Tenses
Identify the tense:
We were playing together in the rain.
We were playing together in the rain.
Past Continuous Tense
Punctuate the sentence:
i like playing with my friends sandy sunny sameer
i like playing with my friends sandy sunny sameer
I like playing with my friends: sandy, sunny, sameer.
Convert to direct speech:
I asked Leena when she will reach home.
I asked Leena when she will reach home.
I asked Leena, "When will you reach home?"
Create a Wh question for the underlined part:
Mike and Aaron went to Spain.
Mike and Aaron went to Spain.
Who went to Spain?
Rewrite the sentence using unless:
You will not succeed if you do not work harder.
You will not succeed if you do not work harder.
You will not succeed unless you work harder.
Identify the tense:
Where will we be going for the picnic this year?
Where will we be going for the picnic this year?
Future continuous tense
Add a question tag to:
John will be here tomorrow.
John will be here tomorrow.
John will be here tomorrow, won’t he?
Convert to indirect speech:
Mother said to me, "When will you start helping at home?"
Mother said to me, "When will you start helping at home?"
Mother asked me when I will start helping at home.
Write the type of sentence:
She is a successful writer.
She is a successful writer.
Declarative
Identify the subordinate clause:
I always smile, even when I am scared.
I always smile, even when I am scared.
Rewrite the sentence in Simple Past Tense:
We go to the museum every year.
We go to the museum every year.
We went to the museum every year.
Punctuate the sentence:
long ago in a town in Switzerland there lived a famous man called william
long ago in a town in Switzerland there lived a famous man called william
Long ago, in a town in Switzerland, there lived a famous man called William.
Change the voice:
The thieves have been arrested by the police.
The thieves have been arrested by the police.
The police arrested the thieves.
Create a Wh question for the underlined part"
She can speak four languages.
She can speak four languages.
How many languages can she speak?
Rewrite the pair of sentences as one sentence using because:
You did not call me. So, I did not come.
You did not call me. So, I did not come.
I did not come because you did not call me.
Rewrite the sentence in Present Perfect Tense:
I studied for the test.
I studied for the test.
I have studied for the test.
Add a question tag to:
You conduct music classes.
You conduct music classes.
You conduct music classes, don’t you?
Change the voice:
The girl recited the poem beautifully.
The girl recited the poem beautifully.
The poem was beautifully recited by the girl.
Write the type of sentence:
Who told you this?
Who told you this?
Interrogative
Add a clause to the sentence to make it meaningful:
The man lost the bag
The man lost the bag which was gifted to him by his friends.
Complete the sentence:
Until we took Andrew to Wong’s restaurant, he _____________(not eat) chinese food.
Until we took Andrew to Wong’s restaurant, he had not eaten (not eat) chinese food.
Punctuate the sentence:
did you give any gurudakshina to your guru i asked
did you give any gurudakshina to your guru i asked
"Did you give any gurudakshina to your guru?", I asked.
Change the voice:
The marvelous performance delivered by the children enthralled us.
The marvelous performance delivered by the children enthralled us.
We were enthralled by the marvelous performance delivered by the children.
Create a Wh question for the underlined part:
The film was really boring.
The film was really boring.
How was the film?
Rewrite the sentence using "as soon as":
We ran to the playground when the bell rang.
We ran to the playground when the bell rang.
As soon as the bell ran, we ran to the playground.