Subject- English; Grade-3; Revision of Past Tense, Adverb

 

 

In the following sentences change the verb into the past tense.

1. Suma writes to her mother every day.

2. He does not have a job.

3. The wind blows furiously.

4. The boy stands on the burning deck.

5. The girls sing sweetly.

6. The old man sits in the corner.

7. The man shakes with anger.

8. What surprises me is the magnanimity of the offer.

9. He sows the seeds of dissension.

10. The boy runs down at top speed.

11. He swears a solemn oath that he is innocent.

12. In a fit of fury, she tears up the letter.

13. She lays her books neatly on the table.

14. He bids me go.

15. They all tell the same story.

 

B) Put these sentences into the PAST.

Use past form of verb “TO BE”

T O D A Y                                                                 Y E S T E R D A Y

Example: I’m at home ..                                      I was at home……………………………… 1. Jane and Michael are doctors.                    ……………………………………………….                   

2. She’s in the museum.                                                 ……………………………………………….

 

3. It’s a big dog.                                                      ……………………………………………….

 

4. You’re my friend.                                            . .………………………………………………

 

5. They aren’t engineers.                                   ……………………………………………….

 

6. We aren’t happy.                                             ……………………………………………….

 

7. I’m very tired.                                                   .………………………………………………

 

8. You aren’t tall enough.                                  ……………………………………………….

 

9. We’re in the kitchen.                                      ……………………………………………….

 

10.Paula isn’t interested in books.                ……………………………………………….

 

11.Everyone is ready.                                        ……………………………………………….

 

12.I’m not busy.                                                    .. .……………………………………………..

 

C) Choose WAS or WERE and circle it:

1. He was / were a writer.

2. We was / were at the office.

3. Was / Were you a good swimmer?

4. They wasn’t / weren’t lucky.

5. I was / were very thirsty.

6. It wasn’t / weren’t very difficult.

7. Was / Were she your aunt?

 

Use the past continuous form of the verbs given in the brackets and fill in the blanks.

1. I ………………… (get) dressed when the door bell rang.

2. She ……………… (cook) dinner when the guests arrived.

3. The students …………………… (write) their exam.

4. The child ………………… (cry) for the toy.

5. The lights went out when I ……………….. (do) my homework.

6. Dad ……………….. (drink) tea when the newspaper boy arrived.

7. The dogs …………………. (bark) loudly.

8. The wind ………………… (blow) fiercely.

9. I ………………….. (knit) a sweater when my puppy took away the ball of wool.

10. The birds ………………… (sing) sweetly.

 

 

Underline the adverbs in these sentences and identify their type.

1. I will talk to you later.

2. I looked for my key everywhere but I could not find it anywhere.

3. Grandpa regularly goes for a walk in the morning.

4. The children are playing upstairs.

5. The birds chirped merrily.

6. She rarely gets up early on holidays.

7. Susie never misses her dance classes.

8. I have met him only once or twice.

9. Grandma was extremely happy to receive us.

10. The old man walked slowly.

11. They are getting married next week.