Note:
You must form possessive nouns by adding an apostrophe (‘)
and (–s).
ȱ ȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȮ‘s
leaf – leaf’s person – person’s
Possessive nouns answer the question: whose?
Shreya’s home.
Chandra’s home.
A teacher’s home.
Sandex’s home.
Sandex’s home is very big.
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(whose?) (what?)
Assignment
ǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱęȱ
one is done for you.
1. the rays of the sun the sun’s rays
2. the light of the moon the ___________________ light
3. the orbit of the Earth the ___________________orbit
4. the planets of the galaxy the ________________ planets
5. the rings of Saturn ___________________ rings
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6. the name of the planet the ____________________ name
7. the climate of Jupiter ____________________climate
8. the distance of the star the ______________distance
Note:
ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȮsǰȱȱȮ‘s
women – women’s oxen – oxen’s
ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȮsǰȱȱȮ ‘
players – players’ boys – boys’
Compare:
players’ boot o (a boot owned by all the players)
players’ boots oȱǻȱ ȱ¢ȱěȱ¢Ǽ
B. Write the possessive form of each underlined noun.
1. the size of the rings the rings’ size
2. the orbits of the planets the _________orbits
3. the telescope of the children the ____________telescope
4. the tails of kites the __________________tails
5. the distances of the orbits the _____________distances
6. the lengths of the days the ______________lengths
7. the speeds of the rockets the ______________speeds
Şǯȱ ȱĴȱȱȱstarȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏĴ
9. the light of the torches the _____________lights
10. the shapes of the moons the _____________shapes
C. Write the possessive noun in each sentence. Label it as
singular or plural.
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1. Bikash’s family has three children.
________________________________________
Řǯȱ ¢ȱȂȱ¢ȱȱȱȱĚǯ
_________________________________
3. Her daughter’s name is Ruchi.
_________________________________
4. Bhimshen rides in his uncle’s car.
________________________________
5. The families’ homes are nearby.
________________________________________
6. The player’s grandfather comes to visit.
________________________________________
7. What is your aunt’s job?
________________________________________
8. Dhirendra wears his nephew’s hat.
________________________________________
D. Read the radio advertisement for incorrect possessive nouns.
Circle each incorrect possessive noun and write its correct
form on the lines below.
How long is Earths orbit? What are Saturns rings made of
?How hot is the suns surface? Learn all this and more in “Our
Super Solar System,” a new show at the Museum of science!
Call 555-SOLAR for todays show times. Mondays shows are
sold out. Ask about our special childrens’s shows for schools
and other groups. So get in orbit and come out to the Museum
of Science!
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E. Rewrite each phrase. Use the correct possessive noun.
1. the costume that belong to the girls
the girls' costume
2. the dance of Ron
___________________________________________________
3. the necklace owned by her grandmother
_________________________________________
Śǯȱ ȱĴȱȱȱ
_________________________________________
5. the sleeves of the dresses
__________________________________________
6. the car that belong to my mother
__________________________________________
F. Write sentences using the noun below. The words in the
parentheses ( ) tell which form of the noun to use.
Singer
1. (Singular) _____________________________________________
2. (plural) _______________________________________________
3. (singular possessive) ____________________________________
4. (plural possessive) ______________________________________
G. Read each sentence. Find the correct possessive form for the
noun in the parentheses.
1. The Earths natural satellite is the moon.
A. Earth’s B. Earths C. Earths’ D. Earth’
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2. The suns rays give heat and light.
A. sun B. suns C. sun’s D. suns’
3. The planets moons travel with them around the sun.
A. planet’s B. planets’s C. planets’ D. planet
4. The orbits paths are not shaped like circles.
A. orbits B. orbit’s C. orbits’ D. orbit
H. Write a sentence using a noun from each box. Add –‘s or –s’
to show belonging.
students pilots child
men princess writer
uniform cap tie
boots napkin pen
1. Students’ uniform must be tidy and well-ironed.
2. ___________________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________________
4. ___________________________________________________
5. ___________________________________________________
6. ___________________________________________________
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Verb + at UNIT REVIEW: NOUNS
30
Name: _____________________ Date: ______________
A. Identify and underline nouns in the following sentences. (5×1=5)
1. Nepal is peaceful but landlocked.
2. Let’s not waste our time.
3. The clock struck 12.
4. He is from Canada.
śǯȱ ȱȱĴ¢ǯȱ
B. Identify and label the following nouns. (Proper, Common,
Countable, Uncountable, Singular, Plural or Possessive) (5 × 1=5)
1. Nepal, Mt Everest, Jhapa, Saturday: __________________
Řǯȱ ěǰȱǰȱ¢ǰȱǰȱ¢DZȱȱ ȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏ
3. Riya’s, Earth’s, students’, player’s: __________________
4. stone, marble, person, remote, book: _________________
5. feet, children, men, sheep, glasses: __________________
C. Look at the underlined nouns. Put a C for common nouns and a P
for proper nouns. (6 × 1 = 6)
Yesterday my class visited (1) Kasthamandap Park. Mr. Arjun
showed us where the (2) animals and birds live. We saw a
chipmunk gather (3) nuts. We also saw a robin feed its chicks.
(4) Mr. Arjun explained that birds eat worms. It was a fun day.
Father says I will visit other (5) parks when we vaction in (6)
Chitwan.
D. Write the plural form of each noun in parentheses. (5 × 1 = 5)
ŗǯȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱǻęǼȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱ ȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏ
2. The (box) are too heavy to carry. __________________
3. Those (baby) are not naughty. __________________
4. He baked two (batch) of cookies. __________________
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5. The (leaf) turn red in the autumn. __________________
E. Write the possessive form of each noun in parentheses. (4X1=4)
1. (Rita) sister is in second grade. ______________________
2. The two (dogs) tails are wagging. _____________________
3. (Children) books are fun to read. ______________________
4. The (trees) leaves are falling. _______________________
F. Read the passages. Choose the two nouns that can be joined with
the word ‘and’. Circle your answer. (2 × 1 = 2)
(1) Jena liked to write about all kinds of things. Tom liked to
write about all kinds of things. They began to write together.
(2) They wrote many stories. They wrote many plays. They
began to print their work. Soon they had their own magazine.
1. A. Jena and things B. Tom and things
2. A. stories and plays B. Cannot be combined
G. Solve the puzzle with the help of the given clues. (6×0.5=3)
5.
3. e
1. 4.t
2. n
h
Across: 1. Pl ural of foot 2. Plural of woman 3. Plural of mouse
Down: 3. Plural of man 4. Plural of tooth 5. Plural of ox
GOOD LUCK !
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UNIT - 3 ACTION VERBS
Lesson
11
The girl sings very sweetly.
The boy runs very fast.
The red-coloured words above tell what the subjects do, did or
doing.
ACTION VERBS:ȱ ¢ǰȱǰȱǰȱǰȱǰȱęǰȱǰȱǰȱ ǰȱ
etc.
The Girl sings very weetsly.
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Subject: A subject does This action verb tells
an action. what the girl does.
Most action verbs can be easily seen.
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Assignment
A. Look at the pictures below and make sentences using action
verbs.
1. ______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
2. ______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
3. ______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
4. ______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
B. Circle the action verb in each of the following sentences.
1. Carla answers the door.
2. Anu greets the guests.
3. Everyone works together in the kitchen.
4. Suzina slices the tomatoes with a knife.
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5. Tracy makes the sandwiches.
6. Samya sets the table.
7. The whole group sits down.
8. Everyone eats lunch at 11 am.
9. The villagers plant trees.
10. Carla smiles happily.
C. Look at the boldfaced verbs and tick the right box.
Action State
1. The dog is walking in the street.
Řǯȱ
ȱȱȱ ȱȱĜǯȱ
3. My uncle is chopping meat.
4. She is an active girl.
5. My aunt looks quite young.
6. This student is writing a novel.
Note:
Action verbs show an activity done by the subject. Some
action verbs tell about actions that are hard to see.
Sandeep imagines new recipes.
Father is planning a foreign trip.
D. Circle the action verb in each of the following sentences.
1. Saswot watches the chef.
2. She likes TV cooking shows.
3. They listen to the instructions.
4. My sister learns about cooking.
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5. Suprabha imagines
new recipes.
6. My mother plans a
special dinner.
7. Arya and Dad decide
on a Sujan.
8. Dad shops for food
with Rajan.
9. We buy fresh vegetables.
10. Mom, Dad and Rita love the dinner.
Note:
Action verbs must agree with its subjects. Singular subjects
are followed by base forms of verbs (V1) and plural subjects
by (V+s/es).
Singular Subjects base verbs fresh fruits.
Rama and Dipa eat in the jungle.
Tigers live poor people.
I / We/ They help
Singular Subjects v+s/es seriously.
Rakesh studies badminton.
She / He / It plays
E. Underline the correct action verb that agrees with subjects in
each sentence.
1. The chicken (lay/laysǼȱęȱǯ
2. Isha (watch/watchesǼȱȱĴȱǯ
3. They (plant/plantsǼȱȱęǯ
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4. The farmer (plough/ploughsǼȱȱęǯ
5. Children (play/plays) near the barn.
6. We (sell/sells) milk and cheese.
7. The dog (bark/barks) loudly.
8. Reema (dances / dance) to a song.
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F. Make sensible sentences by using all of the action verbs you
can see in the Pictionary above.
ǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱǯ
1. A customer (looks, thinks, egg) at the menu.
2. The guest (cleans, orders, menu) breakfast.
3. The chef (lays, cooks, sings) the eggs.
4. She (draws, chops, toasts) the bread.
5. The waiter (makes, takes, buys) the food to the table.
6. The cleaner (eats, cleans, looks) the table.
7. The customer (pay, pays, repairs) the bill.
ǯȱȱ ȱȱ¢ǯȱ ȱ¢ȱęȱȱȱȱȱ
verbs.
, OLNH WKH ÀUVW GD\ RI ZLQWHU 7KH VDPH WKLQJ KDSSHQV RQ WKLV
GD\ HYHU\ \HDU *UDQGPD JHWV XS HDUO\ JRHV WR WKH NLWFKHQ DQG
cooks. She uses the leftovers for soup. She cuts the meat, chops
WKH YHJHWDEOHV DQG KHDWV WKH ZDWHU /DWHU ZH KDYH D GHOLFLRXV
PHDO 1DUD ORYHV JUDQGPD·V VRXS +H DOZD\V KDV WZR ERZOV
+H DOVR HDWV SOHQW\ RI ULFH SXGGLQJ (YHU\ERG\ HQMR\V WKLV
VSHFLDO GD\
1. ______________ 5. _________________
2. ______________ 6. _________________
3. ______________ 7.__________________
4. ______________ 8. _________________
Pick out any EIGHT action verbs from the story above.
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UNIT - 3 PAST TENSE VERBS
Lesson
12
Rohini watched TV.
The children had a picnic last week.
I coloured a picture.
I took a bath yesterday.
The red-coloured words tell about actions that happened at the
certain time in the past. The words like yesterday, this morning, last
week, ago, before etc. are used to show the past time.
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Note:
The simple past tense shows the completion of an action in
the past.
We built this school in April. (v2)
The simple past tense shows some past habit.
I usually listened to English songs. (v2)
Past actions
ȱęȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱǯȱ ȱ
…………………………................... Now …………….
We usually add ‘—d’ or ‘–ed’ to the verb to change it into the
simple past tense.
Forms of verbs
Base form Past form Base form Past form
(V1) (V2) (V1) (V2)
act acted invite invited
beat beat jump jumped
catch caught know knew
do did like liked
eat ate meet met
ę fought open opened
go went pick picked
have had quit quit
create created shut shut
brush brushed closed closed
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Assignment
A. Find the past-tense verb in each sentence. Write it on the line.
1. We placed our towels on the sand. ________________
2. Mom told me not to play outside. _________________
3. We picked up our buckets. _________________
4. I woke up at around 7 am. _________________
5. Rabin stacked the buckets of sand. _________________
6. They formed towers at each corner. _________________
7. In the centre, I shaped a big square of sand. _____________
8. I collected the fallen leaves. _________________
9. We cleaned the well. __________________
10. Everyone liked our paintings. _______________
11. We marked some spots in the sand. _________________
ŗŘǯȱ ȱ ȱěȱ¢ȱǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏ
B. Choose the correct past-tense verb for each sentence. Circle
your answer.
1. Farsha ______________________ across the beach.
A. marcht B. marched
2. The hot sand _______________________ his feet.
A. burnd B. burnt
3. The sand hill ___________________ towards the water.
A. sloped B. slopped
4. Anita _________________________ down the hill.
A. rolld B. rolled
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śǯȱ ȱȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȱȱȱěȱȱǯ
ȱ ǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱĴȱ
6. Kamala_____________________ from the water.
A. wavved B. waved
7. Nabin _____________________ towards the water.
A. skippd B. skipped
8. We_______________________ in the pond.
A. swimed B. swam
C. Rewrite the paragraph changing the underlined verbs into
the past-tense verbs correctly.
On Saturday, Dad tells Mum about hot-air balloons. Mum and
Dad then go on a hot-air balloon ride. The pilot begins to take
the balloon up into the air. As the balloon rises, Mum sees the
ȱĴȱȱȱǯȱȁ ȱȱȱǷȄȱȱsays.
D. Read each sentence. Circle the past-tense verbs. Rewrite each
sentence to add any commas that are missing.
ŗǯȱ ȱȱȱěȱȱȱȱȱǯ
___________________________________________________
2. The storm raced across the ocean and beach.
___________________________________________________
3. The sky clouds and sand turned a darker colour.
___________________________________________________
Śǯȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱĞȱȱȱȱ
the water.
___________________________________________________
śǯȱ ȱȬȱȱ ȱȱ ȱĞȱȱ ǯ
__________________________________________________
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6. Surakshya slipped and fell down the stairs.
___________________________________________________
E. Give the past-tense form of each action verb in the
parentheses.
ŗǯȱ ȱȱǻ¢Ǽȱěȱȱǯȱȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏ
2. Clumps of seaweed (wash) onto the shore. _____________
3. Workers (carry) loads every day. ______________________
4. Crabs (crawl) out of their holes. _______________________
5. Straydogs(bark)allnight._____________________________
ǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȭȱ ǰȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ
form of the verbs given in the box.
ÀQG UXQ GUDZ VLW ULQJ WKLQN PHHW
TH O UG H T ZXC
Q W E D C V B NMS
CV D R E WF B VA
XC M A T Y I ME T
FO U ND U OP P
Q W E C V B N MJ M
A Z X S D R A NGE
G. Look at the pictures below and make sentences in the past
tense.
1._______________________________
________________________________
________________________________
_______________________________
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Lesson PRESENT TENSE
VERBS
13
Dorje always gets up at 6 am.
ȱĞȱreads a newspaper.
The child writes a diary daily.
The sun gives us light.
Note:
The red-coloured verbs are in the simple present tense.
The simple present tense shows facts, habits, duties and
general truths.
Add ȮȱȱȮȱto the base form of verbs in the simple present
tense if the subject is singular.
He opens the gate.
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Do not add ȮȱȱȮȱto the base form of verbs in the simple present
tense if the subject is plural or I or you.
They eat French fries.
I/You eat French fries. I/You eats French fries.
Past actions Future actions
.................................................. now ..................................................
He reads a book every day.
I writeȱȱĴǯ
We sing songs once a week.
Base form (V1) V5 (-s/es/ies) Base form (V1) V5 (-s/es/ies)
drink drinks fry fries
go goes see sees
want wants open opens
Assignment
A. Each sentence is followed by two forms of a verb. Choose the
form of the verb that correctly agrees with the subject of the
sentence. Circle your answer.
1. Andy _____________________ to do a show. |want, wants|
2. He _______________________ some tricks. |learn, learns|
3. Lisa ___________him write jokes and riddles. |help, helps|
4. I ______________ to ask tough questions. |plan, plans|
5. The girl_____________ a book on the table. |put, puts|
6. You ______________________ to the show. |come, comes|
7. I _______________________at the jokes. |laugh, laughs|
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8. You _______________________the riddle. |solve, solves|
9. I ____________________ some popcorn. |share, shares|
10. Andy _________________to the crowd. |bow, bows|
B. Circle the verb in each sentence. Then write S if the subject
is singular or P if the subject is plural.
1. We plan a picnic. _________________
2. I make sandwiches. _______________
3. A dish breaks. ___________________
Śǯȱ ȱę¡ȱȱ ȱǯȱȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏ
5. The students eat under a tree. __________
6. Tara hears thunder. _____________
7. They put the food away._____________
8. He runs home. _______________
C. For each verb below, write the form that agrees with the
subject given.
1. carry Anu carries
2. eat Mira _____________
3. wash I _________________
Śǯȱ ę¡ȱ ȱ ȱȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏ
5. guess Flora _____________
6. push You ______________
7. match I _________________
8. mix Krish ______________
9. sing She _______________
ŗŖǯȱ Ě¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏ
12. toss Lakpa ______________
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D. Tick the correct verb in each sentence below.
1. Fourteen guests (come, comes) to Sarah’s party.
2. The riddles (give, gives) NOTE
clues. In the present tense, the
subject must agree with
3. They (listen, listens) to the the verb.
news. ȱȱĚiesǯȱ ȱȱ ȱĚ¢ǯ
4. The clues (lead, leads) to
prizes.
5. Some police (search, searches) the house.
6. Others (look, looks) outside the house.
7. Sarah (worry, worries) that the riddles are too hard.
8. The guests (laugh, laughs) as they follow the funny clues.
9. Soon they (ęǰȱę) their prizes.
10. “I hope you (enjoy, enjoys) your prizes!” says Sarah.
ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ Ğǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ
questions that follow.
(1) My father and I make a cake for my brother’s birthday. (2)
ȱ ę¡ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ǻřǼȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ
(4) We decorates it together. (5) My brother eat the cake at his
party. (6) ______ loves it.
1. Which sentence has a singular subject and a correct present-
tense verb?
A. Sentence 1 B. Sentence 2 C. Sentence 3
2. Which sentence has a singular subject and incorrect present-
tense verb?
A. Sentence 1 B. Sentence 2 C. Sentence 3
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3. Which sentence has a plural subject and a correct present-tense
verb?
A. Sentence 1 B. Sentence 2 C. Sentence 3
4. Which sentence has a plural subject and incorrect present-tense
verb?
A. Sentence 1 B. Sentence 2 C. Sentence 4
śǯȱ ȱȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱ ȱŜǵ
A. He B. We C. He and his friends
F. Read the following sentences carefully and write the correct
number next to each sentence.
1. duty 2. routine 3. fact 4. general truth
1. The sun rises in the east. ____________
2. Mr Gupta teaches us Mathematics. ______
3. Rama always reaches school at 9 am. ____
4. Hard work leads to success. ______
5. Everything falls to the ground. _______
6. Our school starts at 9:10 am. _______
7. The milkman delivers milk at 6 am. _______
G. Complete your personal routine.
Time Activities
6:00 am I always wake up at 6 am.
7:00 am
8:00 am I study at school.
9:00 am
9 am - 4pm
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5:00 pm I go to bed.
7:00 pm
8:00 pm
9:00 pm
H. Complete the following sentences.
1. I like ______________ .
2. Mr. Sharma teaches _____________ .
3. Ms. Shrestha reads _______________ .
4. Harish takes __________________ .
5. Bima prefers _________________ .
6. Our school wins _______________ .
7. My uncle marries _____________ .
8. A doctor treats ________________ .
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Lesson FUTURE TENSE
VERBS
14
She will be a doctor someday.
I will buy a bungalow.
I think it will rain tonight.
We shall go ȱȱĞȱȱ ȱ¢ǯȱ
The red-coloured verbs are in the future tense because they tell
about an action that is going to happen soon or later.
The future tense is usually shown by using ‘will + base verb’. But
we sometimes use ‘shall + base verb’. [base verbs – v1]
Subjects Future tense verbs soon.
mangoes.
He will sleep a supermarket.
I shall/will eat dinner today.
We shall/will run all night.
She will cook
It will bark
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Note:
The future tense shows plans and promises.
I will do well in the second term exam. (promise)
I will go to Thailand next year. (plan)
A. Each sentence below has a time clue that tells if the action
is now, then, or later. Choose the correct form of the verb to
complete each sentence. Write your answer on the line.
1. Now Peter (needsǰȱǼȱȱĞȱȱȱȱǯȱȏȏȏȏȏȏ
2. Tomorrow he (will shop, shop) for something. _________
3. Years ago, Silpy (will play, played) basketball. _______
4. Today he (works, worked) as an announcer at games. ____
5. Now Pete (walks, walked) through the stores. __________
6. In the past, his mom (will pick, picked) out presents for
him. __________
7. Now he (chooses, will choose) a big book about robots. __
B. Circle the verb in each sentence. On the line below, rewrite
the sentence in the future tense.
1. Grandad sits by the window.
_______________________________________
2. Mina listens for the sound of the car.
_______________________________________
3. Dad waited at the airport.
________________________________________
4. She looked at the magic show.
_____________________________
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5. Mira wonders about the surprise.
_____________________________
6. Grandad thinks about the
surprise, too.
_____________________________
7. Grandmother suggests a new job
for Mom.
________________________________________
C. Proofread these lines of dialogue. Strike out any verbs that
ȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ
one in the brackets.
“I hopped you can help me,” said Jim. (hope)
“I will tries my best,” said Ann. ()
ȃ ȱȱȱĞȱȱ ȱ ǰȄȱȱ ǯȱ ǻȱȱȱȱǼ
“She will mention something last week,” said Ann. ( )
“Tell me what!” cry Jim. ()
ȃ ȱȱȱ¡ȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱĚ¢ǰȄȱȱ ǯȱǻȱȱȱȱǼ
“I will looked for a book about airplanes,” said Jim. ( )
“That’s great! I think she will liked that,” said Ann. ( )
Note:
Past actions Future actions
yesterday, last week later, soon, tomorrow, next ,etc.
............................................. Now ....................................................
Yesterday was cold. It is warm today. I think the weather will
be clear tomorrow.
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D. Circle the correct verb tense for each of the following
sentences.
1. Next week we _________________ to our maternal uncle’s
house.
A. travels B. travel C. travelled
2. My cousins _________________ us last year.
A. visits B. visit C. isitevd
řǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱĞȱȱ
my mother.
A. suggests B. suggest C. will suggest
Śǯȱ ȱ¢ȱ ȱȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȱȱȱĞǯ
A. shops B. will shop C. shopped
śǯȱ ȱȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȱȱ¢ȱȱĞȱȱȱȱȱ ǯ
A. needs B. need C. will need
Ŝǯȱ ȱ ȱȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȱȱęȱǯ
A. will help B. helps C. helped
7. Long ago, I ______________________ shopping.
A. hates B. hated C. will hate
E. Activity
Divide the class into groups. Create posters about the Literature
ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ěȱ
activities and stalls that will be at the fest, using the words will
and shall. Display your poster in class.
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F. Look at the pictures below and make sentences in the simple
future tense.
a football match
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a mountain
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ȱĴ
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an aeroplane
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Verb + atUNIT REVIEW: VERBS (TENSE)
30
Name: _____________________ Date: ______________
ǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ
ǵȱ ȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱĴȱ ¢ǵȱ ȱ¢ȱ ǯȱ
(1) The snow. Wind blows it across the street. (2) We runs outside. I
¢ȱȱȱ Ěǯȱ ¢ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ
(2 × 1 = 2)
1. A. The snow quietly! B. The snow falls quietly
C. The snow fall quietly D. No mistake
2. A. We ran outside B. We runs outside
C. We run outside D. No mistake
B. Madan and I picked up shovels. (1) We plough a path in the
snow. It sloped down the hill. Madan got a bucket of water. (2) He
poured it on the snow. The snow turned to ice. We slid down the
hill over and over. (2 × 1 = 2)
1. A. We ploughing a path in the snow.
B. We ploughed a path in the snow.
C. We plough a path in the snow
D. No mistake
2. A. She pour it on the snow. B. She pouring it on the snow.
C. She pours it on the snow. D. No mistake
C. (1) Last week, I start a big new painting. It showed a busy city
park. By the end of class, I had only sketched an outline. (2) Today,
I starts to paintǯȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱęȱȱ ȱǯȱ ǻŘȱƼȱŗȱƽȱŘǼ
1. A. Last week, I started a big new painting.
B. Last week, I will start a big new painting.
C. Last week, I starts a big new painting.
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D. No mistake
2. A. Today, I was starting to paint.
B. Today, I will start to paint.
C. Today, I start to paint.
D. No mistake.
D. Combine the two predicates with and, and circle your answer.
(2X1=2)
(1) Last week, we went on vacation. We camped near the beach. We
swam every day. (2) We played volleyball on the beach. We built
sandcastles on the beach. It rained one day. We went to the movies. It
still was a fun day.
1. A. Last week, we went on vacation, we camped near the
beach.
B. Last week, we went on vacation near the beach.
C. Last week, we went on vacation and camped near the
beach.
D. No mistake.
2. A. We played volleyball on the beach, and we built
sandcastles on the beach.
B. We played volleyball and built sandcastles on the beach.
C. We volleyball and sandcastles on the beach.
D. No mistake.
E. Identify and circle the verb in each sentence. Then label it as
present, past, or future tense. (10 × 1 = 10)
ŗǯȱ ¢ȱęȱȱ ȱ¢ǯȱȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏ
2. Sarita will write an essay next week. ___________________
řǯȱ ȱȱȱęȱȱǯȱȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏ
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4. You carried a dictionary to school. ___________________
5. Students will read their reports aloud. ______________
6. Jassica draws a picture in art class. _________________
7. We tried the science experiment at home. _____________
8. The children named three kinds of plants. _____________
9. My sister learns French in high school. _______________
10. I will ask my mother for help. ___________________
F. Identify and underline the verb in each sentence. Then rewrite
the sentence in the tense shown in the parentheses ( ). (8X1=8)
1. The children study quietly.
(past)
2. The teacher will talk about the
report. (past)
3. Many students enjoyed music
class. (present)
4. Mr. Green scores good marks.
(present)
5. Tim will hurry to school. (present)
6. We play outside during autumn. (past)
7. You solved the math problem. (future)
Şǯȱ ȱȱȱĚǯȱǻǼ
G. Identify and underline action verbs in each of the following
sentences. (2 × 2 = 4)
1. Sumitra was sad because she was told not to play chess.
2. Everyone was present at the party and they drank lots of
juice.
GOOD LUCK !
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UNIT - 4 THE VERBS - BE, DO
Lesson AND HAVE
15
The horse is a good runner.
The girl does love dancing.
The man has a lot of wealth.
The verbs—be, do, and have all have special forms in the present
tense.
Be o is, am and are Lata and Bima are cousins.
Do o do, does and did They don’tȱęȱ ȱȱǯ
Have o have, has, have They have promised to behave well.
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Note:
Study the table given below.
SUBJECT BE DO HAVE
I am do have
is does has
He, She, It are do have
We, They, You
Assignment
ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȭȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ
sentence.
1. She _________our favourite baker.
2. We _________big fans of her
strawberry pie.
3. They __________the best pies in the world.
4. I ___________ certain you will like them.
5. You ______never hungry when you leave this bakery.
ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȭȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ
sentence.
1. It _____________ take a lot of work to pick strawberries.
Řǯȱ ȱȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȱȱȱěȱȱ ȱǯ
3. He _________________ not like strawberries.
4. I can tell that you ___________________ like them.
5. I ____________ think I could eat strawberries every day.
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ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȭȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ
sentence.
1. We _______________ many mango trees in our garden.
2. You ________ to help me pick the strawberries tomorrow.
řǯȱ ȱȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȱȱȱęȱ¢ȱǯ
4. I _______________ a feeling you will like our strawberries.
śǯȱ ¢ȱȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȱȱȱȱĚǯ
Note:
The present tense forms of be, do and have must agree with
their subjects.
They have two pets.
The past tense form of be must agree with its subjects.
They were helpful.
ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ
sentence.
1. (have) “I _______ the same food all the time,” thought Dog.
2. (have) Suddenly, Dog __________________ a great idea.
3. (have) “Grandmother _______________ a great strawberry
shortcake recipe in her book,” Rooster said
4. (be) “I _______ going to make that cake!” announced
Rooster.
5. (be) Dog ________________ very excited about his plan.
6. (be) Turtle, lguana, and Pig _________ eager to help Rooster.
7. (be) “We _______________ a team!” said Rooster.
8. (do) “I’ll ________________ the reading,” said Turtle.
şǯȱ ǻǼȱȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱĚȱȱȱ
in a cake.
10. (do) Now the recipe _______ not seem as easy as it looked.
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E. Identify and underline the form of the verb be in each
sentence.
1. Lata is cold without her hat.
2. The winter was long.
3. The gloves are on the chair.
4. I am warmer now.
5. The children were at home.
6. Sumi is with Laura.
7. The children are at the basketball
court.
8. Those boys were good singers.
9. The lake is frozen this morning.
10. The grass is covered with snow.
F. Circle any incorrect uses of have, do, or be. Then rewrite the
text.
I is learning to bake. Grandma are teaching me. We was at her
house today. She asked if I knew how to bake a strawberry
shortcake. I told her I did not. I does like strawberries, though!
ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ Ğȱ ȱȱȱȱ
we served it to the family. “I is very impressed,” declared Mom.
“It be a fantastic strawberry shortcake!” said Dad. “You does a
great job!” said Grandma. “We was a good team,” I said.
G. Choose the correct word to complete each sentence.
1. This story _______________ about a rooster who bakes.
a. are b. is c. have d. am
2. Rooster ______________ tried of his regular food.
a. were b. was c. am d. have
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Lesson LINKING VERBS
16 The elephant is very big.
There is a camel.
A cat is an animal.
These shoes are mine.
All of the red-coloured words are linking verbs. Linking verbs do
not show any action. They connect the subject to a noun or adjective
in the predicate.
The elephant + is + very big.
p p p
(subject) + (linking verb) + (adjective)
(predicate)
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Note:
The word ‘be’ is a common linking verb. ‘Be’ has special forms
in the present tense.
I am a man. (subject + linking verb + a noun)
He is a helpful man. (subject + linking verb + a noun phrase)
We are happy. (subject + linking verb + adjective)
Assignment
A. Write am, is, or, areȱȱęȱȱǯ
1. I ________________ on vacation with my family.
2. My brothers and I __________ at a park with lots of rides.
3. The rides ________________ fast
and scary.
4. But every ride ________ fun.
5. Subash and I __________ happy
here.
6. Carla _______ ready to try
singing.
7. Mother and Father _______ready for lunch.
8. Fortunately, my cousins________________ here.
9. I _____________ happy to see them.
10. We __________________ eager to play together.
Note:
The verb ‘be’ is a common linking verb. ‘Be’ has special forms
in the past tense.
Jim was near the cinema. My uncle and father were busy.
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B. Rewrite each sentence. Choose the correct form of the verb
be in parentheses ( ).
1. It (is, are) winter. _________________________________
2. I (is, am) standing on the bridge.______________________
3. We (was, were) warm in the sun. _____________________
4. He (is, am) in the swimming pool. ____________________
5. They (was, were) with their friends. __________________
6. You (is, are) on a swing. ____________________________
7. I (was, are) at the slide. _____________________________
8. It (is, are) near the forest. ___________________________
9. They (is, are) on a see-saw. _________________________
10. She (is, are) sleepy at the end of the day. _____________
Note:
The verb ‘be’ has special forms in the present tense and the
past tense.
PRESENT TENSE PAST TENSE
He is ęǯȱ He wasȱęǯ
I amȱęǯ I wasȱęǯ
We areȱęǯȱ We wereȱęǯȱ
C. Proofread the story. Circle any linking verbs that are not
correct.
My brother and I helped Grandma decorate. She were having
a party. I is the oldest, so I got the cake and presents. I arranged
them in the centre of the table “That be my job” Carl said. “I
did it last year.” Then we started yelling at each other “Boys”
said Grandma. “Why don’t you work together to arrange the
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plates and silverware.” So we did and made the table look nice.
ȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱǰȱ ȱȱȱĴ¢ȱȱǯ
D. Correct the linking verb. Write the sentence with correct
capitalisation and end marks in your notebook.
1. it are the story of seven brothers
2. wow, they was always upset with each other
3. the book am interesting
Śǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱę
5. the Chef are a wise man and gives good advice
6. the brothers is happy to make peace with each other
ŝǯȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱĞ
E. Rewrite each sentence, using a correct form of the verb be.
Then write S above each singular subject and P above each
plural subject.
ŗǯȱ ȱęȱȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȱȱȱǯ
__________________________________________________
2. We _________________ close to the beaver’s dam.
__________________________________________________
3. He ___________________ in a wooden boat.
__________________________________________________
4. The river _____________________ full of life.
__________________________________________________
5. Two relatives _____________ jealous of each other.
__________________________________________________
6. I __________ very passionate about sports.
__________________________________________________
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Lesson MAIN VERBS AND
HELPING VERBS
17
Ramila reads a newspaper daily.
Shyam climbed up a tree.
The dog is chasing a boy.
The children ȱĚ ȱkites.
A main verb tells what the subject is or does.
Ramila is a teacher. Ramila reads a novel daily.
p p
(Who Ramila is) (What Ramila does)
A helping verb helps another main verb to show an action.
Chadani has ĴȱȱĴǯȱ
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