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Tenses
Tenses
Tenses
(C VI CLASS
-
INGIJSH
GRAMMAR)
TENSES)
three main tenses:
There are
i The Present i) The Past iii) The Future
The tense of a verb shows t
PRESENT TENSE CHART
e time of action or event. V4
Simple Presen (Sué Vi[5 or es) I work.
is mentioned simply)
Action
Present Continuous Sub 15 /amfare+ V + (ing)1 object I am working.
Action is mentioned as incomplete or continuous)
Thesebags...*********
heavy.
9 . a student.
10. My sister a doctor.
IL Present Continuous Tense
The Present Continuous Tense represents an action as going on at the time of speaking; as:
Shweta is singing.
Theschool boys are playing football.
I am opening the door.
I am not going to Delhi today.
What are you doing now?
When is not used with this tense unless in the sense of immediate future; as:
When are you going to school?
Certain verbs are practically never used in the Present Continuous Tense. These are mainly ven
of condition or behaviour not strictly under human control. Consequently they go on
ike it or not as:
whether
I see a man outside, he is looking at me.
Other verbs like this are:
Believe: feel (that); think (that); know; understand; remember; recollect; forget; *appose; me
pather (that), want; wish; forgive; refuse; love; hate; like, dislike
Structure of Present Continuous:
Subject+ is lam / are + V4 (V1 + ing)
Positive (Sub + am/is Negative (Sub + am
not Interrogative (Am/IsAre
are+V4) isn't/ aren't + V4) +Sub +V4+2)
cook
build go have stand
swim work rain watch
stay
d
he quiet. I..
Please the kichen. He......PAAMA.
e isUmesh? He is in
Where
wb i,nin the
the river. n
look!
Somebody .
IA l the Royal Hotel.
here o n oliday. We l
ho
We're Shower.
She..iAKRA. l
where's Renu? the
.new theatre in the city centre at moment.
A
They
1 Ow. Goodbye.
is nice at
The weather he ma) P r
television. I am not . it.0
turn off the
You can turm
EXERCISE 3
has
He since half past ten.
b) ave been here
been here for twenty minutes.
MrSinghh2s
He has been
here since Monday
Heh a sbeen
here for one day.
EXERCISE -5
the
FIl in the blanks with the Present Perfect Continuous Tense ofthe verbs given in brackets.
4bthas/have henaV 4 1ng + h C
English fortwo years. (study)
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sVsvri* ********
play AAA..
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sit. w**********4**
put
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EXERCISE-11
Ae.gA.A..zeta..ta..ay.nig..
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When he saw Ramesh in the library, he (return) his books.
Aliet...ad..alnceak. .kl.htkhiar.e..nal.ahj.tai..ia
When I saw them at midnight, they (try) to find a taxi.
EXERCISE 12
Change
the following sentences into negative:
was living in Kolkata
in July last year.
hal
ishal was
4.ticeaaa.k..kolkata...aa..Taly..laskai
al w a s talking
to Vijay at ten o'clock last night.
A Gaur 0'clock yesterday we were all drinking tea.
Akm.aisjfklklday...R. .l..e. nkitg...
A trying
to get a taxi at ten o'clock last night.
was
EXERCISE -13
sentences into questions
Cange the following
crying
there.
were
They * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
**"*************** ***************
cricket.
He was playing * * * * * * * * *
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* * * * * * * * * * *
s.LRfilesaiang.i.kelk..
* * * * * * * *
his homework.
He was doing *
* * * * * * * * *
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a . h a l l g . . . d e c . h k . k .Y
systems
of philosophy but none gives him (d).... - - .
different
answers
he seeks. He thought of penance (e)...
the
a lite or severe penance. He (f)
ng undergoes
severe penance
is also useless. (g) .-
that
found
he t a k e n
to deep meditation. (h)... .
transportation form
form of them to
no other given below.
Rearrange
words a n d phrases
the
L o p k at sentences.
correct
Write the
contains/ periscope
mirror/
a) two/a/ land/ o f / is / India / and / Indians / all
pilgrimages / a achievements/
are
pilerims/ / athletic /
in / Kuili
/ to / almost
/ river /
Usha's / well - known a boat / drowned
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