Lesson
8 MALE AND FEMALE NOUNS
Look at the pictures below and write male or female.
________________________ ________________________
________________________ ________________________
NOTE
All males are referred as Male Nouns.
ox horse brother
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All females are referred as Female Nouns.
cow mare sister
ASSIGNMENTS
A. Match each male to a female correctly.
boys Mrs Rai
uncle woman
father girls
Mr Rai aunt
king grandmother
grandfather queen
man mother
B. Now copy the male nouns and their female nouns on
the lines below.
boys and girls _________________
____________ _________________
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____________ _________________
____________
C. Here are some names of animals. Write ‘M’ for males
and ‘F’ for females in the boxes.
lion he-goat
nun horse
bull lad
cock bridegroom
hen cock
son daughter
D. Identify and underline nouns and write ‘M’ for males
and ‘F’ for females on the lines given next to the sentence.
1. A hero was awarded at a program. ________
2. She met an actress. ________
3. We interview her nephew. ________
4. Her husband is very helpful. _______
5. A vixen was dead. _______
6. We took a photo of a doe. _________
7. Let’s welcome this handsome gentleman. _______
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8. That lady is very cruel. ________
9. Is he a gentleman? _________
E. Cross out male nouns.
1. cow cock ę·
2. mom mare nun
3. son actress
4. brother aunt grandmother
5. horse gentleman sister
bitch
NOTE
We can form female nouns by adding –ess or –ress.
Male noun Female noun
waiter waitress NOT waiteress
hunter huntress NOT hunteress
poet poetess
F. Change male nouns into female nouns by adding –ess
or –ress.
1. mayor _____________ 6. emperor ___________
2. actor ______________ 7. conductor _____________
3. author ____________ 8. tiger _____________
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4. heir _____________ 9. hunter ___________
5. baron ____________ 10. master ___________
G. Colour male nouns green and female nouns blue.
tigress horse hunter she-
ě
doe monk ę·ȱ bride
aunt nephew poetess gentleman
boy cock hen bitch
H. Complete the following conversation using female/
male nouns.
Harka: Where are your father and ______________?
Radha: My __________ is abroad and mother is at home.
Harka: Do you have any siblings?
Harka:ȱ ȱȱȱȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏǯȱ ȱȱȱęĞȱǯȱ
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Radha: Do you have any pet at home?
Harka: I have a _____________. It guards our house.
Radha: Does your mother raise any animal?
Harka: We have a ______________. It gives us three litres of
milk daily.
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UNIT REVIEW: NOUNS 25
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________________
A. Identify and underline nouns in the following
ǯȱȱ ǻś ŗƽśǼ
1. We love Nepal very much.
2. A doctor came to my home.
3. I am a trainer.
4. Rudra went outside.
5. Give me my fruits.
B. Identify and label the following as Common noun or
ȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻś ŗƽśǼȱ
1. India, Mt Everest, Jhapa, Sunday:
_____________________________________________
Řǯȱ ěǰȱǰȱ¢ǰȱǰȱ¢DZȱ
_____________________________________________
3. boy, man, father, headmaster:
_____________________________________________
4. Daya, Putalisadak, Rima, Rojal:
_____________________________________________
5. books, tigers, pens, men, women:
_____________________________________________
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C. Put an S for singular nouns and a P for plural nouns.
ȱ ǻś ŗƽśǼ
I am a boy. I have two dogs. They are my friends. The
bark at strangers. I like them very much.
D. Write the plural form of each noun in the parentheses.
ȱ ǻś ŗƽśǼ
ŗǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱǻǼȱȱȱǯȱ ȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏ
Řǯȱȱ ȱǻǼȱȱ¢ȱǯȱȱ ȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏ
řǯȱȱ ȱǻ¢Ǽȱȱȱ¢ǯȱȱȱ ȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏ
Śǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǻ Ǽȱȱȱǯȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏ
śǯȱȱ ¢ȱǻǼȱȱȱ¢ǯȱȱ ȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏ
E. Change the following male nouns into female nouns.
ȱ ǻś ŗƽśǼ
ŗǯȱ ȱȱȱĴȱȱǯ
2. A monk passed our house.
3. A waitress worked very hard.
4. Who is your favourite hero?
5. Don’t beat the dog.
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Lesson Unit 3
9 ACTION VERBS
Look at the pictures below and write what is happening in
the boxes.
A girl is dancing. ________________________
________________________ ________________________
________________________ ________________________
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NOTE
An action verb is a word that shows an action or activity.
An action verbȱ ȱ ȱȱȱǻǼȱȱȱ
or does.
Ritu is peeling potatoes.
ACTION VERBSDZȱ ¢ǰȱǰȱǰȱǰȱǰȱęǰȱǰȱ
cut, write, etc.
The painter is painting the wall.
Subject: A subject does Action verb: This action
or doing an action. verb tells what the painter
is doing.
Most action verbs can be easily seen.
ASSIGNMENTS
A. Pick the action verb and write on the lines provided.
1. Kripa is breaking her chair. ____________________
2. He is reading some news. ____________________
3. Shristi is colouring pictures. ____________________
4. She is speaking now. ____________________
5. Kripa is counting pages. ____________________
6. He is brushing his teeth. ____________________
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B. Write an action verb on the line to complete each
sentence below. Use the picture to help you.
1. Jim is _____________ 2. Atif is __________
up and down. a kite.
3. Ruhi is ______________ 4. I am ___________
Ě ǯ sweets.
NOTE
Some action verbs are seen. They are useful in describing
actions.
Bidushi is drinking milk.
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NOTE
You can add –ing to the verb when you talk about something
that is happening now.
play + -ing = playing pull + -ing = pulling
ȱ ȱ ȱƸȱȮȱȱƽȱ ȱ ęȱƸȱȬȱƽȱęȱ
Sandex is watching TV.
ǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ
Circle the action verb.
1. A boy is painting a horse.
2. A boy is speaking to his teacher.
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3. Three students are talking to one another.
4. The clock is striking 10: 30.
5. A boy is sticking pieces of paper.
6. A girl is scribbling on a piece of paper.
D. Guess action verbs and complete the following
sentences.
1. Please do not f __ __ d the animals.
2. D__ __ v __ slow. There is a school nearby.
3. This is a danger zone. Do not e __ t __ r.
4. Please do not l __ t __ e r here.
5. Do not s __ __ a __. You are in a library.
6. Do not s __ __ m here. It is very deep.
7. Do not __ a __ k your car here. This is a private land.
NOTE
We also use action verbs without –ing to talk about things
that happen the same way every day.
The sun rises in the east.
My father reads a newspaper daily.
E. Complete the following sentences choosing the right
action verb.
drink play eat study read brush
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ŗǯȱȱ ȱ Ğȱ ȱ ǰȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȱ
your teeth.
2. When I am hungry, I ____________ food.
řǯȱȱ Ğȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȱ ȱ
book.
4. When I am ill, I ______________ hot water only.
5. In the evenings, I usually _________________ with
my friends.
6. Before exams, I ____________________ a lot.
F. What does your family do on Saturdays at home?
1. My father _____________________________________
2. My mother ____________________________________
3. My brother / sister ______________________________
______________________________________________
4. My pet ________________________________________
5. I _____________________________________________
G. Make sentences using the following action verbs.
eating: ___________________________________________
listening: _________________________________________
driving: __________________________________________
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H. Make sensible sentences using the following action
verbs in the picture.
ǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ęȱ ȱ action
verbs.
Amit: Tara, what are you ________________?
Tara: I am __________________ my books for the upcoming
exam.
Amit: That’s good. Don’t you ____________ by writing?
Tara: I just revise orally. Are you ______________ tuition in
Maths?
Amit: No. My elder brother ______________ me with Maths.
Tara: You are lucky. There is someone to ____________ you.
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Lesson PRESENT CONTINUOUS
10 TENSE VERBS
Look at the picture below and tell your teacher what is
happening.
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ASSIGNMENTS
ǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ
suitable verbs.
1. A boy is ______________________ on the swing.
2. The tap is _____________________________.
3. Birds are ___________________ to drink the drops of
water from the tap.
Śǯȱ ĴĚȱȱȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȱȱȱĚ ǯȱ
5. A boy and a girl are _________________ with a ball.
6. A balloon is ___________________________ a dog.
dripping sitting Á\LQJ trying playing chasing playing
NOTE
We use the present continuous tense verb to talk about
ȱȱȱȱȱǻǼȱ ǯȱ
Past actions Future actions
talked, read, played, etc. will talk, will read, will play
…………………………… Now ……………………………
talking
reading
playing
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B. Circle the present continuous tense verb in each
sentence.
1. Our class is singing a song.
2. They are wearing a hat.
řǯȱȱ ȱȱĴȱȱȱǯ
Śǯȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱĴǯ
5. Bhim is sleeping on his bed.
6. Sonam is eating fruits.
7. Lakpa is running in the park.
8. James is pasting pictures.
C. Look at the pictures and write what is happening
now.
1. Children _______________
in the swimming pool.
2. Monkeys___________________ in
the trees.
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3. Students __________________
their school.
4. Bimal __________________
________________________.
5. Boys __________________
________________________.
5. Girls __________________
________________________.
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D. Read the abridged poem below and circle the verbs that
are in the present continuous tense.
I’m building a rocket,
As soon as I’m done.
I’m taking my friends,
On a trip to the sun.
I’m building a rocket,
Ȃȱęȱǰ
And taking my friends,
On a trip to the moon!
I’m building a rocket,
ȂȱȱȱĚ¢ǰ
I’m taking my friends,
Way up high in the sky.
To heck with the rocket, Ȭ
ȱ Ĵ
It’s out in the shed,
I’m taking my friends,
Out for pizza instead.
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ǯȱȱ ȱȱȬȱ ǰȱęȱȱ ȱȱȱ
colour them.
dancing running playing reading singing
R E S T J R S ZXP
EWE E V U I YEL
A V D R S NNB VA
D A N C I N GM E Y
I OUND I I OP I
N W E C V N NM J N
G P E N E G GNGG
Now, make sensible sentences using the present continuous
tense verbs that you have coloured in the grid.
1. ______________________________________________.
2. ______________________________________________.
3. ______________________________________________.
4. ______________________________________________.
5. ______________________________________________.
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H. Look at the pictures below and make sentences in the
present continuous tense.
Example: She is jumping on her bed.
A lady/girl/elephant is cleaning the room.
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I. Look around your school or go to the playground of
your school. Then, write down what people are doing.
Ğȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ
ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ
ȱȱȱ Ĵȱ ȱȱ¡ȱȱ
of sentences using the present continuous tense.
ǯȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱęȱȱȱpresent
continuous tense verbs.
Sita: Hello.
Dip: Hello. How are you? What are you ___________?
Sita: I am _____________ to solve this Mathematical
problem.
Dip: Keep ______________. I am __________ my wall.
Sita: Great! When did you learn to paint?
Dip: My relative is a painter. He is _________________
our house. I am just _______________ him.
Sita: By the way, what is your sister _______________?
Dip: She is ________________ a computer course.
Sita: That is good news!
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Lesson
11 ‘BE VERB’: WAS / WERE
Look at the pictures. Where were these people yesterday?
They were at ____________. They were in _____________
They were in _______________. She was on _____________.
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NOTE
‘Was’ and ‘were’ are the past forms of is, am or are.
Use was when the subject is singular and were when the
subject is plural.
SINGULAR Subjects Verb Complement
He was on the bed.
She
It
I
PLURAL We were on the bus.
You
They
ASSIGNMENTS
A. Complete each sentence with was or were.
1. We _________________ playing cricket.
2. My sister _______________ singing a song.
3. My friends Lila and I ________________ talking parts.
4. I __________________ buying a pair of trousers.
5. My teacher _____________________ telling a story.
6. We all __________________ standing at the bus stop.
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B. Circle the verb in the parentheses ( ) that best completes
each sentence.
ŗǯȱȱ ȱǻwas, were) day-dreaming in class.
Řǯȱȱ ȱȱǻwas, were) eating
mo:mo.
řǯȱȱ
ȱ ǻwas, were) watching
a match.
Śǯȱȱ ȱǻwas, were) taking photos.
śǯȱȱ
ȱȱ ȱǻwas, were) doing homework.
Ŝǯȱȱ ȱȱǻwere, was) sleeping in the den.
C. Change the verbs ‘is, am or are’ into ‘was’ or ‘were’.
Write the new sentences. There is an example done for
you.
1. I am at school. Example: I was at school.
2. The book is new. __________________________
3. I am the lead character. _________________________
4. MohitandIarefriends.___________________________
5. We are having fun. __________________________
6. She is tying her hair. __________________________
7. Prashant is smiling. __________________________
8. They are digging a hole. _________________________
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NOTE
When we make the sentences with was or were into negative,
we add notȱĞȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱwasn’t or weren’t for
short.
Rajiv was not tall.
They were not talented.
D. Now, change these sentences into negative.
1. Ramesh was our captain.
2. I was tired of running.
3. Sugam and his friend were happy.
4. We were shocked.
5. It was a rumour.
6. She was invited to the party.
7. They were taller than us.
E. Rewrite the following story changing is, am or are into
was or were.
Today is a holiday. I met my friends. We decided to go
for a trek to Kakani. I am still in bed at 6 am. My friends
started calling me. They are waiting for me near the bus
stop. All of us are wearing T-shirts and shorts as it is
summer. As we walked up, we saw many things. There
ȱǰȱĚ ǰȱǰȱȱǰȱȱǯȱ ¢ȱ
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are jumping from one branch of a tree to another branch of
ȱǯȱ Ğȱȱǰȱ ȱȱ¢ǯȱ ȱȱȱȱ
to sit and eat food. The food is really tasty. The trek is fun.
F. Based on the pictures, write sentences using was or
were.
1. 2.
3. 4.
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G. Now, tick the correct answer.
1. Bhima was/were in the hospital.
2. Sarmila and Bimala are/is friends.
3. Pratap and Dina was/were sad.
4. Meena were/was singing a song.
5. Shakti was/were working in the farm.
6. My sister and Doma was/were in the library.
ǯȱȱ ȱȱȱ ǰȱęȱȱwas/were.
Shravika: Samikshya, how ……………. your day yesterday?
Samikshya: It ………….. full of fun. What about yours?
Shravika: I …………… quite busy.
Samikshya: Busy? Why?
Shravika: There …………… a party at my house.
Samikshya: Why?
Shravika: My father ……………. promoted to general
manager.
Samikshya: Oh. How many guests ………………. invited?
Shravika: There ……………….. many guests. I had to serve
food.
Samikshya: It ……………… nice talking to you!
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UNIT REVIEW: VERBS 25
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________________
A. Identify and circle action verbs in the following
ǯȱȱ ǻś ŗƽśǼ
1. Dipen beat a dog.
Řǯȱ ȱ ȱȱĴǯȱ
3. Rejish laughed.
4. Sovit jumped very high.
5. We are building a bridge.
B. Complete the sentences with appropriate action verbs.
ǻś ŗƽśǼ
1. Dad ________________________ dinner at 9 pm.
2. Roshan _____________ his dog with a stick.
3. My uncle is _________________ a Nepali song.
4. He is __________________ grade 5 students how to
draw circles.
5. Sona _______________ a lot.
C. Change the italicised words into the present continuous
ȱǯȱȱ ǻś ŗƽśǼȱ
1. I sing songs.
2. We eat popcorns.
3. I watch news.
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4. The child draws a picture.
5. Sumit plays with a ball.
D. Choose the correct option to complete the following
ǯȱȱ ǻś ŗƽśǼ
ŗǯȱȱ ȱdzdzdzdzdzdzdzdzǯȱǻȱȦȱǼȱȱĚ ǯȱ
Řǯȱȱ ȱdzdzdzdzdzdzdzǯǻȱȦȱǼȱǯȱ
řǯȱȱ
ȱdzdzdzdzdzdzdzǯǯǻȱȦȱǼȱȱ ǯȱ
Śǯȱȱ ȱdzdzdzdzdzdzdzǯǻȱȦȱǼȱȱ ǯȱ
śǯȱȱ ¢ȱdzdzdzdzdzdzǯȱǻȱȦȱǼȱǯȱ
E. Cross out the incorrect was or were and correct the story
ǯȱȱ ǻś ŗƽśǼȱ
Tej was/were afraid of dogs. But he was/were not afraid
of Boxer. Boxer was his dog. One day, Tej was going to a
mall. He wanted to buy some toys for his birthday. He
and his father was/were going to the Disney store. They
found that all the shops were/was closed. It was a festival
day. It were/was Dashain.
GOOD LUCK!
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Lesson Unit 4 LINKING VERBS:
IS/AM/ARE
12
They are very fat. Krish is handsome.
It is a dead tree. The man is very old.
That is my book. I am a good student.
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NOTE
The words like is, am or are are linking verbs. Linking verbs
do not show any action. They connect the subject to a noun
or adjective in the predicate.
They + are + very fat.
ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻǼȱ ƸȱȱȱȱǻȱǼȱȱȱȱȱȱƸȱȱȱǻǼ
ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻpredicate)
Subjects Linking verbs Phrases/Adjectives
I am happy. ǻǼ
He/She is a role model. ǻȱǼ
They/We/You are fairly kind. ǻȱǼ
ASSIGNMENTS
A. Write am, is, or are to complete each sentence that tells
about now.
1. Manju _____________ greedy.
2. A cow ___________ our national animal.
3. Dogs _____________ animals, too.
Śǯȱȱ ȱȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȱĴ¢ȱǯȱ
5. Crows _______________ birds.
6. A doctor ____________ like a god.
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ŝǯȱȱ ¢ȱȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȱęǯȱ
8. It _____________ my favourite pet.
B. Write suitable subjects and complete the following
sentences.
1. _________ is a thief.
2. __________ is hardworking.
3. __________ are friends.
4. _______ am clever.
5. _______________ are trainers.
6. ____________ am sad today.
7. _____________ is my hobby.
C. Circle the correct linking verb in ( ). Then write the
complete sentence.
ŗǯȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱǻwas, am) in the woods.
_______________________________________
Řǯȱȱ ȱǻwere, is) a program at school.
_______________________________________
řǯȱȱ ȱȱǻwas, are) in the air.
_______________________________________
Śǯȱȱ ȱȱǻam, is) on the tree.
_______________________________________
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śǯȱȱ ȱǻwas, are) our assets.
________________________________________
Ŝǯȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱǻwere, is) healthy.
____________________________________________
ŝǯȱȱ ȱǻare, am) happy with my result.
_____________________________________________
D. Write the correct linking verb for each word. Use am, is
or are.
Now Past
1. I __________________ I was
2. you __________________ you were
3. he __________________ he was
4. we __________________ we were
5. she __________________ she was
6. they __________________ they were
7. it __________________ it was
ǯȱ ȱȱȱȱęȱȱǯȱ ȱȱ
passage in your notebook.
Now I is in the Chitwan National Park. It are about 14
kilometres away from Bharatpur. The park am big and
ǯȱ ȱ Ȭȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĵȱ
ȱȱǯȱ ȱȱěȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱ
famous for the elephant ride and jungle safari.
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H. Look at the pictures and make sentences using linking
verbs.
1. 2.
3. 4.
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F. Write each sentence, using the correct linking verb in
the parentheses ( ).
ŗǯȱ ȱǻǰȱǼȱȱ ȱȱȱǯ
Řǯȱ ȱȱǻǰȱ Ǽȱ ȱǯȱ
řǯȱ ¢ȱȱȱ ȱǻǰȱǼȱ¢ȱ ǯȱ
Śǯȱ ȱǻǰȱǼȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱ¢ǯ
śǯȱ ȱǻǰȱǼȱȱǯȱ
Ŝǯȱ ¢ȱȱǻǰȱǼȱȱȱȱǯȱ
G. Rewrite the following changing the past tense verbs
into the present tense verbs.
1. I was at the kitchen window.
2. The school was closed.
3. He was present.
4. We were helpful.
5. It was a storm.
ǯȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱęȱȱlinking
verbs.
Anju: Why ______ Dipsa happy today?
Rita: Her father _______ back home from abroad.
Anju: What _______ Dipsa’s father?
Rita: He _____ an engineer. Her two uncles ___ engineers too.
Anju: Great. I _______ proud of her family.
Rita: My parents ________ good friends of her father.
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Lesson
13 HELPING VERBS
NOTE
A helping verb helps another verb to show the time of
ȱǻǼǯȱ
Raju isȱǯȱȱ ǻ Ǽ
I haveȱ¢ǯȱȱ ȱ ǻ¢Ǽ
He wasȱ¢ǯȱȱ ǻǼ
Helping verbs come before main verbs.
The doctor is walking.
A lady was dancing. ǻȱȱȱǼ
ǻȱȱȱȱǼ
Some helping verbs are is, am, are, was, were, has, have, etc.
He is swimming. ǻ Ǽ It has rained a lot. ǻ¢Ǽ
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ASSIGNMENTS
A. Read the story below and pick SIX helping verbs to
write in the box.
An ant and a grasshopper are living as neighbours. The
ant works all day long looking for food. This is summer
and the ant is collecting food for winter. A grasshopper
lives nearby. It is not working hard. Summer is gone.
It is winter. The ant is eating his food. The ant asks the
grasshopper, ‘What are you eating?” The grasshopper
replies, “I am eating nothing.” The ant said, ‘When I
was working in the summer you were singing. Now, I
am eating but you are dancing.” The grasshopper said, ‘I
have learnt a lesson.’
B. Read the following sentences carefully and label them
NOW, ALREADY or THEN.
1. Jiya is brushing her teeth. __________________
2. Sumit and Bina are dancing. ________________
3. Amit was playing the guitar. ________________
4. Harka and I were running. ________________
śǯȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱĴ¢ǯȱ ȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏ
Ŝǯȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱĞȱǯȱȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏ
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ŝǯȱȱ ħ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏ
8. Apurba has quit smoking. ________________
NOTE
Helping verbs—is, am, are, was and were show actions in
progress.
Subjects Helping verbs Objects
I am / was drawing a picture.
He/She is /was singing a song.
You/They are / were painting the wall.
C. Choose the correct helping verb in ( ). Then write the
complete sentence.
ŗǯȱȱ ȱȱǻ ǰȱ Ǽȱȱȱǯ
Řǯȱȱ ȱ¢ȱǻ ǰȱ Ǽȱǯȱ
řǯȱ ȱȱǻǰȱǼȱǯȱ
Śǯȱȱ ȱǻǰȱǼȱ ȱȱǯ
śǯȱȱ ȱȱǻǰȱǼȱȱȱȱǯ
Ŝǯȱȱ ȱǻǰȱǼȱȱȱȱȱȱęǯȱ
ŝǯȱȱ
ȱǻ ǰȱ Ǽȱȱȱȱǯȱ
Şǯȱȱ ¢ȱǻǰȱǼȱȱȱȱȱ¢ǯȱ
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D. Read the paragraph and rewrite it correctly in your
notebook.
When mother entered Sarita’s room and looked into it,
nothing were in its place. The school bag am on the bed.
The shirt were under the table. Some books was on the
Ěǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ¡ǯȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ
the bed. Mother was angry. She called her and said, ‘What
has you done? Why has you done this?’
E. Circle the correct helping verb and then write it in the
blank to complete each sentence.
1. The tiger _____________ been searching for its prey.
have has is are
Řǯȱȱ ȱȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȱ¢ȱȱȱęǯȱ
has am have are
3. A director _____________ agreed to direct a movie.
is has were am
4. My aunt ________________ going back to Canada.
have am is are
śǯȱȱ ȱȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȱȱȱȱěȱǯȱ
were am has is
6. They ________________ tired of walking.
has am are have
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F. Cross out the word that is not a helping verb.
1. is am done has
2. have are has run
3. dance am are were
4. am eat was is
5. are were play am
6. was is are sit
7. were am were play
G. Identify and underline the helping verb.
1. I have played a game.
Řǯȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱĴǯȱ
3. She is sleeping on her bed.
4. Jubisha has won an award.
5. Priya and her mother have
built a house.
6. We were given some
money.
7. Shiva has already reached
Kathmandu.
Şǯȱȱ ¢ȱȱĴȱȱǯȱ
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G. Look at the pictures and make sensible sentences using
helping verbs.
_______________________ _______________________
_______________________ _______________________
ǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ
helping verbs.
Rizma: How _________ your family?
Suraj: My family _____ okay.
Rizma: What is your sister doing?
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Suraj: ȱ ȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ǯȱ ȱ
about you?
Rizma:
Suraj: I _________ doing nothing important.
I _________ not done anything important either. But
I ______ planning to do some social work.
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Lesson
14 NEGATIVES WITH BE VERBS
Read the short paragraph about a classroom and do the tasks
given below.
All the students of grade 3 are not in the classroom today
because it is Saturday. Saturday is a public holiday in Nepal.
ȱ ȱ ȱ ěȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ
the school is not present today. The classroom is not open.
The classroom is very clean. The books on the table are not
stacked properly. The blackboard is not cleaned. The desktop
computer is not open. The chairs are placed properly at each
table. Some pens are lying on the table. A plate with fruits is
Ğȱȱȱǯȱ
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