Tenses in English Grammar

 Let's look at the rules for tenses in English grammar with examples. 

Exercises :- 

·     Simple present tense

1.    Children are sometimes scolded by the parents. (Scold)

2.    I always take tea in the morning. (Take)

3.    Rahul is invited to the party many times. (Invite)

4.    Water is produced by hydrogen and oxygen. (Produce)

5.    Here comes the hero ! (come)

6.    There he goes ! (go)

7.    I shall wait here till you finish your work. (finish)

8.    If he comes here, I will help him. (come)

9.    Unless you are requested by me, you will not help me. (request)

10.The news paper says that there was heavy rain in Junagadh yesterday. (say)

·     Simple past tense

1.    The team was guided by the coach yesterday. (guide)

2.    The books were sold here yesterday. (sell)

3.    I visited the taj a month ago. (visit)

·     Simple future tense

1.    I shall be awarded for my victory in future. (award)

2.    We shall check the matter tomorrow. (check)

3.    Rajkot will be cleaned tomorrow. (clean)

4.    The guests will arrive the next day. (arrive)

5.    I think this boy will be a great man. (be)

6.    We hope you will bring enough food for all. (bring)

7.    I suppose he will do better next time. (do)

·     Continuous Present Tense

1.    The school building is being constructed now-a-days. (construct)

2.    The tiger is being trapped by the hunters at this moment. (trap)

3.    The students are decorating the room now. (decorate)

·     Continuous Past Tense

1.    These boys were being taught English in the class then. (teach)

2.    I was being guided by my teacher in the morning yesterday. (guide)

3.    The students were reading poems at that moment. (read)

4.    When I saw him, he was watching TV. (watch)

5.    When I saw him, a story was being read by him. (read)

6.    Rahul was being taught English by his teacher when I reached there. (teach)

7.    We crossed the bridge while the train was being repaired. (repair)

8.    Rahul saw me while I was being examined by the doctor. (examine)

9.    They came here while I was talking on the phone. (talk)

·     Continuous Future Tense

1.    Ram will be doing his work in the morning tomorrow. (do)

2.    These people will be taking tea tomorrow morning. (take)

3.    The doctor will be checking the patients tomorrow evening. (check)

·     Perfect Present Tense

1.    I have never seen your brother. (see)

2.    They have been here since 1999. (be)

3.    The radio has just been repaired. (repair)

4.    The boys have already been permitted to go home by him. (permit)

·     Perfect Past Tense

1.    The train had left the station before we reached. (leave)

2.    The police arrived after we had punished the thief. (punish)

3.    The note books had been examined before the teacher came. (examine)

4.    Rahul went home after his mother had been carried to the hospital by his father. (carry)

5.    When I reached there, he had completed his work. (complete)

6.    When we reached the bus station, the bus had left. (leave)

7.    When I opened the door, Rahul had escaped. (escape)

8.    I told him that he had passed in the exam. (pass)

9.    He knew that his brother had been arrested by the police. (arrest)

10.Rahul thought that his car had been repaired. (repair)

11.He asked me if I had met his mother. (meet) 

 

Direct and Indirect Speech

How to convert between English grammar Direct and Indirect speech? watch the below video and do exercises more are given here.

Exercises :- 

  Direct speech

1. Ø Ram said to Sita, “ I am reading your poem now.”
2. Ø Meena said to me, “you were running fast yesterday.”
3. Ø Rahul said to ketan, “ I like your work.”
4. Ø I said to her, “ you spoke very well last Sunday.”
5. Ø Raman said to reena, “ I have done my work today.”
6. Ø I said to you, “ I shall help you tomorrow.”
7. Ø Meena said to me, “ you will go there.”
8. Ø He said to me, “ I can help you.”
9. Ø She said to me, “ I may go there.”
10. Ø My teacher said, “ truth is god.”
11. Ø I said to him, “ I could run fast.”
12. Ø He said to me,” when I was in school, I enjoyed bunking maths class.”
13. Ø He said to me, “ no sooner did he arrive than I informed you.”
14. Ø He said to me, “when I saw him, he was reading a story yesterday.”
15. Ø Ram said to me, “if he were my friend, I would have helped him.”
16. Ø Anil said to Mukesh, “I wish we were friends.”
17. Ø He said to me, “she walked as if/as though she were a heroine.”
18. Ø I said, “I had better play long.”
19. Ø I said to them, “I will rather go home.”
20. Ø He said to me today morning, “I will help you tomorrow.”

 Indirect speech

1. Ø Ram told sita that he was reading her poem then.
2. Ø Meena told me that I had been running fast the previous day.
3. Ø Rahul told ketan that he liked his work.
4. Ø I told her that she had spoken very well the previous Sunday.
5. Ø Raman told reena that he had done his work that day.
6. Ø I told you that I would help you next day.
7. Ø Meena told me that I would go there.
8. Ø He told me that he could help me.
9. Ø She told me that she might go there.
10. Ø My teacher said that truth is God.
11. Ø I told him that I could run fast.
12. Ø He informed me that when he was in school, he enjoyed bunking maths class.
13. Ø He told me that no sooner did he arrive than he informed me.
14. Ø He told me that when he saw him, he was reading a story yesterday.
15. Ø Ram told me that if he were his friend, he would have helped him.
16. Ø Anil told Mukesh that he wished they were friends.
17. Ø He told me that she had walked as if/as though she were a heroine.
18. Ø I said that I had better play long.
19. Ø I told them that I would rather go home.
20. Ø He told me today morning that he will help me tomorrow.

Active Passive Voice

 Active and Passive are the two grammatical voices in English. neither is inherently better than the other, but each is suited to certain types of writings. learn how to form the passive voice and do the exercises to practice using it. watch below video for more information about active and passive voices. 

Exercises :- 

Convert Active sentences into Passive sentences

1. Ø  The librarian has issued me new books.
2. Ø  After they had finished their homework, they went out.
3. Ø  What has caused malaria?
4. Ø  Where has he got the computer from?
5. Ø  Which students were reading the magazines in the library?
6. Ø  How many workers were repairing the road?
7. Ø  Where is the patient being treated now?
8. Ø  Ice-cream is being served to the guests now.
9. Ø  Which music is Rehana listening to now?
10. Ø  Had you admitted your fault, you could have been pardoned.
11. Ø  By next month all this furniture would have been sold.
12. Ø  Why won’t he have any dealing with you?
13. Ø  Do you want me to take your photograph?
14. Ø  Does Deepa use hair-oil every day?
15. Ø  What did Nayana buy yesterday?
16. Ø  Who were invited to the party?
17. Ø  Had they taken their meal before you reached?
18. Ø  Who has taken my watch?
19. Ø  Where had you sent the peon?
20. Ø  Was the man accepting the gifts on that day?
21. Ø  Who was taking the photographs in the party?
22. Ø  What were the people buying there?
23. Ø  Where are the girls singing songs?

Answers

1. Ø New books have been issued to me by the librarian.
2. Ø After their homework had been finished, they went out.
3. Ø By what has malaria been caused ?
4. Ø From where has he got the computer?
5. Ø By which students were the magazines being read in the library?
6. Ø By how many workers was the road being repaired?
7. Ø Where are they treating the patient now ?
8. Ø They are serving ice-cream to the guests now.
9. Ø Which music is being listened to by Rehana now?
10. Ø Had your fault been admitted by you, they could have pardoned you.
11. Ø By next month he/we would have sold all this furniture.
12. Ø Why won’t any dealing with you be had by him?
13. Ø Do you want your photograph to be taken by me?
14. Ø Is hair-oil used by Deepa everyday?
15. Ø What was bought by Nayana yesterday?
16. Ø Whom did he invite to the party? 
17. Ø Had their meal been taken by them before you reached?
18. Ø By whom has my watch been taken?
19. Ø Where had the peon been sent by you?
20. Ø Were the gifts being accepted by the man on that day?
21. Ø By whom were the photographs being taken in the party?
22. Ø What were being bought there by the people?
23.  Where are songs being sung by the girls?