."

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"And now tell me how Laura is. The old model was quite interested in her." "You don’t mean to say you talked to him about her?" said Hughie. "Certainly I did. He knows all about the relentless colonel, the lovely Laura, and the £10,000." "You told that old beggar all my private affairs?" cried Hughie, looking very red and angry. "My dear Alan," cried Hughie, "I shall probably find him waiting for me when I go home."

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अध्याय 1.1: The Portrait of a Lady - Grammar- Tenses [पृष्ठ १५]

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अध्याय 1.1 The Portrait of a Lady
Grammar- Tenses | Q e. iii) | पृष्ठ १५

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  2. went:
  3. through:
  4. dear:
  5. pair:
  6. soul:
  7. here:
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The workers ______ higher wages for a long time.


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waiting out income
green sun room
tax alarm dry
traffic wall house
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Plural Form
1.

Cat

 
2.

Watch

 
3.

Dish

 
4.

Cherry

 

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