UNIT 3 PROSE GRAMMAR

Tenses

The term, ‘Tense’ denotes the time of action. They show when the work is done.

The English Tenses are : 1. Past 2. Present 3. Future

Present Tense form

Complete the sentences in present tense forms.

1. Saravanan always goes (go) for a walk in the morning.

2. We have gathered (gather) here for a meeting and the chair person is yet to arrive.

3. Aruna has eagerly been waiting (wait) to meet her friend since morning.

4. Sheeba is moving (move) to a new house next week.

5. Naseera attends (attend) music classes regularly.

6. Ilakiya and Adhira enjoy (enjoy) each other’s company very much.

7. Mani has been working (work) in this school for five years.

8. It is pouring (pour) outside now.

Past tense forms

Complete the sentences in past tense forms. B.P.No. 80

1. I went (go) to her place on foot.

2. The children were playing (play) in the ground when the teacher arrived.

3. They requested (request) him when the manager arrived.

4. If you had worked (work) hard, you would have won the relay match

5. Joanna and Joy had already left (leave) for Ooty, when the others reached the station.

6. We all sang (sing) in the choir last week.

7. Nancy asked (ask) for help.

8. The people were waiting (wait) for the train.

Future tense forms

Fill in the blanks using the verbs in the brackets in the future form. B.P.No. 82

1. We will not go to the market, in case it rains. (go)

2. Keerthi will have done his work by next week. (do)

3. The peon will have rung the bell by the time I reach the school. (ring)

4. I will visit my sister’s house next April if I go to Uttarkhand. (visit)

5. If you listen carefully, you will understand my point. (understand)

6. By next year, I will have lived in Chennai for fifteen years. (live)

7. The new edition of this book will come out shortly. (come)

8. She hopes you will help her. (help)

Underline the verbs and identify the tense forms.

1. I am working hard day and night. – present continuous tense

2. The Moon revolves around the Earth. – simple present tense

3. Were the milk men milking the cow? – past continuous tense

4. He received yours messages last night – simple past tense

5. I have been ill for a couple of days. – present perfect tense

In the following passage, some words are missing. Choose the correct words from the given options to complete the passage.

Raghav (a) was born in a middle class family. He is a (b) school-going boy of 8. His mother (c) works as a software engineer in an MNC. (d) Drawing is his favourite hobby. He (e) won the first prize in school level competition for drawing last week. He (f) started drawing at the age of 3. His mother (g) hopes he (h) will become a great painter in future.

The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in the tense of the verb in each line. Write the wrong word as well as the correct word in the given place. One is done for you.

Incorrect words Correct words When Anand reach Arun’s place, his reach reached friends have arrived already. Arun have had introduces Anand to them. Arun’s brother introduces introduced

buy some snacks from the market. buy bought

Arun serving it to all his friends. Then serving served

they all sat together to planning their holidays. planning plan

Arun have a cottage in Ooty, so have had

they all plan to go to Ooty during the holidays. plan planned “Would we have a good time?, asked Arun. would can will

They all cheerfully say, “Yes!” say said

Read the story and rewrite it using the past tense.

Juno the elephant was lonely and tried to make friends with the other animals in the forest. But, the other animals refused to play with Juno because of his size. One day, all the animals were running away from Dera the tiger who was eating everyone he found. Juno went and gave Dera a swift kick. Dera immediately ran away. Juno was now everyone’s friend.

Read the situations given below and frame two suitable sentences in the appropriate form of the tenses.

Give two instructions to your classmates.

• Kindly go to the football ground.

• Do not throw the chocolate wrappers on the floor.

Make any two requests to your classmates or friends.

• Can you lend me your pen?

• Will you come with me to temple today?

Mention any two of your discontinued habits in the correct tense form.

• I used to eat ice-cream.

• I used to play chess in my school days.

Mention any of your two dreams in the correct tense form.

• I want to become an engineer.

• I will strive for 100% attendance this year.