Manipur Board Class 9 and 10 English Grammar Solution: 2nd Part Lesson 2 More about Tense
Board of secondary education Manipur- BSEM published Class 9 and 10 English Grammar textbook 2nd Part Lesson 2 ‘More about Tense’ full exercises Questions Answers. We have included all the right answers of each grammar question.
1.) Answer the following questions in full sentences each:
(i) Who is your mother?
Answer. My mother is Pushpa Roy.
(ii) Where do you live now?
Answer. I live in Kolkata now.
(iii) When does the sun rise?
Answer. The sun rises in early morning.
(iv) What do you take for breakfast?
Answer. I take bread and butter for breakfast.
(v) Where does your father work?
Answer. My father works in food production industry.
(vi) What books do you generally read?
Answer. I read thriller and adventurous books generally.
(vii) What games do you play in the morning?
Answer. I play football or cricket in morning.
(viii) How do you spend your evening?
Answer. I spend my evening by reading books or journals.
(ix) What time does your school begin?
Answer. My school begins at 8:30 a.m. in morning.
(x) Where do the farmers grow paddy?
Answer. The farmers grow paddy in the crop field.
(xi) At what temperature does water turn to ice.?
Answer. At zero degree temperature water turns into ice.
(xii) When do you get up in the morning?
Answer. I usually get up at 7 a.m. in morning.
(xiii) What bird do you love most?
Answer. I love the bird parrot the most.
(xiv) What is the state bird of Manipur?
Answer. The state bird of Manipur is Mrs. Hume’s pheasant.
(xv) Where does Siroy Lily grow?
Answer. Siroy lily grows in the Siroy hill range in Ukhrul district of Manipur.
2.) Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of Simple Present and Present continuous of the verbs given in brackets:
(a) It ……….(rain) go in the car.
Answer. Itis raining go in the car.
(b) He rarely…………(wear) a coat, but today he ……….( wear) one.
Answer. He rarely wears a coat, but today he is wearing one.
(c) I …………(learn) to drive a car.
Answer. I am learning to drive a car.
(d) My scooter ………….. (give) a lot of trouble these days.
Answer. My scooter gives a lot of trouble these days.
(e) Father …………(read) a newspaper now. He can’t ………(come) out.
Answer. Fatheris reading a newspaper now. He can’t come out.
(f) It seldom ……….. (rain) here in December.
Answer. It seldom rains here in December.
(g) Someone ………..( knock) . Open the door.
Answer. Someoneis knocking. Open the door.
(h) The boy usually ………..(come) early.
The boy usually comes early.
(j) I can’t give you this book now, I ………(read) it.
Answer. I can’t give you this book now, I am reading it.
(k) He usually ………..( finish) his work quickly. Today he ……..(seem) to be a bit slow.
Answer. He usually finishes his work quickly. Today he seems to be a bit slow.
(3) Fill in the blanks with Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous Tenses.
(a) The girl has got up and …… ………(start) reading.
Answer. The girl has got up and started reading.
(b) He ……….(learn) English for three years only. But he ……..(speak) English fluently.
Answer. Hehas learntEnglish for three years only. But he speaksEnglish fluently.
(c) Bina ………..(do) very well at college. She hopes to keep it up.
Answer. Bina has done very well at college. She hopes to keep it up.
(d) …….(break) my hockey stick. He …..(play) with it this morning.
Answer. Rajen has broken my hockey stick. He has been playing with it this morning.
(e) The girl ……..(work) at this problem all day. But she …..(not solve) it yet.
Answer. The girl has been working at this problem all day. But she has not solved it yet.
(f) ………(read) that book for more than a week. But she ………(not finish) it yet.
Answer. Shantibala has been reading that book for more than a week. But she has not finished it yet.
(g) We ……………( always live) in a village. City life is not good for us.
Answer. We have always lived in a village. City life is not god for us.
(h) The candidates…………..( wait) for the interview since ten o’clock. The committee ………….( not call) any of them in.
Answer. The candidates have been waiting for the interview since ten o’clock. The committee has not called any of them in.
(i) ……(watch) the cricket match since morning.We……..( not take) lunch.
Answer. We have been watching the cricket match since morning. We have not taken lunch.
(j) The water ………… (boil) for half an hour. It ………….(not dry) yet.
Answer. The water has been boiling for half an hour. It has not dried yet.
4) Fill in the blanks with the Past Tense form of the verbs given within bracket:
(i) I ………..(go) to Nepal last year.
Answer. I went to Nepal last year.
(ii) …………(attend) a meeting in Chandigarh some days back.
Answer. We attended a meeting in Chandigarh some days back.
(iii) The people …………. (enjoy) the film when they went to the city.
Answer. The people enjoyed the film when they went to the city.
(iv) They …………( find) many people in the fair of the previous evening.
Answer. They found many people in the air of the previous evening.
(v) In the past, Manipur …………..(be) a peaceful place.
Answer. In the past, Manipur was a peaceful place.
(vi) In the days of Roman Empire, Julius Caesar……( conquer) Britain.
Answer. In the days of Roman Empire, Julius Caesar conquered Britain.
(vii) During the Second World War, the Japanese… ( attack) Pearl Harbour.
Answer. During the Second World War, the Japanese attacked pearl harbour.
(viii) The Americans………(drop) the atom bomb in Hiroshima during the war.
Answer. The Americans dropped the atom bomb in Hiroshima during the war.
(ix) The Manipuris………( fight) the British in Khongjom to defend their motherland.
Answer. The Manipuris fought the British in Khongjom to defend their motherland.
(x) ……….(lay) down his life for his country.
Answer. Paona Brajabashi laid down his life for his country.
5.) Answer the following questions in full sentences:
(i) What did you read in the morning?
Answer. I read the daily newspaper in the morning.
(ii) Where did they go for a walk?
Answer. They went to a nearby park for a walk.
(iii) When did you have breakfast?
Answer. I had breakfast at 8:30 a.m. in morning.
(iv) How did you spend your holidays in summer?
Answer. I spent my holidays in summer at my grandparent’s place in village.
(v) Why did the people fear to stay at the place?
Answer. The people feared to stay at the place for lack of facilities and development.
(vi) Could you finish your work yesterday?
Answer. Yes, I could finish my work yesterday.
(vii) Did he bring an umbrella in the rain?
Answer. Yes, he brought an umbrella in the rain.
(viii) Did they speak English when they went to Delhi?
Answer. No, they spoke both Hindi and English when they went to Delhi.
(ix) Did she pass the examination in the first division?
Answer. Yes, she passed the examination in the first division.
(x) Who built the Taj Mahal?
Answer. ShahJahan built the Taj Mahal.
(xi) When did the first man land on the moon?
Answer. The first man landed on the moon in 1969.
(xii) Why did you go to the market?
Answer. I went to the market to buy some fresh vegetables and fruits.
6) Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the verbs given in brackets (Simple Past or Past Continuous).
(i) The tiger______( roam) in the forest when it _____( see) a deer.
Answer. The tiger was roaming in the forest when it saw a deer.
(ii) The man _____(sleep) soundly when the bomb blast _____( wake) him up.
Answer. The man was sleeping soundly when the bomb blast woke him up.
(iii) The people _____( shiver) with cold when winter ____(come).
Answer. The people were shivering with cold when winter came.
(iv) When I ____ (go) to the office, the officer ___ (talk) to his assistant.
Answer. When I went to the office, the officer was talking to his assistant.
(v) The thieves_____(divide) the money, when the helpless people____( suffer).
Answer. The thieves divided the money, when the helpless people were suffering.
(vi) The meeting _____(go) on when everything around_____(crumble).
Answer. The meeting went on when everything around was crumbling.
(vii) They _____(break) houses last year and _____(start) destroying the roads after that.
Answer. Theybroke houses last year and starteddestroying the roads after that.
(viii) The whole day yesterday, they ______(listen) to the film songs.
Answer. The whole day yesterday, they listened to the film songs.
(ix) While I ______(stay) in Bharatpur, I _____(think) of going to the Chitwan National Park.
Answer. While I was staying in Bharatpur, I thought of going to the Chitwan national park.
(x) When the girls _____(sing) last evening, everyone_____(forget) the dinner.
Answer. When the girls were singing last evening, everyone forgot the dinner.
(7) Fill in the blanks in the given passage with the Simple Past and Past Continuous forms of the verbs within the brackets.
(i) We ________ (watch) the T.V. last night when we ________ (hear) a noise outside. We _______(open) the door and ______(look) out . It ______(be) very dark and the dog ______( bark) furiously. We ______(see) nothing but the noise _______( grow) louder. Suddenly, we______(hear) gunshots and wailing. All noise ______(stop) again . We ______(see) gruesome sight in the past and we _______(want) to be inside our house. We _______ (sit) on the bed when light _____( go) off.
Answer. We were watching the T.V. last night when we heard a noise outside. We opened the door and looked outside. It was very dark and the dog was barking furiously. We saw nothing but the noise grew louder. Suddenly, we heard gunshots and wailing. All noise stopped again. We saw gruesome sight in the past and we wanted to be inside our house. We sat on the bed when light went off.
(ii) Yesterday, as the boy _______ (walk) down the road, he ______(find) a small dog. The dog _____(cry) in the cold morning, when he saw it. He _______ (take) up the small dog and _______( warm) it with his own cloths. When the two _______(walk) the owner of the dog _____( come) up. He _______ (thank) the boy and ______(take) back the dog. A few days later, as the boy ______ (read) in his house, the small dog ______(come) running to his house.
Answer. Yesterday, as the boy was walking down the road, he found a small dog. The dog was crying in the cold morning, when he saw it. He took up the small dog and warmed it with his own cloths. When the two were walking the owner of the dog came up. He thanked the boy and took back the dog. A few days later, as the boy was reading in his house, the small dog came running to his house.
(8) Fill in the blanks with the simple Past or Past Perfect Tense of the verbs given in the brackets:
(i) When the rain_________ (stop), sunshine ( come) to the world.
Answer. When the rain had stopped, sunshine came to the world.
(ii) The boy _______(do) the work when his father______ ( take) rest.
Answer. The boy did the work when his father had taken rest.
(iii) When he ______(go) to the market, everyone ______(close) the shops.
Answer. When he went to the market, everyone had closed the shops.
(iv) By the end of the innings, Tendulkar _______(score) a century.
Answer. By the end of innings, Tendulkar scored a century.
(v) They _____(expect) many people but only a few ______( attend) the meeting at the end.
Answer. They had expected many people but only a few attended the meeting at the end.
(vi) He _____(teach) in a private school for one year when he ______ (join) the government school.
Answer. He had taught in a private school for one year when he joined the government school.
(vii) She _______(complete) the course when she _____ (become) a teacher.
Answer. She had completed the course when she became a teacher.
(viii) When I ______(reach) the post office, it ______(close).
Answer. When I reached the post office, it had closed.
(ix) Last evening the boy ______(go) to the house of his friend who ______ (already leave).
Answer. Last evening the boy went to the house of his friend who had already left.
(x) After reaching Delhi, we _______ (discover) that we ______ (take) a wrong route.
Answer. After reaching Delhi, we discovered that we had taken a wrong route.
(9) Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of Simple Past, Past Perfect and Past Perfect Continuous of the verbs given in brackets:
(i) I ___ ( sleep) for two hours before I ___ (get) up.
Answer. I had slept for two hours before I got up.
(ii) We ___ ( wait) for half an hour when the bus ___ (come).
Answer. Wehad waited for half an hour when the bus came.
(iii) The employee ______(demand) the extension of service. They _________ already (submit) a memorandum.
Answer. The employee demanded the extension of service. They had already submitted a memorandum.
(iv) The dacoits ______ (want) a large ransom from the man for which they _______ (already kidnap) him.
Answer. The dacoits wanted a large ransom from the man for which they had already kidnapped him.
(v) It _______ rain heavily for a week. The tanks and drains _______(be) overflowing with water.
Answer. Ithad been raining heavily for a week. The tanks and drains were overflowing with water.
(vi) He _______ ( drink) heavily for years. No wonder he _______ ( have) a heart attack last year.
Answer. Hehad been drinking heavily for years. No wonder he had a heart attack last year.
(vii) People _______ (suffer) for years. They ______(express) their anger only last year.
Answer. Peoplehad been suffering for years. Theyexpressed their anger only last year.
(viii)They _______(come) to know of it only last month. But it _____(go) on for years.
Answer. Theycame to know of it last month. But it had been going on for years.
(ix) She ______(read) for an hour when she______(decide) to start writing.
Answer. Shehad been reading for an hour when she decided to start writing.
(x) He ______(think) of marrying a beautiful girl for years when he______ (realise) only last year that he _______(require) money before marriage.
Answer. He had been thinking of marrying a beautiful girl for years when he had realised only last year that he required money before marriage.
10.) Select the correct form of the verb from the two alternatives given within the brackets:
(i) Thoibi (a) went (b) has gone to Bharatpur yesterday.
Answer.Thoibi went to Bharatpur yesterday.
ii) It (a) is raining (b) has been raining all right.
Answer. It has been raining all right.
(iii) The bus has left before Haokip (a) reached (b) had reached the station.
Answer. The bus has left before Haokip reached the station.
iv) Columbus (a) had discovered (b) discovered America.
Answer. Columbus discovered America.
v) I wish my brother (a) was (b) were here.
Answer. I wish my brother were here.
vi) We (a) had gone went to Rishikesh last year.
Answer. Wewent to Rishikesh last year.
(vii) She (a) has seen (b) saw the cricket match last night.
Answer. She saw the cricket match last night.