Scholar's JUNIOR ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION || Class 6 || Section I | Unit I || Lesson 19 : The Present Tense : It's Forms


Exercise

Exercise 1.
Frame sentences using the following verbs in present indefinite tense with subjects of all the three persons both in singular and plural forms:

eat tell bring beat study
reside  win open graze think
Ans: Eat-
Singular
First Person: I eat rice.
Second Person: You eat rice.
Third Person: He eats rice
       She eats rice.
       It eats rice.
Plural
First Person: We eat rice.
Second Person: You eat rice.
Third Person: They eat rice.

  Tell -
Singular
First Person: I tell a story.
Second Person: You tell a story.
Third Person: He tells a story.
        She tells a story.
        It tells a story.

Plural
First Person: We tell a story.
Second Person: You tell a story.
Third Person: They tell a story.

  Bring -
Singular
First Person: I bring a book.
Second Person: You bring a book.
Third Person: He brings a book.
        She brings a book.
        It brings a book.

Plural
First Person: We bring books.
Second Person: You bring books.
Third Person: They bring books.

  Beat -
Singular
First Person: I beat him.
Second Person: You beat him.
Third Person: He beats him.
        She beats him.
        It beats him.

Plural
First Person: We beat him.
Second Person: You beat him.
Third Person: They beat him.

  Study -
Singular
First Person: I study in class 6.
Second Person: You study in class 6.
Third Person: He studies in class 6.
        She studies in class 6.
        It studies in class 6.

Plural
First Person: We study in class 6.
Second Person: You study in class 6.
Third Person: They study in class 6.

  Reside -
Singular
First Person: I reside here.
Second Person: You reside here.
Third Person: He resides here.
        She resides here.
        It resides here.

Plural
First Person: We reside here.
Second Person: You reside here.
Third Person: They reside here.

  Win -
Singular
First Person: I win the race.
Second Person: You win the race.
Third Person: He wins the race.
        She wins the race.
        It wins the race.

Plural
First Person: We win the race.
Second Person: You win the race.
Third Person: They win the race.


  Open -
Singular
First Person: I open the window.
Second Person: You open the window.
Third Person: He opens the window.
        She opens the window.
        It opens the window.

Plural
First Person: We study in class 6.
Second Person: You study in class 6.
Third Person: They study in class 6.

Graze -
Singular
First Person: I graze the cows.
Second Person: You graze the cows.
Third Person: He grazes the cows.
        She grazes the cows.
        It grazes the cows.

Plural
First Person: We graze the cows.
Second Person: You graze the cows.
Third Person: They graze the cows.

Think -
Singular
First Person: I think it.
Second Person: You think it.
Third Person: He thinks it.
        She thinks it.
        It thinks it.

Plural
First Person: We think it.
Second Person: You think it.
Third Person: They think it.


Exercise 2. Fill up each blank with a verb in present indefinite tense:

1. Ronald ___ in the Park Street.
Ans: sits

2. Children ___ in the afternoon daily.
Ans: play 

3. Our jawans ___ the enemy back.
Ans: attack 

4. Parents ___ the family and its children.
Ans: love

5. Children ___ small jobs for the family.
Ans: help 

6. The cook ___ food for the guests.
Ans: cooks

7. The farmers ___ wheat in the beginning of winter.
Ans: cultivate 

8. We ___ breakfast in the morning.
Ans: eat

9. Prices ___ when demand is greater.
Ans: increases

10. Do you ___ the date of your birth ?
Ans: know

11. His hen ___ a golden egg every day.
Ans: lays

12. Reading ___ people wiser and cleverer.
Ans: makes 


Exercise 3. Change these sentences to negative form :

1. The master scolds his servant.
Ans: The master does not scold his servant.

2. The weaver-bird builds a cosy nest.
Ans: The weaver-bird does not build a cosy nest.

3. The postman delivers the mail twice a day.
Ans: The postman does not deliver the mail twice a day.

4. Prices fall on the approach of the new harvest.
Ans: Prices do not fall on the approach of the new harvest.

5. The sun appears going up after sunrise.
Ans: The sun does not appear going up after sunrise.

6. My friend works in a very big factory.
Ans: My friend does not work in a very big factory.

7. The moon goes round the earth once in 27/½ days.
Ans: The moon does not go round the earth once in 27/½ days.

Ans: The earth does not revolve round the sun once a year.

9. We keep bad boys at arm's length.
Ans: We do not keep bad boys at arm's length.


Exercise 4. Change these sentences to interrogative form :

1. Dean mostly reaches school late.
Ans: Does  Dean mostly reach school late?

2. My mother gives alms to the poor daily.
Ans: Does my mother give alms to the poor daily?

3. I complain against Ralph to the teacher.
Ans:  Do I complain against Ralph to the teacher?

4. The judge announces his judgement.
Ans: Does the judge announce his judgement?

5. The policemen arrest the bad characters.
Ans: Do the policemen arrest the bad characters?

6. Columbus discovers a new world.
Ans: Do Columbus discover a new world?

7. She always boasts of her face and grace.
Ans: Does she always boast of her face and grace?

8. The labourers go on a strike from today.
Ans: Do the labourer go on a strike from today?

9. The rats hold a meeting against the cat.
Ans: Do the rats hold a meeting against the cat?


Exercise 5. Change each sentence to negative-interrogative form:

1. The prisoner makes an appeal to the jailor.
Ans: Does the prisoner not make an appeal to the jailor?

2. He works like a donkey all the day long.
Ans: Does he not work like a donkey all the day long?

3. I stay with my maternal uncle in Simla.
Ans: Do I not stay with my maternal uncle in Simla?

4. He takes pride in his health and wealth.
Ans: Does he not take pride in his health and wealth?

5. Quinine tastes very bitter.
Ans: Does Quinine not taste very bitter?

6. They earnestly repent of their folly now.
Ans: Do they not earnestly repent of their folly now?

7. The wild animals hold a meeting at dusk.
Ans: Do  the wild animals not hold a meeting at dusk?

8. The rich seldom help the poor.
Ans: Do the rich not seldom help the poor?

9. Ben always finds faults with others.
Ans: Does Ben not always finds faults with others?

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