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In the following passage, circle 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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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.

Unless one is upright there is no use in being a charming fellow. Sometimes it is better to be honest than attractive. These are the great truths of modern life which Shyam never realised. He never said an ill-natured word in his life. He was always polite and spoke softly to everybody

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Unless one is upright there is no use in being a charming fellow. Sometimes it is better to be honest than attractive. These are the great truths of modern life which Shyam never realised. He never said an ill-natured word in his life. He was always polite and spoke softly to everybody

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

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सामाचीर कलवी English Class 11 TN Board
अध्याय 1.1 The Portrait of a Lady
Grammar- Tenses | Q e. i) | पृष्ठ १५

संबंधित प्रश्न

Write the noun forms of the following word adding −ance or −ence to it.

confide ____________


Given below is a picture of a carnival. Complete the factual description by filling in the blanks with appropriate prepositions.

Fairs and festivals form an integral part of the culture of Tamil Nadu. They are an excellent platform to promote and preserve the vibrant art and culture of the Tamils.

A thiruvizha (festival) is a source of excitement and thrill for villagers. The village thoroughfare wears a festive look, as the open spaces are cleaned, spruced up and decorated (a) ________colourful streamers.

People throng the premises (b) ______catch a glimpse (c)________their village deity (d)______ a magnificently decorated chariot, and pay their respects. There is a big crowd (e)_____ the food stalls that serve free piping hot sakkarai pongal (sweet pongal), lemon rice and curd rice.

People (f)______nearby villages and towns display their wares attractively, and call out loudly (g)______the people (h)_______buy their wares. Cotton candy, cut raw mangoes smothered (i)________salt and chilly powder, boiled groundnuts, murukku, sweets, buttermilk etc are sold. Men, women, grandmas, grandpas and little children dressed (j)_________their best clothes, enjoy the Thiruvizha greatly.

You can hear the shrieks (k)________happy children enjoying the rides on ferris wheels and carousels, elders looking (l)_________ each other with smiles on their faces.

The entire day is spent (m) _______fun and gaiety. All the village people irrespective of their age, look forward (n)_________the thiruvizha every year.


Complete the mind map based on the inputs from the extract.

1. Becky Thatcher, Tom’s friend had ______ coming to school.
2. So, Tom became ______.
3. Aunt Polly ______ about Tom.
4. She tried ______.
5. Tom pretended to like _____ and asked for it very often.
6. One day Tom gave the pain-killer to ______.
7. The incidents that followed made his aunt ______.

Engineers ___________ bridges.


Complete the sentence in past tense form.

The office goers ______ (wait) for the train.


He took a ______ of the cake.


A ______ is an idea or fact that helps us solve a mystery


______did you go yesterday?


State which of the following sentence are Compound, and which are Complex.

I went because I was invited.


Match the phrases with their meanings.

Phrase: Phrases are groups of two or more words that work together to perform a single grammatical function in a sentence. Phrases do not contain a subject or a predicate.

1. drew level with ran very quickly in panic
2. whoop with glee to leave a place quickly
3. jammed on the brakes as if one’s life depends on it
4. clung for dear life tried to stop the motion immediately
5. charged up the road rose to an equal level
6. beat a hasty retreat shout with enthusiasm and happiness

Write the past continuous forms for the given verb.

I ______ while he was singing. (dance)


Complete the sentence with a correct reflexive pronoun.

She put ________ into the trouble.


Fill in the blank.

Harichandra was ______ honest king.


You are a commentator for a 5000 metre running race. Use simple present and present continuous tenses and complete the commentary from the beginning to the end of the race. Read the completed passage aloud.

The 5000 metre race is about to begin. Lined up at the starting point, from left to right, are John of Great Britain, Peter of Nigeria, and Jeeva of India. The runners are warming up for the great event. Now they 1 ______(take) their positions on the track. They 2 ______(be) all ready for the start. There 3 ______(go) the starter’s gun! Yes, the race has begun. John 4 ______(lead) and Jeeva 5 ______(follow) him closely.


When the pole vaulter cleared 28 ______, it was declared a record ______. (feet/feat)


Make sentence using the passive form of the verb.

Chattisgarh/form/2000


Look at the newspaper item given below. Use the information in the headline to complete the sentence.

12 INJURED AS BUSES COLLIDE About ______at the Dindigul bus terminus here today.


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

via media


Fill in the blank with modal auxiliary.

I______ like to have a cup of coffee.


Recall your learning of basic preposition and complete the sentence using the prepositions given in options.

My friend will meet me ______ his brother tomorrow.


Combine the sentence and rewrite them using the word given in the bracket.

The boys were stealing mangoes from a grove. At that time, the owner of the grove came in.(while)


Change the following sentence into Active Voice.

Our television is being repaired now.


After many months of research, the scientists ______ the invisible barrier.


Write the compound word using the picture.

+
______

Write compound word using the picture.

+
____________

Find the meaning of the following word from a good dictionary.

Might


This narrative is written in the first person - using ‘I’. Rewrite the following sentence using ‘Helen Keller/Young Helen’ appropriately in place of ‘I’ and making other necessary changes in the sentence.

I did not know what the future held of marvel or surprise for me.


Listen carefully and write the verbs in the appropriate column.

Main verb  Auxiliary verb  Modal auxiliary
     

Teacher: can, give, following, commanded, get, has, been, spare, does, take, hand, have, fall, forgive, let, drag, return, will, is, try, has, must, be, resist, force, speak, are, were, should, had, thought, lost, would, says, was, are, does, may, cannot, demand, shall, shouldn’t, become, reign


Write compound word using the picture:

+
______

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