Manipur Board Class 9 and 10 English Grammar Solution: 2nd Part Lesson 1 More about Verbs, Tense
Board of secondary education Manipur- BSEM published Class 9 and 10 English Grammar textbook 2nd Part Lesson 1 ‘More about Verbs, Tense’ full exercises Questions Answers. We have included all the right answers of each grammar question.
1.) Write the five basic forms of the following verbs:
breed, catch, clothe, creep, curse, deal, die, hear, lean, learn, ride, rise, run, sit, win.
Present | Present (1) | Past | Present participle | Past participle |
Breed | Breeds | Bred | Breeding | Bred |
Catch | Catches | Caught | Catching | caught |
clothe | Clothes | Clothed | Clothing | Clothed |
Creep | Creeps | Creeped | Creeping | Creeped |
Curse | Curses | Cursed | Cursing | Cursed |
Deal | Deals | Dealt | Dealing | Dealt |
Die | Dies | Died | Dying | Died |
Hear | Hears | Heard | Hearing | Heard |
Lean | Leans | Leaned | Leaning | leaned |
Learn | Learns | Learned | Learning | Learned |
Ride | Rides | Rode | Riding | Ridden |
rise | Rises | Rose | Rising | Risen |
Run | Runs | Ran | Running | Ran |
Sit | Sits | Sat | Sitting | Sat |
Win | Wins | Won | Winning | Won |
2.) Write a list of ten (10) verbs which do not change their forms in the Past Tense and the Past Participle.
Bet, burst, cost, cut, hit, hurt, let, put, read, and set.
3.)Rewrite the following sentences changing the verbs to the Past Tense.
(i) He reads every morning.
Answer. He read every morning.
(ii) The girl writes very clearly.
Answer. The girl wrote very clearly.
(iii) The bird lays four eggs.
Answer. The bird laid four eggs.
(iv) The Titanic hits a big iceberg.
Answer. The titanic hit a big iceberg.
(v) Sachin hits a century.
Answer. Sachin hit a century.
(vi) The bird flies in the sky.
Answer. The bird flew in the sky.
(vii) We go in when the bell rings.
Answer. We went in when the bell rang.
(viii) A snake bites the boy when he goes inside the jungle.
Answer. A snake bit the boy when he went inside the jungle.
(ix) The wind blows when he climbs up the tree.
Answer. The wind blew when he climbed up the tree.
(x) The waves rise as the wind becomes strong.
Answer. The waves rose as the wind became strong.
(xi) The grapes hang upon the highest branch but the fox jumps up only a little.
Answer. The grapes hung upon the highest branch but the fox jumped up only a little.
(xii)He passes the examination with flying colours as he reads hard.
Answer. He passed the examination with flying colours as he read hard.
(xiii) The bird comes flying miles and miles as winter approaches.
Answer. The bird came flying miles and miles as winter approached.
(xiv) The teacher goes on teaching as the students insist on completing the course.
Answer. The teacher went on teaching as the students insisted on completing the course.
(xv) As long as the girl reads, the mother looks at her with a smile.
Answer. As long as the girl read, the mother looked at her with a smile.
4.)In the following sentences, some verbs are in the Present Tense and some are in the Past Tense.
Change the Present tense to the Past and the Past to the Present.
(i) Life is full of trouble.
Answer. Life was full of trouble.
(ii) When you want quality education, the environment should be good.
Answer. When you wanted quality education, the environment should have been good.
(iii) The teacher could not do much when their minds were disturbed.
Answer. The teacher cannot do much when their minds are disturbed.
(iv) They cried for justice, when they spoiled justice.
Answer. They cry for justice, when they spoil justice.
(v) The people elected the member who terrorised them.
Answer. The people elect the member who terrorises them.
(vi) A good student reads and a bad student sleeps.
Answer. A good student read and a bad student slept.
(vii) The bird builds the nest with small pieces of wood.
Answer. The bird built the nest with small pieces of wood.
(viii) She ordered the servant when she lay on the bed.
Answer. She orders the servant when she lays on the bed.
(ix) The dog dreams for food as it is idle.
Answer. The dog dreamed for food as it was idle.
(x) The grasshopper goes on singing when the ant works.
Answer. The grasshopper went on singing when the ant worked.