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Karnataka 1st PUC English Grammar Notes Verbs

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Question 1.
Once upon a time, a man _________ (live) in a hut at the edge of a forest. An elephant _________ (make) friendship with him. One day, when it _________ (be + rain) heavily, the elephant _________ (request) the man to allow him to put his trunk in his hut.
Answer:
lived, made, was raining, requested.

Question 2.
The Lion was the king of the jungle. He _________ (want) to have peace in his kingdom. So he _________ (appoint) a Commission of Enquiry. Mr. Fox _________ (be) the chairman. On seeing the members, the man _________ (demand) to include one from his side.
Answer:
wanted, appointed, was, demanded.

Question 3.
Once the Commission of Enquiry_________ (sit) to take the evidence. The Elephant
(come) along with a superior air. He _________ (justify).his act or occupying the hut. The man_________ (be + wait) fo his opportunity to give evidence.
Answer:
sat, came, justified, was waiting.

Question 4.
The members of the Commission of Enquiry declared that they (have + hear) sufficient
evidence. Then, they _________ (enjoy) a delicious meal at the expense of Mr. Elephant. Finally, they _________ (decide) to give the judgement in favour of Mr Elephant. The man _________ (accept) the judgment.
Answer:
had heard, enjoyed, decided, accepted.

Question 5.
Once, we _________ (be e erect) a bamboo frame. We needed something to tie it. So, we
_________ (send) Sanna to bring some creepers. He _________ (bring) a whole bundle.
When Mara _________ (open) the bundle, he found a medicinal creeper.
Answer:
were erecting, sent, brought, opened.

Question 6.
According to Mata, a sage _________ (have + curse) the medicinal creeper The curse was thai when somebody _________ (need) It,. they _________ (shall + not + find) It. So when the _________ (find) It, they would tie It to a nearby tree.
Answer:
had cursed, needed, should not find, found.

Question 7.
The Englishman _________ (tell) Mara to show him the plant. So, Mata _________ (take) hin’
to the forest. Although they _________ (search) the whole day, they didn’t find it. So, the
Englishman _________ (threaten) to shoot him.
Answer:
told, took, searched, threatened.

Question 8.
Krishna knew a Malayali sadhu. The sadhu _________ (have + treat) him for boils all over his body. Krishna again _________ (meet) him and _________ (request) him to give medicine for piles. The Sadhu _________ (agree) to give medicine for piles.
Answer:
had treated, met, requested, agreed.

Question 9.
It was quite a big city. I _________ (stay) in a small room in that city. I _________ (carry) on a
profession of teaching English. _________ (teach) them to write addresses In English. People _________ (pay) one anna to four annas for writing an address.
Answer:
stayed, carried, taught, paid.

Question 10.
By tradition, the people of the city _________ (be) soldiers. But, some of them _________ (go) to distant places. Many others _________ (serve) as watchmen. Money was highly valued by them. For money, they _________ (will + do) anything, even commit murder.
Answer:
were, went, served, would do.

Question 11.
I got up at 4 p.m. and _________ (finish) my daily chores. Then I _________ (step) out for a
meal, I _________ (have) 14 Rs. In the wallet which was In my coat pocket. I _________ (enter) a restaurant and ordered a meal.
Answer:
finished, stepped, had, entered.

Question 12.
The narrator put his hand in his coat pocket to pay the bill. But he _________ (begin) to sweat and almost _________ (digest) in an instant all that he _________ (have + eat). The reason __________ (be) that his wallet was not there.
Answer:
began, digested, had eaten, was.

Question 13.
It _________(be) a busy restaurant. When the narrator didn’t pay the bill, the owner
(give) a loud guffaw. He _________ (catch) him by the lapels of his Coat and told him to put down the money. All the people _________ (be + look) at him like hungry wolves.
Answer:
was, gave, caught, were looking.

Question 14.
Nasiruddin Sheikh was Babar All’s father. He _________ (be) a Jute seller. He_________ (supj5ort) his son Baba .All In all his ventures. Thus, Babar All _________ (start) his own school at the age of nine. Todaÿ 800 students _________ (be + get) education in his school.
Answer:
was, supported, started, are getting.

Question 15.
Babar Ali’s school _________ (grow) out of a game. In the play ‘School-School’, Baba r All was the teacher. His friends _________ (have + not + see) the inside of a school. They _________ (enjoy) playing students. They _________ (end) up learning arithmetic and enjoying it.
Answer:
grew, had not seen, enjoyed, ended.

Question 16.
Gradually, Babar All’s name spread. Help _________ (begin) to come from other quarters.
When Babar All _________ (think) of a mid-day meal scheme, the rice _________ (corn e) from his father’s fields. But now, he _________ (get) ¡t from the government stock.
Answer:
began, thought, came, gets.

Question 17.
My jailoi- let me go when he _________ (hear) of my dream. Then I _________ (slip) out unseen and _________ (climb) the tree. ¡_________ (hide) myself in its leaves waiting for the Majesty’s arrival.
Answer:
heard, slipped, dimbed, hid.

Question 18.
The Goddess appeared before Ma ra. She _________ (tell) him to give her message to the king. She________ (say) that a tank ________ (have) to be built to the river Veda. Mara ________ (be + wait) for an opportunity to meet the king.
Answer:
told, said, had, was waiting.

Question 19.
Mara said that the Goddess _________ (stand) before him. Her tresses _________ (be) wild.
She _________ (have + splash) her forehead with vermilion. He _________ (fall) down and
prayed her not to destroy the lake.
Answer:
stood, were, had splashed, fell.

Question 20.
Frederick Douglass had seen his mother only four or five times in his life. Because, she________ (be) a field hand in the farm of Mr Stewart, who _________ (live) about 12 miles away from Douglass’ home. She _________ (make) her journeys in the night to see her son. She _________ (travel) the whole distance on foot after her work.
Answer:
was, lived, made, travelled.

Question 21.
FrederIck Douglass _________ (have) two masters. His first master’s name _________ (be)
Anthony. Douglass ________ (do + not + remember) Anthony’s first name, who ________
(own) two or three farms and about thirty slaves.
Answer:
had, was, did not remember, owned

Question 22.
As we drove through the foothills at the Alps, two smaLl boys ________ (stop) us on the outskirts of Verona. They _________ (be + sell) strawberries that _________ (look) delicious against the green leaves lining the basket. We _________ (want) to buy fruits from them.
Answer:
stopped, were seUing, looked, wanted.

Question23.
Nicola and Jacopo’s father was killed b the war. Later, a bomb _________ (have ÷ destroy) their home. They _________ (suifer) from starvation. Even then, they _________ (do + not + lose) their heart. They _________ (join) the Resistance Movement to fight against the Germans.
Answer:
had destroyed, suffered, did not lose, joined.

Question 24.
The two boys met their sister. One _________(can + identify) her resemblance to her brothers. A vase of wild flowers _________ (stand) on her table. They also _________ (carry) several books for her. She ________ (feel) happy after meeting her brothers.
Answer:
could identify stood, carried, felt.

Question 25.
I waited outside until the boys _________ (rejoin) me and then _________ (bring) them back to the city. I did not say even a word. I knew that they _________ (will + prefer) to feel that they ________ (have+ keep) their secret.
Answer:
rejoined, brought, would prefer, had kept.

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