USE OF ONE SENTENCE IN ALL FORMS OF TENSES ---- EXERCISES FOR PRACTICE

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USE OF ONE SENTENCE IN ALL FORMS OF TENSES ---- EXERCISES FOR PRACTICE

USE OF ONE SENTENCE IN DIFFERENT FORMS OF TENSES

PRESENT INDEFINITE TENSE

इस काल मेँ वाक्य के अन्त में 'ता है, ते हैं और ती है ' आता है जैसे कि

वह फूल तोडती है।

First Person & Second Person Singular & Plural & Third Person Plural --First form of verb is used.

Third Person Singular -- First form of verb + s or es is used.

वह फूल तोडती है।

She plucks flowers.

वह फूल नहीं तोड़ती है।

She does not pluck flowers.

क्या वह फूल तोड़ती है।

Does she pluck flowers ?

क्या वह फूल नहीं तोड़ती है।

Does she not pluck flowers ?

PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

इस काल मेँ वाक्य के अन्त में 'रहा है , रहे हैं और रही है ' आता है जैसे कि

First Person Singular --- Am + First form of verb + ing.

Third Person Singular -----Is+ First form of verb + ing.

First Person & Third Person Plural & Second Person Singular & Plural--

Are + First form of verb + ing.

वह फूल तोड़ रही है। She is plucking flowers.

वह फूल नहीं तोड़ रही है।

She is not plucking flowers.

क्या वह फूल तोड़ रही है ?

Is she plucking flowers?

क्या वह फूल नहीं तोड़ रही है?

Is she not plucking flowers?

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

इस काल मेँ वाक्य के अन्त में ' आ ( ामात्रा ) है , ऐ (ेमात्रा ) हैं और ई (ीमात्रा) है ' आता है या चुका है चुकी है और चुके हैं आता है जैसे कि

First Person & Second Person Singular and Plural, Third Person Plural ----

Have + Third form of verb is used.

Third Person Singular ---- Has + Third form of verb is used

वह फूल तोड़ चुकी है।

She has plucked flowers.

वह फूल नहीं तोड़ चुकी है।

She has not plucked flowers.

क्या वह फूल तोड़ चुकी है ?

Has she plucked flowers?

क्या वह फूल नहीं तोड़ चुकी है ?

Has she not plucked flowers?

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

इस काल मेँ वाक्य के अन्त में 'रहा है , रहे हैं और रही है ' आता है और साथ में समय दिया होता है जैसे कि दो घन्टों से या सुबह से इत्यादि।

First Person & Second Person Singular & Plural & Third Person Plural --

Have +been + First form of verb + ing + (For time) Since or For is used.

Third Person Singular -----Has+been+ First form of verb + ing (For time) Since or For is used.

वह दो घन्टों से फूल तोड़ रही है।

She has been plucking flowers for two hours.

वह दो घंटो से फूल नहीं तोड़ रही है।

She has not been plucking flowers for two hours.

क्या वह दो घंटो से फूल तोड़ रही है ?

Has she been plucking flowers for two hours?

क्या वह दो घंटो से फूल नहीं तोड़ रही है ?

Has she not been plucking flowers for two hours?

PAST INDEFINITE TENSE

इस काल मेँ वाक्य के अन्त में ' आ ( ामात्रा ) , ऐ (ेमात्रा ) और ई (ीमात्रा) ' आता है जैसे कि

Second form of verb is used.

उसने फूल तोड़े।

She plucked flowers.

उसने फूल नहीं तोड़े। She did not pluck flowers.

क्या उसने फूल तोड़े ? Did she pluck flowers ?

क्या उसने फूल नहीं तोड़े ? Did she not pluck flowers ?

PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

इस काल मेँ वाक्य के अन्त में 'रहा था , रहे थे और रही थी ' आता है जैसे कि

First Person Singular & Third Person Singular --Was+ First form of verb + ing.

First Person & Third Person Plural & Second Person Singular & Plural--

Were + First form of verb + ing.

वह फूल तोड़ रही थी।

She was plucking flowers. वह फूल नहीं तोड़ रही थी।

She was not plucking flowers. क्या वह फूल तोड़ रही थी?

Was she plucking flowers? क्या वह फूल नहीं तोड़ रही थी?

Was she not plucking flowers?

PAST PERFECT TENSE

इस काल मेँ वाक्य के अन्त में ' आ ( ामात्रा ) था , ऐ (ेमात्रा ) थे और ई (ीमात्रा) थी ' आता है या चुका था चुकी थी और चुके थे ' आता है जैसे कि

Had + Third form of verb is used.

वह फूल तोड़ चुकी थी।

She had plucked flowers.

वह फूल नहीं तोड़ चुकी थी। She had not plucked flowers.

क्या वह फूल तोड़ चुकी थी ? Had she plucked flowers?

क्या वह फूल नही तोड़ चुकी थी ? Had she not plucked flowers?

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

इस काल मेँ वाक्य के अन्त में 'रहा था , रहे थे और रही थी ' आता है और साथ में समय दिया होता है जैसे कि दो घन्टों से या सुबह से इत्यादि।

Had + been + First form of verb + ing (For time) since or For is used.

वह दो घंटों से फूल तोड़ रही थी।

She had been plucking flowers for two hours.वह दो घंटो से फूल नहीं तोड़ रही थी।

She had not been plucking flowers for two hours.

क्या वह दो घंटो से फूल तोड़ रही थी।?

Had she been plucking flowers for two hours?

क्या वह दो घंटों से फूल नहीं तोड़ रही थी ?

Had she not been plucking flowers for two hours?

FUTURE INDEFINITE TENSE

इस काल मेँ वाक्य के अन्त में गा , गी या गे ' आता है।

First Person Singular & Plural --Shall + First form of verb is used.

Second & Third Person Singular & Plural ---Will + First form of verb is used.

वह फूल तोड़ेगी। She will pluck flowers.

वह फूल नहीं तोड़ेगी। She will not pluck flowers.

क्या वह फूल तोड़ेगी ? Will she pluck flowers ?

क्या वह फूल नहीं तोड़ेगी ? Will she not pluck flowers ?

FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE

इस काल मेँ वाक्य के अन्त में 'रहा होगा , रहे होगें और रही होगी ' आता है ।

First Person Singular & Plural --- Shall + be+ First form of verb + ing is used.

Second Person & Third Person Singular & Plural --Will +be + First form of verb + ing is used.

वह फूल तोड़ रही होगी। She will be plucking flowers.

वह फूल नहीं तोड़ रही होगी। She will not be plucking flowers.

क्या वह फूल तोड़ रही होगी ? Will she be plucking flowers?

क्या वह फूल नहीं तोड़ रही होगी ? Will she not be plucking flowers?

FUTURE PERFECT TENSE

इस काल मेँ वाक्य के अन्त में ' आ ( ामात्रा ) होगा , ऐ (ेमात्रा ) होगें और ई (ीमात्रा) होगी ' आता है या चुका होगा चुकी होगी और चुके होगे ' आता है जैसे कि

First Person Singular & Plural --- Shall +Have+ Third form of verb is used.

Second Person & Third Person Singular & Plural --Will +Have +Third form of verb is used.

वह फूल तोड़ चुकी होगी। She will have plucked flowers.

वह फूल नहीं तोड़ चुकी होगी। She will not have plucked flowers.

क्या वह फूल तोड़ चुकी होगी ? Will she have plucked flowers?

क्या वह फूल नहीं चुकी होगी ? Will she not have plucked flowers?

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

इस काल मेँ वाक्य के अन्त में 'रहा होगा , रहे होगे और रही होगें ' आता है और साथ में समय दिया होता है जैसे कि दो घन्टों से या सुबह से इत्यादि। जैसे कि

First Person Singular & Plural --- Shall + Have +been+ First form of verb + ing+ (For time) Since or For is used.

Second Person & Third Person Singular & Plural --Will + Have + been + First form of verb + ing +(For Time ) Since or For is used.

वह दो घंटों से फूल तोड़ रही होगी।

She will have been plucking flowers for two hours.वह दो घंटो से फूल नहीं तोड़ रही होगी।

She will have not been plucking flowers for two hours.क्या वह दो घंटों से फूल तोड़ रही होगी ?

Will she have been plucking flowers for two hours?क्या वह दो घंटो से फूल नहीं तोड़ रही होगी ?

Will she have not been plucking flowers for two hours?

Read the following sentences with Sr. nos. (a) to (d) and fill in the blanks in the sentences with Sr. nos. (e) to (h) accordingly as per Tenses mentioned thereagainst.

EXERCISE NO. 1.

Boys play a football match.

PRESENT INDEFINITE TENSE

A.

(a). Boys play a football match.(b). Boys do not play a football match.(c). Do boys play a football match?(d). Do boys not play a football match?

PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

(e). Boys……………………..a football match.(f). Boys……………………..a football match.(g). ………boys……………………..a football match?(h). ……….boys……………………..a football match?

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

(a). Boys have been playing a football match for two hours.(b). Boys have not been playing a football match for two hours.(c). Have boys been playing a football match for two hours ?(d). Have boys not been playing a football match for two hours?

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

(e). Boys…………………. a football match.(f). Boys………………….. a football match.(g). ……….boys………….a football match?(h). …………boys not…….. a football match?

PRESENT INDEFINITE TENSE

(a). Girls sing a song.

(b). Girls do not sing song.

(c). Do girls sing a song?

(d). Do girls not sing a song?

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

(e). Girls………………a song.(f). Girls……………..a song.(g). ……girls…………a song?(h). …….girls not …………a song?

FUTURE INDEINITE TENSE

(a).We will travel to Bombay by air.(b). We will not travel to Bombay by air.(c). Will we travel to Bombay by air?(d). Will we not travel to Bombay by air ?

PAST PERFECT TENSE

(e). We……………………….by air.(f). We……………………….by air.(g). …….we…………………by air?
(h). ……..we not …………by air?

FUTURE PERFECT TENSE

(a). Your teacher will have taught a new lesson.(b). Your teacher will not have taught a new lesson.(c). Will your teacher have taught you a new lesson?

(d). Will your teacher not have taught a new lesson?

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

(e). Your teacher…………………………….a new lesson………..

(f). Your teacher……not……………………….a new lesson………..

(g). ……. your teacher…………………………….a new lesson………..?

(h). ……..your teacher not……………………a new lesson……..?

PAST PERFECT TENSE

(a). Your teacher had taught you a new lesson.(b). Your teacher had not taught you a new lesson.(C). Had your teacher taught you a new lesson?(d). Had your teacher not taught you a new lesson?

PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

(e). Your teacher…………………..a new lesson.(f). Your teacher……not……………..a new lesson.(g). ……..your teacher…………………..a new lesson?(h). ……..your teacher not …………………..a new lesson?

Answers: A. (e). are playing (f).are not playing (g).Are...playing (h).Are...not playing B (e) have played (f) have not played (g) Have...played (h) Have...played C (e) have sung (f) have not sung(g) have....sung(h)have...sung D.(e) had travelled (f) had not travelled (g)Had....travelled (h)Had....travelled. E. (e)has been teaching…..for two hours (f) has not been teaching…..for two hours g) Has……been teaching…..for two hours (h) Has…….not been teaching…..for two hours F. (e)is teaching(f)is teaching (g)Is….teaching(h)Is ……teaching

In examination there are different types of exercises relating to usage of tenses. A few examples are hereunder for practice.

Change the tense of the following sentences as directed :

Exercise No. CT-1

1. He has been living in this house for the last two months.

(Past Perfect Continuous Tense)

2. Do birds fly in the sky?

(Past Continuous Tense)

3. I go out for a walk in the morning.

(Future Continuous Tense)

4. Boys make a noise in the class.

(Past Perfect Tense)

5. Did you not agree with his brother ?

(Future Indefinite Tense)

6. I shall travel to Agra by train.

(Past Continuous Tense)

7.Cattle are grazing in the fields.

(Future Perfect Continuous Tense)

8. It will not have any effect on the coming events.

(Present Indefinite Tense)

9. I did not go to my office.

(Future Indefinite Tense)

10. Boys are laughing at the beggar.

(Past Indefinite Tense)

Change the tense of the following sentences as directed :

Exercise No. CT-2

1. Does he not go to his office by car?

(Future Indefinite Tense)

2. Will you lend me your book for one day?

(Past Perfect Tense)

3. This calculator did not cost me much.

(Present Perfect Tense)

4. Do you like his childish habits?

(Past Indefinite Tense)

5. Has he not taken away his luggage along with him?

(Future Continuous Tense}

6. The child is crying bitterly.

(Past Perfect Continuous Tense)

7. He stood first in the examination.

(Future Indefinite Tense)

8. He is suffering from fever.

(Past Perfect Continuous Tense)

9. He has not gone out for a walk in the morning.

(Past Indefinite Tense)

10. He will leave for Bombay in the evening.

(Past Indefinite Tense)

ANSWERS: CT I - 1. He had been living in this house for the last two months.2. Were birds flying in the sky? 3. I shall be going out for a walk in the morning.4. Boys had made a noise in the class. 5. Will you not agree with his brother?6. I was travelling to Agra by train. 7. Cattle will be grazing in the field for two hours.8.It does not have any effect on the coming events. 9. I shall not go to my office.10.Boys laughed at the beggar.CT-2. 1. Will he not go to his office by car? 2. Had you lent me your book for one day?3. This calculator has not cost me much. 4. Did you like his childish habits?5. Will he not be taking his luggage along with him? 6. The child had been crying bitterly for two hours.7. He will stand first in the examination. 8.He had been suffering from fever for two days. 9.He did not go out for a walk in the morning. 10.He left for Bombay in the evening.

Change the tense of the following sentences as directed :

Exercise No. CT3

9. Peacocks are dancing in the forest.

((Future Perfect Continuous Tense)

10. The jury did not announce the decision.

(Present Continuous Tense)

Write the following sentence in all forms of Tenses and in assertive, negative,interrogative and interrogative negative forms.

The gardener waters the plants

PRESENT INDEFINITE TENSE.

The gardener waters the plants.

The gardener does not water the plants.

Does the gardener water the plants?

Does the gardener not water the plants?

PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE.

The gardener is watering the plants.

The gardener is not watering the plants.

Is the gardener watering the plants?

Is the gardener not watering the plants?

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

The gardener has watered the plants.

The gardener has not watered the plants.

Has the gardener watered the plants?

Has the gardener not watered the plants?

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

The gardener has been watering the plants for two hours.

The gardener has not been watering the plants for two hours.

Has the gardener been watering the plants?

Has the gardener not been watering the plants?

PAST INDEFINITE TENSE.

The gardener watered the plants.

The gardener did not water the plants.

Did the gardener water the plants?
Did the gardener not water the plants?

PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE.

The gardener was watering the plants.

The gardener was not watering the plants.

Was the gardener watering the plants?

Was the gardener not watering the plants?

PAST PERFECT TENSE

The gardener had watered the plants.

The gardener had not watered the plants.

Had the gardener watered the plants?

Had the gardener not watered the plants?

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

The gardener had been watering the plants for two hours.

The gardener had not been watering the plants for two hours.

Had the gardener been watering the plants for two hours ?

Had the gardener not been watering the plants for two hours ?

FUTURE INDEFINITE TENSE.

The gardener will water the plants.

The gardener will not water the plants.

Will the gardener water the plants?

Will the gardener not water the plants?

FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE.

The gardener will be watering the plants.

The gardener will not be watering the plants.

Will the gardener be watering the plants?

Will the gardener not be watering the plants?

FUTURE PERFECT TENSE

The gardener will have watered the plants.

The gardener will not have watered the plants.

Will the gardener have watered the plants?

Will the gardener not have watered the plants?

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

The gardener will have been watering the plants for two hours.

The gardener will not have been watering the plants for two hours.

Will the gardener have been watering the plants for two hours ?

Will the gardener not have been watering the plants for two hours ?

Rewrite the following paragraph in all forms of Tenses.

The farmer rears cows and buffaloes at his farm house. He gives them fodder of good quality to eat. Cows and buffaloes provide the farmer with their milk. The farmer sells milk in the market and earns money for his livelihood.

PRESENT INDEFINITE TENSE.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE.

The farmer is rearing cows and buffaloes at his farm house. He is giving them fodder of good quality to eat. Cows and buffaloes are providing the farmer with their milk. The farmer is selling milk in the market and is earning money for his livelihood.

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE.

The farmer has reared cows and buffaloes at his farm house. He has given them fodder of good quality to eat. Cows and buffaloes have provided the farmer with their milk. The farmer has sold milk in the market and has earned money for his livelihood.

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSES.

The farmer has been rearing cows and buffaloes at his farm house for many years. He has been giving them fodder of good quality to eat since he purchased them. Cows and buffaloes have been providing the farmer with their milk since then. The farmer has been selling milk in the market and has been earning money for his livelihood for many years.

PAST INDEFINITE TENSE.

The farmer reared cows and buffaloes at his farm house. He gave them fodder of good quality to eat. Cows and buffaloes provided the farmer with their milk. The farmer sold milk in the market and earned money for his livelihood.

PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE.

The farmer was rearing cows and buffaloes at his farm house. He was giving them fodder of good quality to eat. Cows and buffaloes were providing the farmer with their milk. The farmer was selling milk in the market and was earning money for his livelihood.

PAST PERFECT TENSE.

The farmer had reared cows and buffaloes at his farm house. He had given them fodder of good quality to eat. Cows and buffaloes had provided the farmer with their milk. The farmer had sold milk in the market and had earned money for his livelihood.

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE.

The farmer had been rearing cows and buffaloes at his farm house for many years. He had been giving them fodder of good quality to eat since he purchased them. Cows and buffaloes had been providing the farmer with their milk since then. The farmer had been selling milk in the market and had been earning money for his livelihood for many years.

FUTURE INDEFINITE TENSE.

The farmer will rear cows and buffaloes at his farm house. He will give them fodder of good quality to eat. Cows and buffaloes will provide the farmer with their milk. The farmer will sell milk in the market and will earn money for his livelihood.

FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE.

The farmer will be rearing cows and buffaloes at his farm house. He will be giving them fodder of good quality to eat. Cows and buffaloes will be providing the farmer with their milk. The farmer will be selling milk in the market and will be earning money for his livelihood.

FUTURE PERFECT TENSE.

The farmer will have reared cows and buffaloes at his farm house. He will have given them fodder of good quality to eat. Cows and buffaloes will have provided the farmer with their milk. The farmer will have sold milk in the market and will have earned money for his livelihood.

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE.

The farmer will have been rearing cows and buffaloes at his farm house for many years. He will have been giving them fodder of good quality to eat since he purchased them. Cows and buffaloes will have been providing the farmer with their milk since then. The farmer will have been selling milk in the market and will have been earning money for his livelihood for many years.

CT3 : 1. He will have already taken his meals. 2.The fishermen had fished in the sea.3. The company despatches the parcel by Monday.4.The girls have sung songs.5. The countrymen had fought for freedom.6.We will not take tea in the morning.7.His brothers were setting up a new factory.8.The authorities will not have taken any action to avert any untoward situation.9.He will not be paying any attention to his brother's advice.10. Birds have made their nests in the tree.

CT4 :1.Who had been held responsible for all these ugly incidents? 2.Why did not you go to Jaipur along with your husband?3.Who will knock at the door?4. Our examinations are starting on Monday.5. Was your brother not playing cricket?6. He will not be extending any help to his brother.7.He will appear in this examination and succeed.8. He does not write any letter to his father.9. Will they have reached their destination?10. He had not been behaving with us properly for two months.

CT5: 1. All the travellers will sleep in the shade of a tree. 2. I shall have been living in this city for two years.3. Did you complete your work?4. Whom have you called so loudly? 5. How many boys sit in the class?6. For how long will you be waiting for him there?7. Where has the stranger come from?8. The child will not have taken anything for two days?9. Peacocks have been dancing in the forest for two hours.10. The jury is not announcing the decision.

पढ़ने उपरान्त इस ब्लॉग के बारे अपने विचार एवं इस को बेहतर बनाने हेतु अपने सुझाव अवश्य लिखें । हम इस के लिए आपके आभारी होगें ।

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