1st PUC ENGLISH WORKBOOK
ANSWERS ARTICULATION VERBS
VERBS
TIME AND TENSE
A verb is defined as a word which shows action or state of being. The verb
plays an important role in a sentence. Every sentence of a clause must have a
verb. Recognizing the forms of a verb is often the most important step in
understanding the meaning of a sentence.
Read
the following sentences and identify the verbs.
1) I wake up early in the morning.
2) Shreyas is working on his project.
3) Mr. Lingaraj has bought a new car.
4) The dance programme will begin at 4 pm.
5) We went to the circus yesterday.
6) Harini was sleeping when the phone rang.
Note:
The above sentences indicate simple present, present continuous, present
perfect, simple past and future time of action. Try to match the tense forms
and the verbs in the sentences given above. Auxiliary verbs are used to
indicate present and present continuous actions.
Generally, future action is
indicated using simple present or present continuous tenses or modals.
1) Sameer goes to Hyderabad
tomorrow.
2) Kavya is submitting her
assignment by the end of this month.
3) They will announce the
results tomorrow.
A.
I. Fill in the blanks by choosing the appropriate answer.
1)
Don’t make noise. You ……………. (disturb) me.
a) is disturbing b) are disturbing c) was disturbing
Ans: b) are disturbing
2)
My friend goes to the gym. He…………. (want) to be fit.
a) is wanting b) has wanted c) wants
Ans: c) wants
3)
Generally they speak in Kannada. But now they …………. (speak) in English.
a) are speaking b) is speaking c) were speaking
Ans: a) are speaking
4)
The sun …………. (rise) in the east.
a) is rising b) was rising c) rises
Ans: 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 they are leaving (be/leaving)?
Hari: They leave (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 nature, loves (love)
2) Flute is my father’s
favourite musical instrument. He listening to it all the time, keeps (keep)
3) City life is very
expensive. Even food items a lot cost
(cost)
IV.
Fill in the blanks with 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 offers
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.
Ans: John gets up at 5 o’ clock in the morning. Every
day, he takes a morning walk for 15 minutes. He studies for 2 hours. Then he
takes his bath around 7.30 am. He usually has breakfast around 8.30 am. He
attends classes from 10:00 am to 4.30 pm. After coming back from school he
watches T.V for an hour. He helps his parents for an hour. He then studies upto
10:00 pm. He usually has dinner after 10:00 pm. He visits his relatives once in
a week. He watches movies with his friends once in a month.
II.
With the above as a model, write a paragraph on your routine.
Ans: I get up at 6 o’ clock in the morning every day. I
do yoga for 20 minutes. I take bath around 6.30 am. I study for two hours. I
usually take breakfast around 8.30 am. I attend classes from 10 am to 3-00 pm.
After coming back from College, I take one hour rest. I go for an evening walk
for 20 minutes. I watch TV for an hour between 4.30 pm and 5.30 pm. After six
o’ clock, I chat with my friends. I study up to 10 pm, and take dinner at 10
pm. I watch movies with my friends twice a month.
III.
Complete the following sentences with the verbs from the list.
(like, likes, go, goes, have, has, live,
lives)
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 like poovan 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.
…………
(reach) Kuppali yesterday as 8.30 pm ………… (stay) at the guest house………… (get
up) early in the morning ………… (go) to Navilugudda, a 30 minute drive …………
(watch) the sunrise ………… (be) a spectacular sight…………(return) to Kuppali …………
(visit) ‘Kavi Shyla’ – (pay) respect to the Samadhis of Kuvempu and Tejaswi –
(take) photographs – some tourists from Mysore (have) arranged a campfire –
(invite) me to join them – (join) the campfire – (have ) a happy time with them
– (be) a memorable trip.
Ans: Vikas reached Kuppali yesterday as 8.30 pm. He
stayed at the guest house. He got up early in the morning and wart to
Navilugudda, a 30 minutes drive to watch the sunrise. It was a spectacular
sight. He returned to Kuppali, and then he visited ‘Kavi Shyla’ and paid
respect to the Samadhis of Kuvempu and Tejaswi. He took photographs. Some
tourists from Mysore had arranged a camp fire. They invited him to join them.
He too joined the campfire and had a happy time with them. It was a memorable
trip.
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 was (be) occupied by anyone else
before Mr. Elephant had 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 the market.
2) When I was (be) at home this evening,
it rained (rain).
3) Last month, my friend was staying (be/stay) in
Bangalore, and I went(go) to
see him.
4) Yesterday, he forgot (forget) to call me as he
was doing (be/do) his home
work.
5) Rajanna was working (be/work) in the
office when Basavaraj met (meet)
him.
