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Class VII
English Assignment
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Class -
Date-
GRAMMAR
Q.1 Fill in the blanks with simple past tense or the past
continuous tense of the verbs given in the brackets.
a) Jane ---------------------------( wait) for me when I
------------------------------------(arrive).
b) John---------------------------- (take) my photograph
while I -------------------------(not look).
c) How fast-------------------- (you/drive) when the
accident------------------------ (happen).
d) I haven’t seen Alan for ages. When I
last------------------------(see) him, he -------------------(try) to find a
job in London.
e) Meera ---------------------- (leave ) the house
when her maid ----------------------- (come).
f) The boy
------------------(read) when his father
------------------------ (switch) on the television.
g) She ---------------------
(shout) for help when a biker ---------------------
(snatch) her chain.
h)Jess --------------------------------- (sing ) while I
----------------------------------------(drive).
Q.2 Combine each of the following pairs of sentences into
one using past perfect and simple past tense.
a) We locked the room. We left the house.
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b) I switched off the T.V.Father came in.
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c) Mr. Smith just stepped into the street. It started
raining.
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d) Sara finished cooking. The bell rang.
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e) He picked up his
brush. He started to paint.
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f) The match started. The players entered the stadium.
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g) I sang a song . Everyone applauded it.
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h) Mother took me to a function. She locked the house.
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Q.3 Change the following sentences into indirect speech.
a) I said to the boys, “You should do your duty”.
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b) He said, “ It may rain tomorrow”.
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c) I said to the teacher, “Please explain this question to
me”.
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d) He said to me, “Give me your pencil”.
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e) My doctor said , “
Cut down on cakes and biscuits.”
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f) The old man said to me, “Your guests are noisy”.
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g) She said to her friend, “I am seriously ill.”
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h) He said to his parents, “I have no plans to leave
university.”
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