Punjab State Board PSEB 11th Class English Book Solutions English Grammar Tenses Exercise Questions and Answers, Notes.
PSEB 11th Class English Grammar Tenses
प्रत्येक Tense के चार भिन्न-भिन्न रूप होते हैं:
- Simple
- Continuous
- Perfect
- Perfect Continuous
Carefully study the following table of Tenses of the Verb to love. Simple Continuous
It will be seen that there are twelve tenses in the Active Voice, and eight in the Passive.
1. Present Indefinite Tense (V1 + s al es)
Present Indefinite Tense ( 37erar Simple Present) at veita farfafena freferent a fenen GIAT :
1. Ferreit Freit ato forgi
(For universal truths)
1. The sun shines by day. 2. Two and two make four. 3. The Ganga rises in the
Himalayas. 1. I keep my promises. 2. He never tells a lie. 3. You quarrel over trifles.
2. चरित्र-सम्बन्धी स्थायी व्यवहार अथवा
आदतों के लिए। (For habitual actions)
| 1. स्थायी सत्यों के लिए।
(For universal truths) |
1. The sun shines by day.
2. Two and two make four. 3. The Ganga rises in the |
| 2. चरित्र-सम्बन्धी स्थायी व्यवहार अथवा आदतों के लिए।
(For habitual actions) |
1. I keep my promises.
2. He never tells a lie. 3. You quarrel over trifles. |
| 3. प्रायः अथवा नियमतः होने वाली क्रियाओं के लिए।
(For often repeated or regular actions) |
1. In summer, the sun rises before six.
2. She writes a letter to her mother every week. 3. My friend often comes to my house. |
| 4. निकट भविष्य के लिए।
(For near future) |
1. He leaves for Mumbai tomorrow.
2. He comes in a few days’ time. 3. When do you start for Agra ? |
| 5. वास्तविक वर्तमान के लिए।
(For actual present) |
1. I understand what you say.
2. The door is open; it is not shut. 3. We now live in this house. |
Exercise
Use the correct form of the verbs (with ‘noť if necessary) given in brackets:
1. Lions …………………………. (live) on fruit and vegetables.
2. What …………………. (make) the moon go round the earth ?
3. Irregular work ………… (bring) success.
4. This parcel ………………… (contain) a gift for you.
5. My friends often ………………… (send) me presents.
6. My mother rarely ……………….. (sleep) in the daytime.
7. I ………. (understand) everything the teacher says.
8. Your health …………… (depend) on nutritious food.
Answer:
1. do not live
2. makes
3. does not bring
4. contains
5. send
6. sleeps
7. understand
8. depends.
2. Present Continuous Tense (is / am / are + V1 -ing)
Present Continuous Tense ait yeim faaraon frerfarent * fefell Gran :
| 1. बोलने के समय चल रही क्रिया के लिए।
(For actions going on at the time of speaking) |
1. Girls are playing in the ground.
2. Look ! The train is coming. 3. You are not listening to me. 4. I can’t follow you; you are speaking very fast. |
| 2. किसी आदत अथवा व्यवहार का वर्णन करने के लिए।
(For expressing some habit or behaviour) |
1. She is working regularly these days.
2. You are always telling lies. 3. He is coming to me regularly for help and guidance. 4. He is working hard on English Grammar. |
| 3. निकट भविष्य सम्बन्धी किसी योजना के लिए।
(For some plan in near future) |
1. We are doing these exercises this evening.
2. I am taking the children to the zoo on Sunday. 3. What are you doing tomorrow ? 4. Where are you spending your next summer vacation ? |
Exercise
Use the correct Tense form of the verbs given in brackets : (Present Simple or Present Progressive)
1. He ……………. (know) several persons here.
2. Leela ……………………….. (do) her homework. Don’t disturb her.
3. I ………….. (believe) what you say.
4. Run fast ! The train …………………… (whistle).
5. He ………………………. (resemble) his father.
6. Look ! Smoke …………. (come) out of that window.
7. He …………………… (want) to buy a scooter.
8. The principal ………………….. (speak) to the teachers. You can’t meet him.
Answer:
1. knows
2. is doing
3. believe
4. is whistling
5. resembles
6. is coming
7. wants
8. is speaking.
3. Present Perfect Tense (has / have + V3)
1. He has reached home safe and sound.
2. She hasn’t yet finished her work.
3. I have read this letter.
नोट : जब कोई क्रिया भूतकाल में किसी समय पर शुरू हुई हो, और बोलने के समय तक जारी रही हो, तो उसके लिए Present Perfect Tense (has / have + V3) का प्रयोग किया जाता है।
जब कोई क्रिया भूतकाल में घटित हो किन्तु उसके प्रभाव अथवा परिणाम को वर्तमान में महसूस किया जा रहा हो, तो उसके लिए भी Present Perfect Tense का प्रयोग किया जाता है।
(b) बीते अनुभव की ओर संकेत करने के लिए:
- My father has worked in this school.
- I have seen the Taj Mahal in moonlight.
- I have studied in this school.
(c) भूतकाल में घटी हुई कोई ऐसी घटना जिसके वर्तमान महत्त्व पर वक्ता बल देना चाहता हो; जैसे:
1. He has come to my house many a time.
(और इसलिए उसका फिर यहां आना कोई आश्चर्य की बात नहीं है।)
2. This disease has killed many children..
(और इसलिए इस सम्बन्ध में कुछ किया जाना चाहिए।)
3. He has travelled round the world.
(और इसलिए वह दूसरे देशों के बारे में बहुत ज्ञान रखता है।)
4. The students have gone on strike.
(और इसलिए स्थिति चिन्ताजनक है।)
5. He has gone to England.
(और इसलिए वह अब यहां नहीं है।)
यह बात ध्यान रखने योग्य है कि भूतकाल में घटित किसी घटना के लिए Present Perfect Tense का प्रयोग कभी नहीं किया जाता है जब इसके घटित होने के समय का उल्लेख वाक्य में करना हो। ऐसी स्थिति में Simple Past Tense (अर्थात् V2) का ही प्रयोग किया जाता है।
उदाहरण के रूप में हमें यह नहीं कहना चाहिए कि:-
- He has come here yesterday.
- He has passed this examination in 1992.
हमें यह कहना चाहिए कि-
- He came here yesterday.
- He passed this examination in 1992.
Exercise
Fill in the blanks with the correct Tense form of the verbs given in brackets:
1. He …………………. (be) a teacher since 1994.
2. I don’t know him because I ………………….. (never meet) him.
3. I ……………. (come) to this town in 2000.
4. Two convicts ………………………. (escape) from prison last night.
5. He ………… (already entertain) the guest for two hours.
6. He ……………………. (get) a new car now.
7. He ….. …………. (buy) it last month.
8. I …………… (already see) this film.
Answer:
1. has been
2. have never met
3. came
4. escaped
5. has already
6. has got
7. bought
8. have.
4. Past Indefinite Tense (V2)
Past Indefinite Tense का प्रयोग निम्नलिखित स्थितियों में किया जाता है:
(a) भूतकाल में पूरी हुई किसी क्रिया के लिए:
- We learnt English at school.
- He killed a snake.
- My father taught in this school.
(b) भूतकाल के सम्बन्ध में किसी आदत, अथवा प्रायः होने वाली क्रिया के लिए :
- He came to me every evening.
- He never told a lie.
- I always spoke the truth.
Exercise
Fill in the blanks with the correct Tense form of the verbs given in brackets.
1. Last Saturday, I … ……………… (stay) at home.
2. Who ………………. (play) the hero in that film ?
3. She was sick; so she ……….. (not come) to the party.
4. We …………….. (eat) our dinner at ten last night.
5. She ………………. (walk) to college yesterday morning.
6. He often ……………………… (write) to his daughter when she was in hostel.
7. Radha ………….. (buy) a new saree last month.
8. ……………. you …………. (send) for your friend ? He has come.
Answer:
1. stayed
2. played
3. did not come
4. ate
5. walked
6. wrote
7. bought
8. Did (you) send.
5. Past Continuous Tense (was / were + V1 -ing)
Past Continuous Tense का प्रयोग तब किया जाता है जब कोई क्रिया भूतकाल में किसी निश्चित समय पर अथवा किसी निश्चित अवधि के दौरान चल रही हो।
1. He was writing a letter when I saw him.
2. I was reading a novel yesterday afternoon.
Past Continuous Tense तथा Past Indefinite Tense के अन्तर को अच्छी प्रकार से समझ लेना चाहिए। निम्नलिखित नियम याद रखिए:
Past Indefinite Tense – for completed activity
Past Continuous Tense → for continuity in past
Past Continuous Tense का प्रयोग उस स्थिति में किया जाता है जब हमारी मुख्य रुचि क्रिया के समय (time of action) में न हो, अपितु क्रिया के जारी रहने (continuity of action) में हो। क्रिया के पूरा होने में हमारी रुचि कम होती है और क्रिया के जारी रहने की स्थिति पर अधिक बल होता है। यदि हमारी रुचि क्रिया के पूरा होने (completed activity) में हो, तो Past Indefinite Tense का प्रयोग किया जाता है।
| Completed activity Past Indefinite Tense (V2) | Continuing activity Past Continuous Tense
(was / were + V1-ing) |
| 1. He came into the room
2. I saw her 3. I dropped my watch |
while I was writing. as
I was passing yesterday. while I was winding it. |
Exercise
Fill in the blanks with the correct Tense form (Past Simple or Past Progressive) of the verbs given in brackets:
नोट : (1) यदि भूतकाल में क्रिया के जारी रहने का भाव हो तो Past Continuous का प्रयोग कीजिए।
(2) यदि भूतकाल में क्रिया पूरी हो चुकी हो तो Past Indefinite का प्रयोग कीजिए।
1. I …………………….. (read) a novel when my friend came.
2. I …………… (go) to bed early last night.
3. At midnight, I ……………………… (lie) awake in my bed.
4. As I …………………………… (go) to my school, I met an old friend of mine.
5. He jumped off the train while it ……………. (move).
6. I did not see that the teacher ………….. (stand) behind me.
7. It ………………………… (begin) to rain just as we moved out.
8. I heard that the child …………….. (cry).
Answer:
1. was reading
2. went
3. lay/was lying
4. was going
5. was moving
6. was standing
7. began
8. was crying.
6. Past Perfect Tense (had + V3)
Past Perfect Tense का प्रयोग निम्नलिखित स्थितियों में किया जाता है:
(a) ऐसी क्रिया के लिए जो भूतकाल में किसी निश्चित समय (moment) से पहले, या किसी निश्चित समय तक पूरी हो चुकी हो।
1. The patient had died before the doctor came.
2. I had finished my work by evening.
(b) किसी असन्तुष्ट इच्छा को प्रकट करने के लिए।
1. I wish my father had been here at this time.
2. I wish I had worked harder.
(c) Present Perfect अथवा Simple Past वाले किसी वाक्य को Direct कथन से Indirect कथन में बदलने के लिए भी इस Tense का प्रयोग किया जाता है।
1. He said, “The train arrived late.” (Simple Past)
He said that the train had arrived late. (Past Perfect)
2. He said, “I have left my parents.” (Present perfect)
He said that he had left his parents. (Past Perfect)
यदि किसी वाक्य में भूतकाल में घटित दो घटनाओं का वर्णन हो, तो उनमें से जो घटना पहले घटी हो उसके लिए Past Perfect Tense का प्रयोग किया जाता है, और जो घटना अपेक्षाकृत रूप से बाद में घटी हो तो उसके लिए Past Indefinite Tense का प्रयोग किया जाता है।
Past Perfect Tense का प्रयोग तभी किया जाना चाहिए यदि भूतकाल में होने वाली कोई क्रिया किसी अन्य क्रिया की अपेक्षा पहले पूरी होने का भाव रखती हो।। (Past Perfect Tense is never used except to show the priority of one past event to another.)
| Earlier action Past Perfect (had + V3) | Later action Past Indefinite (V2) |
| 1. The bell had rung
2. We had finished this lesson 3. Ophelia had gone mad |
before I reached the school.
before he came. before her brother arrived. |
Exercise
Fill in the blanks with the right Tense form (Simple Past or Past Perfect) of the verbs given in brackets:
नोट- (1) परस्पर सम्बन्ध रखने वाली दो भूतकालीन क्रियाओं में से जो क्रिया पहले घटी हो, उसके लिए Past Perfect Tense (had + V3) का प्रयोग कीजिए।
(2) जो क्रिया अपेक्षाकृत रूप से बाद में घटी हो, उसके लिए Simple Past (V2) का प्रयोग कीजिए।
1. He said that he …………………… (write) the letter.
2. Mohan ……………… (reach) home before it started raining.
3. She said that she ………………. (win) the first prize.
4. We ………………. (not solve) the questions before the teacher came.
5. He had broken the lock before I ……………… (bring) the key.
6. The boys said that they ………….. (finish) their work.
7. We ……….. (reach) the ground before the match started.
8. He …………. (not put) on his clothes when the bell rang.
Answer:
1. had written
2. had reached
3. had won
4. had not solved
5. brought
6. had finished
7. had reached
8. had not put.
7. Future Indefinite Tense (will / shall + V3)
Will और Shall सम्बन्धी प्रयोग के लिए निम्नलिखित नियम ध्यान में रखिए:
(1) Assertive वाक्यों में
(i) यदि किसी भविष्य की घटना का केवल साधारण रूप में ही वर्णन हो, तो First Person के लिए shall का प्रयोग किया जाता है। Second और Third Person के लिए will का प्रयोग किया जाता है।
(ii) यदि वाक्य में किसी भविष्य-सम्बन्धी आदेश (command), प्रण (promise), निश्चय (determination), धमकी (threat), आदि का वर्णन हो, तो – First Person के लिए will का प्रयोग किया जाता है। Second और Third Person के लिए shall का प्रयोग किया जाता है।
(iii) यदि वक्ता अपने किसी भविष्य-सम्बन्धी उद्देश्य (intention) को प्रकट करना चाहता हो, तो वह अपने लिए will का प्रयोग करेगा। अर्थात् ऐसे वाक्यों में First Person के साथ will का प्रयोग किया जाता है।
(2) Interrogative वाक्यों में
(i) प्रश्न-वाचक वाक्यों में प्रायः Will I और Shall you का प्रयोग नहीं किया जाता है।
(ii) Third Person के लिए will अथवा shall किसी का भी प्रयोग किया जा सकता है।
Shall he → भविष्य-सम्बन्धी आदेश आदि के लिए।
Will he → भविष्य-सम्बन्धी साधारण क्रिया के लिए।
Exercise
Fill in the blanks with the correct Tense form (Simple Present, Simple Past or Simple Future) of the verbs given in brackets:
1. This is February. Then the next month …………….. (be) March.
2. He always ……………….. (find) fault with others.
3. It ……………… (happen) in the year 1924.
4. I …………………. (leave) for Kolkata day after tomorrow.
5. He ………………. (come) to see you, but you were not at home.
6. My birthday ……………. (fall) on a Sunday last year.
7. Today is Sunday. Then tomorrow ……… (be) Monday.
8. A stitch in time …………… (save) nine.
Answer:
1. will be
2. finds
3. happened
4. will leave
5. came
6. fell
7. will be
8. saves.
8. Future Continuous Tense (will / shall + be + V1 -ing)
Future Continuous Tense का प्रयोग तब तक किया जाता है जब भविष्य में किसी विशेष समय का वर्णन हो, तथा कोई क्रिया उस विशेष समय से पहले आरम्भ हो कर उसके बाद में पूरी होनी हो।
- We shall be waiting for you when you get back tomorrow.
- The teacher will be teaching the boys when you go to his class.
Future Continuous Tense का प्रयोग उस स्थिति में भी किया जाता है जब कोई क्रिया भविष्य में किसी अवधि के दौरान जारी रहनी हो; जैसे:-
- We shall be travelling all night.
- He will be studying in this class next year.
Future Continuous Tense तथा Future Indefinite के अन्तर को अच्छी तरह से समझ लेना चाहिए। यह नियम याद रखिए:
Future Indefinite → for an action which begins at a certain future moment.
Future Continuous → for an action which began before, and finished after, a certain future moment.
Future Indefinite Tense का प्रयोग भविष्य में किसी विशेष समय पर शुरू होने वाली क्रिया के लिए किया जाता है।
Future Continuous Tense का प्रयोग भविष्य में किसी विशेष समय से पहले शुरू होने वाली, और उस विशेष समय के बाद तक जारी रहने वाली क्रिया के लिए किया जाता है।
Exercise
Fill in the blanks with the correct Tense form (Future Simple or Future Progressive) of the verbs given in brackets:
नोट : (1) Future Indefinite Tense भविष्य में किसी Point of time की ओर संकेत करता है।
(2) Future Continuous Tense भविष्य में किसी Period of time की ओर संकेत करता है।
1. I …………………… (reach) there at 5 o’clock.
2. We ………………………… (wait) for you when you come back.
3. He …………………….. (lie) in bed when you go to his room.
4. I ………….. (finish) this work by tomorrow evening.
5. He ………… (live) in London at this time next year.
6. The sky is dark. I think it ………….. (rain).
7. It …………. (rain) by the time you get ready to leave.
8. The principal …………… (talk) to the students about this problem.
Answer:
1. will
2. shall be waiting
3. will be lying
4. will finish
5. will be living
6. will rain
7. will be raining
8. will talk.
9. Future Perfect Tense (will / shall + have + V3)
1. I shall have finished my homework by evening.
2. She will have cleaned the room before you reach home.
Exercise
Fill in the blanks with the correct Tense form (Present Perfect, Past Perfect or Future Perfect) of the verbs given in brackets.
1. I …………. (finish) my work just now.
2. I ……….. (finish) my work before he comes.
3. The train …………. (come). Try to find a seat for me.
4. The train ………… (come) when I reached the station.
5. The train ………………. (come) before you reach the station.
6. I ……………….. (read) the book which you gave me.
7. I …………….. (already read) the book which you gave me.
8. I …………………. (read) the whole book before you come back.
Answer:
1. have finished
2. will have finished
3. has come
4. had come
5. will have come
6. have read
7. had already read
8. will have read.
10. Perfect Continuous Tenses (Present, Past and Future)
I. Present Perfect Continuous Tense
(1) Examples
- He has been reading English for two years.
- They have been reading this book since morning.
(2) इस Tense के वाक्यों में has / have + been + V1 -ing + since / for का प्रयोग किया जाता है।
II. Past Perfect Continuous Tense
(1) इस Tense का प्रयोग तब किया जाता है जब कोई क्रिया भूतकाल में आरम्भ होकर भूतकाल में ही किसी निश्चित समय पर चल रही हो।
- When I reached there at 2 p.m. he had been waiting for me since 1:30 p.m.
- It had been raining since morning when you rang me up.
(2) इस Tense के वाक्यों में had + been + V1-ing + since / for का प्रयोग किया जाता है।
III. Future Perfect Continuous Tense
(1) इस Tense का प्रयोग तब किया जाता है जब कोई क्रिया भविष्य में किसी निश्चित समय (Point of time) तक, अथवा किसी निश्चित अवधि (Period of time) के लिए जारी रहनी हो।
- By six o’clock I will have been sitting here for ten hours.
- He joined this office in the month of March. By December he will have been working here for ten months.
(2) इस Tense के वाक्यों में will / shall + have been लगा कर Verb के ing वाले रूप का प्रयोग किया जाता है।
Exercise
Fill in the blanks with the correct Tense form (Perfect Continuous Tense) of the verbs given in brackets.
1. The new teacher ………………. (teach) us for six months.
2. My brother ………………. (dig) in the garden since morning.
3. I ……………………. (study) for three hours when the lights went off.
4. He ……………………… (try) to solve this problem since yesterday.
5. The water ………….. (boil) for ten minutes. Why didn’t you put tea leaves in it ?
6. The students ……………. (wait) for their results since last month.
7. The water level at the dam …………….. (rise) fast since July.
8. It ………….. (rain) heavily for a week and the dam was flooded.
Answer:
1. has been teaching
2. has been digging
3. had been studying
4. has been trying
5. had been boiling
6. have been waiting
7. has been rising
8. had been raining.
11. Conditional Sentences
नीचे दिए चार्ट को सदा ध्यान में रखिए
| ‘If’ Clause | Main Clause |
| I Form
II Form Had + III Form |
will + I Form
would + I Form would have + III Form |
अब निम्नलिखित वाक्यों का ध्यानपूर्वक अध्ययन कीजिए-
1. If you play the flute, I will sing.
If you played the flute, I would sing.
If you had played the flute, I woud have sung.
2. He will beat the thief if he catches him.
He would beat the thief if he caught him.
He would have beaten the thief if he had caught him.
3. The horse will kick you if you go near it.
The horse would kick you if you went near it.
The horse would have kicked you if you had gone near it.
Exercise
Fill in the blanks with the correct Tense form of the verbs given in brackets.
1. You can achieve nothing if you ……………. (be) a coward.
2. Will you help her if she ……………. (come) to you?
3. If they catch you, they ……………. (not spare) you.
4. Your parents would be angry if they …………… (learn) about it.
5. If I had a dictionary of my own, I …………… (not bother) you.
6. You may join the race if you ……………. (want).
7. If you don’t consult a good physician, you ………….. (be) in trouble.
8. If I won a big prize, I …………. (give) half in charity.
Answer:
1. are
2. comes
3. will not spare
4. learnt
5. would not bother
6. want
7. will be
8. would give.
Miscellaneous Exercise (Based on Textual Sentences)
1. Fill in the blanks with correct form of the verbs given in the brackets.
(a) 1. She ………… (be) the first woman to work on the Telco’s shop floor. (Simple Present)
2. Sudha ………… (decide) to inform the topmost person. (Simple Past)
3. Studies …………. (serve) for delight, ornament and ability. (Simple Present)
4. A private soldier ………… (pass) him and ………… (salute) him. (Past Perfect)
5. Discipline …………. (not cut) down individual freedom. (Simple Present)
6. The workers ……….. (80) on strike. (Present Perfect)
7. Children ………… (play) in the park. (Present Continuous)
8. Hard work ……….. (bring) success. (Simple Present)
9. He ………… (reach) the ground before the match started. (Past Perfect).
10. She …………. (stay) here till Sunday. (Future Continuous)
11. Lions ………… (not live) on fruits. (Simple Present)
12. A stitch in time …………. (save) nine. (Simple Present)
Answer:
1. is
2. decided
3. serve
4. had passed, saluted
5. does not cut
6. have gone
7. are playing
8. brings
9. had reached
10. will be staying
11. do not live
12. saves.
(b) 1. India ……….. (get) its first vision of freedom in 1857 when the war of independence was started. (Simple Past)
2. Kalam says that only strength …………. (respect). (Simple Present)
3. Man …………… always (be) in the fear of wars. (Present Perfect)
4. We ………….. (plunder) our children’s heritage thoughtlessely. (Present Continuous)
5. Major Som Nath Sharma ………….. (insist) on being with his company during the war. (Simple Past)
6. The Indian troops, at once, …………. (fly) to Srinagar and ………… (block) all the routes to Srinagar. (Simple Past)
7. The whole city ……………. (turn) into an endless graveyard. (Past Perfect)
8. General MacArthur was one of the those who ……… (be) responsible for the dropping of the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. (Past Perfect)
9. Their faces at once ………….. (grow) grave and attentive. (Simple Past)
10. They ………….. (writhe) in agony because of the intolerable pain of their burns. (Past Continuous)
11. Malcolm ………… (close) his eyes and …………. (become) motionless. (Simple Past)
12. She …………. (reach) there after a long journey of 1250 kilometres. (Past Perfect)
Answer:
1. got
2. is respected
3. has always been
4. are plundering
5. insisted
6. flew, blocked
7. had been turned
8. had been
9. grew
10. were writhing
11. closed, became
12. had reached.
2. Fill in the blanks with correct Tense form of the verbs given in brackets.
(a) 1. The company …………. (require) young and hard-working engineers with excellent academic background.
2. Mr. Sumant Moolgaokar ………… (be) the chairperson of the company at that time.
3. She could be seen ……….. (tell) the beads of her rosary all the time.
4. When Grandmother’s body ……….. (take) away, the sparrows flew away quietly.
5. Studies ………… (have) a great influence on the human mind.
6. When he opened his eyes, Malcolm saw that the grizzly ………… (stand) on Barb’s legs.
7. When he raised his head, he ……….. (see) that he ………… (throw) three metres.
8. They saw two bear cubs ………. (play) in the creek-gully.
9. Barb was wearing knee-deep fashion boots and she ……….. (keep) slipping.
10. They ……….. (meet) two months before and …… (spend) many hours together.
11. Malcolm found that the news of his bravery ………. (spread) all across Canada.
12. The hunters ………. (clean) her wounds and dressed them well.
Answer:
1. requires
2. was
3. telling
4. was taken
5. have
6. was standing
7. saw, had been thrown
8. were playing
9. kept
10. had met, had spent
11. had spread
12. cleaned.
(b) 1. When Major Thapa was released from the POW camp, he ……………. (resume) his military career.
2. Captain Vikram Batra was killed when he ………………… (try) to save an injured officer while recapturing Point 4875.
3. Junod ……………. (get) a copy of a telegram that had been sent from Hiroshima.
4. The fire ……….. (g0) out when nothing was left to burn.
5. Doctors assured Malcolm that soon he ………. (look) fine.
6. Malcolm’s doubts disappeared when he …………. (receive) a marriage proposal from Barb.
7. I resolved to go to school though I ………… (have) no idea where it …………… (be).
8. Barb wrote to Malcolm five to seven letters a week, but he never ………… (respond).
9. Malcolm ……….. (sit) there for an hour when his friend ran to him.
10. If a man ……….. (lack) reasoning, he should study the lawyers’ cases.
11. If a man ……….. (hold) a position of authority, he must impose discipline on himself first.
12. Whenever the sense of order fades in a nation, its economic life ……….. (decline) completely.
Answer:
1. resumed
2. tried
3. got
4. went
5. would look
6. received
7. had, was
8. responded
9. had been sitting.
10. lacks
11. holds
12. declines.
(c) 1. He thanked them for all the work they ………. (do) for the victims in Hiroshima.
2. What Junod actually ………. (see) on reaching Hiroshima was nothing but a catacomb.
3. Absolute silence ……….. (reign) in the whole city that had turned into an endless graveyard.
4. In the forests, water ………. (seep) gently into the ground as vegetation breaks the flow of water.
5. Sudha ………. (not know) who headed Telco.
6. I ……….. (want) to turn back, but there was no turning.
7. As the years rolled by, we ………. (see) less of each other.
8. She ………….. (not believe) in the things they taught at the English school.
9. She ……….. (distress) that there was no teaching about God.
10. She told us that her end ……….. (be) near.
11. Discipline ……… (enable) man to live in a community and yet retain individual liberty.
12. While we are in Singapore, we ……………… (not throw) cigarette butts on the roads.
Answer:
1. had done
2. saw
3. reigned
4. seeps
5. did not know
6. wanted
7. saw
8. did not believe / was distressed
10. was
11. enables
12. do not throw.
1. Such a thing ……….. (never happen) to me all my life.
2. She ……………….. (be) old and wrinkled for the twenty years that I had known her.
3. He looked as if he ……….. (have) lors and lots of grandchildren.
4. It appeared she ……….. (stay) at the same age for twenty years.
5. The further I ……….. (go), the worse it became.
6. Each girl who wanted a Pune sari ………….. (pay) its price to Sudha in advance.
7. She was surprised how a company such as Telco …………… (discriminate) on the basis of gender.
8. Science makes man profound and philosophy ………… (make) him sober and serious.
9. Bacon believes that every defect of the mind …………….. (have) a special remedy.
10. If everybody …………….. (do) what he wanted, there would be complete disorder in the world.
11. My grandmother sat inside ………. (read) the scriptures.
12. In the city, she took to ……….. (feed) sparrows.
Answer:
1. has never happened
2. had been
3. had
4. had stayed
5. went
6. paid
7. was discriminating
8. makes
9. has
10. did
11. reading
12. feeding.
3. Transform the following sentences as directed.
1. They know what they worked for. (Simple Present)
2. A private soldier salutes the narrator. (Simple Past)
3. He tells the author that discipline begins with the officers. (Simple Past)
4. He purchased a new bicycle. (Future Perfect)
5. He held his breath. (Past Perfect)
6. Everything had disappeared. (Present Perfect)
7. The child ran towards his parents. (Future Continuous)
8. Everything is working out fine. (Simple Past)
9. We show great concern about burning social issues. (Simple Future)
10. Major Thapa killed many of the intruders in hand-to-hand fighting. (Past Perfect)
11. He was badly wounded by a highly explosive shell. (Simple Present)
12. Captain Vikram alone killed three enemy soldiers in close combat. (Present Perfect)
Answer:
1. They know what they work for.
2. A private soldier saluted the narrator.
3. He told the author that discipline begins with the officers.
4. He will have purchased a new bicycle.
5. He had held his breath.
6. Everything has disappeared.
7. The child will be running towards his parents.
8. Everything worked out fine.
9. We will show great concern about burning social issues.
10. Major Thapa had killed many of the intruders in hand-to-hand fighting.
11. He is badly wounded by a highly explosive shell.
12. Captain Vikram has alone killed three enemy soldiers in close combat.
4. Identify the Tenses in the given sentences.
1. He appeared to have only lots and lots of children.
2. Simple-minded people admire books.
3. Using bookish knowledge in conversation will make it artificial.
4. We have not tried to enforce our way of life on them.
5. Everybody is out to abuse and rape the country.
6. We have not conquered anyone.
7. My hostess will keep her promise.
8. A commission of inquiry is leaving for Hiroshima.
9. A car was waiting for us.
10. He rebuked the writer for not returning a salute properly.
11. The poor people have to live in very dirty conditions.
12. Captain Vikram was nicknamed Sher Shah for his courage.
Answer:
1. Simple Past
2. Simple Present
3. Simple Future
4. Present Perfect
5. Simple Present
6. Present Perfect
7. Simple Future
8. Present Continuous
9. Past Continuous
10. Simple Past
11. Simple Present
12. Simple Past.