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Question
Read the imaginary situations given below and complete the sentence
that describes the situation in each case. One has been done for you as an
example.
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Example: You have always wanted to be the owner of a five-star hotel.What would you do if you won a million rupees? |
If I won a million rupees, I would build a five-star hotel. |
| 1 Shikha is in her farm-house. During her morning walk one day, she narrowly escapes being bitten by a snake. What do you think would happen if she was bitten by a snake? |
If Shikha was ________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ____________________________________-_ |
| 2 I have misplaced the book Ajay gave me on my birthday. I must find it. If I lost the book, how would Ajay feel? |
Ajay would ____________________________- _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ |
| 3 Mira might win an air-ticket to Europe.She has been dreaming of going to England. Where do you think you would go if you won an air-ticket? |
If I ____________________________________ _______________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ |
| 4 Hema has gained weight. The doctor has advised her to do her exercises regularly. The doctor thinks: |
If she _________________________________ __________________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ |
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5 Delhi Textile Mill is planning to close down its factory. As a consequence, |
If ______________________________________ __________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ |
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6 Your friend Mani parks his scooter in the lane outside. You fear that it will |
What would you do _________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ______________________________________________ __________________________________________ |
Underline the pairs or verbs used in each or the sentences you have
written above. Now state below what tenses they are in.
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Solution
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Example: |
If I won a million rupees, I would build a five-star hotel. |
| 1. Shikha is in her farm-house. During her morning walk one day, she narrowly escapes being bitten by a snake. What do you think would happen if she was bitten by a snake ? | If Shikha was bitten by a snake she would he rushed at once to a hospital. |
| 2. I have misplaced the book Ajay gave me on my birthday. I must find it. If I lost the book, how would Ajay feel ? | Ajay would feel it very bad if I lost the book given to me by him on my birthday. |
| 3. Mira might win an air-ticket to Europe. She has been dreaming of going to England. Where do you think you would go if you won an air-ticket ? | If I won an air-ticket. I would so to the U.S.A. |
| 4. Hema has gained weight. The doctor has advised her to do her exercises regularly. The doctor thinks : | If she didn’t do her exercises regularly. she would gain more weight. |
| 5. Delhi Textile Mill is planning to close down its factory. As a consequence, many workers would lose their jobs. The Workers’ Union wants it to stay open and says to the management: | If Delhi Textile Mill were to close down its factory. many workers would lose their jobs. |
| 6. Your friend Mani parks his scooter in the lane outside : You fear that it will be stolen one day if he continues to park it there. So you ask him : | What would you do if your scooter was stolen ? |
Underline the pairs of verbs used in each of the sentences you have written above. Now state below what tenses they are in.
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Sentence No . Was bitten : (Past Indefinite-passive) |
Pairs Of Verbs to be underlined Would be rushed : (Would(model)+be-passive) |
| 2. Would Feel : (Would (Model) + Verb in first Form) | Lost : (Past indefinite) |
| 3. Won : (Past Indefinite) | Would go : (Would(model) + verb in 1st Form) |
| 4. didn't=do : (Past Indefinite) | would gain : (Would(model) + verb in 1st Form) |
| 5. Were : (Past Indefinite) | Would Lose : (Would(model) + verb in 1st Form) |
| 6. Would do : (Would(Model) + Verb in 1st Form) | would Stolen : (Past Indefinite-Passive) |
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| 4. If you need money, | d. I would run a charity home. |
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| 9. If you put salt in water, | i. it dissolves |
| 10. You would probably have passed the exam | k. you can be a member of the club. |
