1st PUC English Workbook Answers Verbs
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Verbs
Tense and Time
A.) I. Fill in the blanks by choosing the appropriate answer.
1.) Don‘t make noise. You are disturbing me.
a) is disturbing b. are disturbing c. was disturbing
2.) My friend goes to the gym.
He wants to be fit.
a.) is wanting b. has wanted c. wants
3.) Generally they speak in Kannada. But now, they are speaking in English.
a are speaking b. is speaking c. were speaking
4.) The sun rises in the east.
a.) is rising b. was rising c. rises
II.) Complete the following conversation using appropriate form of the verb given in brackets.
Hari : My parents are planning (be/plan) to go to America.
Anil : When are they leaving (be / leave)?
Hari : They are leaving (leave) next month.
Anil : Are you going with them?
Hari : No, I can‘t go (go) with them, because I have (have) a project to complete.
III.) Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1.) Salim Ali is an ecologist. He loves (love) nature.
2.) Flute is my father‘s favourite musical instrument. He keeps (keep) listening to it all the time.
3.) City life is very expensive. Even food items cost (cost) a lot.
IV.) Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the verb given in brackets.
In the Indian tradition, offering prayers is common in many activities. A dancer offers (offer) prayers asking forgiveness to the Earth goddess before she begins (begin) the dance. Chefs offer
a prayer to the stove before they cook (cook) for certain religious functions. There are (be) rituals at various stages of building a house.
V.) Complete the sentences using for, since or ago.
1.) I have been using this bike for the last ten years.
2.) She spoke to him two years ago.
3.) He has been waiting since 2 o‘ clock.
4.) My friend has been working for hours.
5.) They have been working in this office since 1990.
VI.) Complete the sentences by using past tense form of the verbs given in brackets.
1.) My friend was driving (be + drive) when the accident took place.
2.) The priest visited (visit) my father last week.
3.) They spoke (speak) to me about the incident a few hours ago.
B.) I. Write a paragraph using the information about John’s routine given below.
Answer: John gets up at 5 a.m. and then he takes a morning walk for 15 minutes. He studies for 2 hours. He takes bath around 7.30 a.m. and has breakfast around 8.30.a.m. He attends classes from 10 a.m. to 4.30. p.m. Then, he watched T.V. for an hour and after this he helps his parents for an hour. He studies up to 10 p.m. He has his dinner after 10 p.m. He visits his relatives once in a week. He prefers to watch movies with friends once in a month.
III.) Complete the following sentences with the verbs from the list.
1.) She has many friends in the city.
2.) My friend lives in London. So I go there every year to meet him.
3.) Many youngsters like to work in America.
4.) He goes to market every day.
5.) She likes many types of fruits but she doesn‘t likepoovan banana.
IV.) Vikas had been to Kuppali, last month. Below is an extract of how he spent his time there. Using this information, write a paragraph on his activities.
Vikas reached Kuppali at 8.30 p.m. He stayed at the guest house. He got early in the morning the next day. He went to Navilugudda which was a 30 minute drive. There he watched the sunrise which was a spectacular sight. He returned to Kuppali and visited Kavi Shyla. He paid respect to the Samadhis of Knvempu and Tejaswi and took some photographs. Some tourists from Mysore had arranged a campfire. They invited Vikas to join them. He had a happy time with them. It was a memorable trip for Vikas.
V.) Complete the following paragraph choosing the correct form of the verbs given in brackets.
After hearing the Rt. Hon. Mr. Elephant‘s conclusive evidence , the commission called (call) Mr. Hyena and other elders of the jungle, who all supported (support) what Mr. Elephant had said
(say). They then called the man, who began (begin) to give his own account of the dispute. But the commission cut (cut) him short, saying: „My good man, please confine (confine) yourself to
relevant issues. We have (have) already heard (hear) the circumstances from various unbiased sources; all we wish (wish) you to tell us is (be) whether the undeveloped space in your hut had been (be) occupied by anyone else before Mr. Elephant assumed (assume) his position‘.
VI.) Complete the following sentences using simple past or past continuous forms of the verbs.
1.) He met(meet) his teacher while he was going (be /go) to themarket.
2.) When I was (be) at home this evening , it was raining (rain).
3.) Last month, my friend was staying (be /stay) in Bangalore , and Iwent (go) to see him.
4.) Yesterday, he forgot (forget) to call me as he was doing (be /do) hishome work.
5.) Rajanna was working (be / work) in the office when Basavaraj met(meet) him.
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