Grammar worksheet on tenses and Parts of speech

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 A grammar

worksheet 

on 

tenses

 and 

Parts of speech.


Q.1  

Identify the tense in each of the following.

1. The king sent messengers throughout his Kingdom.

2. She had visited Mumbai several times before.

3. The telephone is ringing.

4. He was doing very well in his business.

5. She has written a letter to her brother now.

6. We began to understand English grammar now.

7. My friends will tease me.

8. He will have borrowed money from you on several occasions.

9. I complete my homework regularly.

10. The clock has struck 9 just now.


Q. 2 

Identify the part of speech of each word in the following sentences.

1. The lady met a beggar.

2. The boy was bleeding profusely.

3. The teacher punished the naughty boy.

4. The temple stands on the bank of the Ganga.

5. The plants were grown in the garden but the sheep ate them.

6. The castle stood on a high wall.

7. You may write when you are free.

8. Oh, you are very smart!

9. Forgive me.

10. She wrote a very long letter to the principal.


Answers


Q.1  


Identify the tense in each of the following.


1. The king sent messengers throughout his Kingdom.

Ans.

Simple past tense.

2. She had visited Mumbai several times before.

Ans.

Past perfect tense.

3. The telephone is ringing.

Ans.

Present continuous tense.

4. He was doing very well in his business.

Ans.

Past continuous tense.

5. She has written a letter to her brother now.

Ans.

Present perfect tense.

6. We began to understand English grammar now.

Ans.

Simple past tense.

7. My friends will tease me.

Ans.

Simple future tense.

8. He will have borrowed money from you on several occasions.

Ans.

Future perfect tense.

9. I complete my homework regularly.

Ans.

Simple present tense.

10. The clock has struck 9 just now.

Ans.

Present perfect tense.


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Q.2

Identify the part of speech of each word in the following sentences.


1. The lady met a beggar.

Ans.

The - Determiner

Lady - common noun

Met - verb

A - determiner

Bigger - common noun


2. The boy was bleeding profusely.

Ans.

The - determiner

Boy - (common) noun

Was - (helping) verb

Bleeding - (main) verb

Profusely - adverb (of manner)


3. The teacher punished the naughty boy.

Ans.

The - determiner 

Teacher - (common) noun 

Punished - verb

 The - determiner 

Naughty - adjective 

Boy - (common) noun


4. The temple stands on the bank of the Ganga.

Ans.

The - determiner

Temple - (common) noun

Stands - verb

On - preposition

The - determiner

Bank - (common) noun

Of - preposition

The - determiner

Ganga - (proper) noun


5. The plants were grown in the garden but the sheep ate them.

Ans.

The - determiner

Plants - (common) noun

Were - (helping) verb

Grown - (main) verb

In - preposition

The - determiner

Garden - (common) noun

But - conjunction

The - determiner

Sheep - (common) noun

Ate - verb

Them - (personal) pronoun


6. The castle stood on a high wall.

Ans.

The - determiner

Castle - (common) noun

Stood - verb

On - preposition

High - adjective

Wall - (common) noun


7. You may write when you are free.

Ans.

You - (personal) pronoun

May - (modal auxiliary) verb

Write - ( main) verb

When - conjunction

You - (personal) pronoun

Are - verb

Free - adjective


8. Oh, you are very smart!

Ans.

Oh - interjection

You - (personal) pronoun

Are - verb

Very - adverb

Smart - adjective


9. Forgive me.

Ans.

Forgive - verb

Me - (personal) pronoun


10. She wrote a very long letter to the principal.

Ans.

She - (personal) pronoun

Wrote - verb

A - determiner

Very - adverb

Long  - adjective

Letter - (common) noun

To - preposition

The - determiner

Principal - (common) noun

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