Odisha State Board CHSE Odisha Class 12 Invitation to English 4 Solutions Grammar Tense Patterns Unit 4 Present Perfect and Past Simple Textbook Activity Questions and Answers.
CHSE Odisha 12th Class English Grammar Tense Patterns Unit 4 Present Perfect and Past Simple
Study the dialogue given below.
Susant: Have you ever ridden a horse?
Subir: Yes, I have.
Susant: When was that?
Subir: I rode one last summer.
Susant : What was it like?
Subir: Oh, it was awful.
Susant : Why? What happened?
Subir: I fell off and hurt my back.
Identify the Present Perfect and Past Simple sentences and examine their use carefully. How are they different in meaning?
{Hint: One of them answers the question ‘When’? and the other does not)
Except for the first two i.e. “Have you ever ridden a horse ?” and “Yes, I have”, the rest of the sentences in the above dialogue belong to Past Simple constructions.
When an action/event took place in the past but its result is still operative at the present moment of speaking/time, we generally use a Present Perfect tense and the Past Simple means that the action/happening occurred before the present moment.
Activity – 18
1. Complete the dialogue using the hints given.
(i) A: ever / see /a lion _______________?
B: Yes, _______________.
A: Where _______________?
B: In the zoo _______________.
A: What/look _______________?
B: terrible _______________.
A: You / afraid _______________?
B: No, _______________?
(ii) A : ever / be to / Dhauligiri ………………………?
B: Yes, _______________.
A: What! see /there _______________?
B: A temple I top/hill _______________.
A See / the inscriptions _______________?
B: Yes, _______________?
A: Able to read the inscriptions _______________?
B: No, _______________.
Answer:
(i) A: Have you ever seen a lion?
B: Yes, I have.
A: Where did you see it?
B: I saw it in the zoo.
A: What did it look like?
B: Yes, it was very terrible to look at.
A: Were you afraid?
B: No, I wasn’t.
(ii) A: Have you ever been to Dhauligiri?
B: Yes, I have been two times.
A: What did you see there?
B: I saw a temple at the top of the hill.
A: Did you see the inscriptions there?
B: Yes, I saw the inscriptions there.
A: Were you able to read the inscriptions there?
B: No, I wasn’t.
Activity – 19
Choose the right verb for each blank space and put it into the correct tense.
(do, wear, carry, ask, say, think)
A : _______________your grandfather _______________ something really crazy ?
B: He _______________ something really silly last summer. One one of the hottest days he _______________ a raincoat and _______________ an umbrella. Everyone _______________ him why. He _______________he _______________ it was going to rain.
Answer:
A: Did your grandfather wear something really crazy?
B: He wore something really silly last summer. On one of the hottest days, he wore a raincoat and carried an umbrella. Everyone asked him why. He said he thought it was going to rain.
Activity – 20
Complete the sentences, using the verbs in brackets either in Past Simple or Present Perfect form.
(a) She _______________ up her mind (made). She’s going to look for another college.
(b) Amulya : _______________me his pen but I’m afraid I _______________ it. (give, lose)
(c) A: It’s a little bit noisy in here, isn’t it?
B: Pardon? I can’t hear. What _______________ you _______________? (say)
(d) Where is my bike? It _______________ outside the classroom. It _______________! (be, disappear)
(e) Did you know that Umesh _______________ a new scooter? (buy)
(f) I did Sanskrit at school but I _______________ most of it. (forget)
(g) A : Sima, this is Rajesh.
B: Hello, Rajesh. Actually, we know each other. We _______________ already ___________ (meet).
Answer:
(a) She has made up her mind. She’s going to look for another college.
(b) Amulya gave me his pen but I’m afraid I have lost it.
(c) A: It’s a little bit noisy in here, isn’t it?
B: Pardon? I can’t hear. What did you say?
(d) Where is my bike? It was outside the classroom. It has disappeared!
(e) Did you know that Umesh has bought a new scooter?
(f) I did Sanskrit at school but I have forgotten most of it.
(g) A : Sima, this is Rajesh.
B: Hello, Rajesh. Actually, we know each other. We have already met.