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. - English

प्रश्न

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.

विकल्प

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takes
took
had taken

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उत्तर

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

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

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बालभारती English Yuvakbharati [English] Standard 12 Maharashtra State Board

अध्याय 1.5 The New Dress
Brainstorming (A4) | Q 1.1 | पृष्ठ ५३

संबंधित प्रश्न

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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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

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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Study the following picture carefully and then write a paragraph to describe what is happening.

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

The present perfect is often used with the following time expressions:

until now for many years

so far over the last few years

lately in the past few months
not yet since20xx

recently
in recent years

Choose five of these time expressions and make sentences about interesting
items of news concerning yourself.

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Now make groups of four, and tell (not read) each other your news.

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?
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B ....................................................................

What conclusion can you draw from your analysis?

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Complete the following sentences correctly by using the simple past or
past perfect forms of the given verbs.
1) We ____ already (reach) home when Irlan __ (say) that he (forget) his books at school.

2) Wendy (wake up) late, then she ____ (miss) her school bus, so by the time she (reach) school, it already (start).

3) I ___ (visit) my town again ten years after I _____ (leave) it and ___ (find) thatit completely (change).

4) When Feroze and Mehr (meet) for the first time, they ___ _ (not like) each other but now they are married.

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

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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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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.

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.

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.

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

She ______ like a dressmaker’s dummy standing there.