Odisha State Board CHSE Odisha Class 12 Invitation to English 4 Solutions Grammar Tense Patterns Unit 3 Past Simple Textbook Activity Questions and Answers.
CHSE Odisha 12th Class English Grammar Tense Patterns Unit 3 Past Simple
SECTION – 1
Read the passage below carefully.
Ramesh was bon in Baleswar in 1960. He was brought up in Cuttack by his uncle because of his parents in Bangalore. Then he went to Hyderabad to complete his studies. He got a first-class M.Sc. degree in Physics and became a lecturer at a college in Orissa. In 1985 he joined a university but soon went to the U.S.A. on a scholarship. He came back in 1990 and got married. He bought a house in Bhubaneswar in 1993. The happenings above took place in the past time. The basic element of meaning is: “the happening takes place before the present moment.” This means that the present moment is excluded.
Activity – 16
Answer the following questions which relate to the things you do every day. Answer in full sentences.
1. When do you wake up?
2. What do you eat before you go to college?
3. When do you leave home?
4. How do you get to college?
5. What do you pass on the way?
6. How long does it take you?
7. When do your classes start?
Answer:
1. I wake up early at 6 a.m. in the morning.
2. I usually eat rice, dal, and curry before I go to college.
3. I leave home at half past 9 (o’clock).
4. I get to college by bicycle.
5. I pass people, motor cars, etc. on the way to college.
6. It takes me twenty minutes time.
7. Our classes start at 10 o’clock.
Imagine that a friend of yours wants to know from you what you did last Wednesday, which was a very typical day in your life. What kind of questions would he ask you and what answers would you give him? Here are a few questions and answers for you to write.
Question 1.
When did you wake up last Wednesday?
Answer:
I woke up at 6. a.m. last Wednesday.
Question 2.
How did you enjoy the day?
Answer:
I went on merry-making with my friends as it was my birthday.
Question 3.
What did you do in the morning that day?
Answer:
I took a clean bath first and put on a new pair of clothes.
Question 4.
What did you do after wearing the pair of new clothes?
Answer:
I went to the temple to worship God.
Question 5.
What did you give your friends to eat?
Answer:
I gave them some cake, sweets, and other sumptuous food to eat.
Question 6.
What did they give you on the day?
Answer:
They presented me with fabulous gifts.
Question 7.
Were you really happy on that day?
Answer:
Yes. I was very happy on that day.
Activity – 17
The following years were related to important events in Gandhiji’s life. Can you write a sentence on each of these years? One has been done for you.
1. (1869) Gandhiji was born.
2. (1888) ____________________________________________.
3. (1891) ____________________________________________.
4. (1893) ____________________________________________.
5. (1906) ____________________________________________.
6. (1915) ____________________________________________.
7. (1917) ____________________________________________.
8. (1931) ____________________________________________.
9. (1942) ____________________________________________.
10. (1948) ____________________________________________.
Answer:
1. (1869) Gandhiji was bom.
2. (1888) He went to London to study law.
3. (1891) He passed the law examination and was admitted to the bar.
4. (1893) He went to South Africa.
5. (1906) He wrote a significant letter to his brother Laxmidas Gandhi.
6. (1915) He left for Rajkot and Porbandar to meet his relations.
7. (1917) He received a summons to appear before the sub-divisional officer on April 18.
8. (1931) Gandhi-Irwin pact was signed in Delhi.
9. (1942) He attended the All-India Congress Committee meeting at Wardha.
10. (1948) He was shot dead by Nathuram Binayak Godse an R.S.S. member.
Activity – 18
Imagine that you went for a picnic last Sunday with some friends. Write a letter to your friend telling him/her about the picnic. You may follow the hints given below.
1. when and how it was planned
2. the place selected
3. how you went there
4. what you saw on the way
5. what you did there
6. what you enjoyed most
7. when you returned
Dear ___________,
It was really nice to hear from you again. Thanks for telling me about your plans for an excursion. I’m afraid I won’t be able to make it. I have exams to sit for. But I have already made up for the loss.
Yesterday we went on a picnic, and I feel I must share the excitement of it all with you.
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Yours truly,
___________.
Answer:
Dear Suresh,
It was really nice to hear from you again. Thanks for telling me about your plans for an excursion. I’m afraid I won’t be able to make it. I have exams to sit for. But I have already made up for the loss.
Yesterday we went on a picnic, and I feel I must share the excitement of it all with you.
Our classmates sat together a week ahead and decided to go on a picnic to Nandankanan. We got the permission of the Principal and gave each one hundred rupees for the purpose. We were 50 students and three lecturers too consented to go with us. All of us were of the opinion to see Nandankanan, the zoo. We hired a bus and it was about two hours journey from our college. We saw a lot of buses, cars, and trees full of flowers on our way to Nandankanan. We arrived at Nandankanan by 9 o’clock in the morning. On getting there, we first had our breakfast. Mohan, Sanjay, and Pravakar voluntarily agreed to take charge of cooking. They discharged their duty pretty well. Others went to see the beautiful march of colorful sights and sounds. Our menu was very simple. We had rice, mutton curry, and fruit salad. The preparation of the food was superb. We all enjoyed the food to our heart’s content. After finishing our lunch, we took a little rest and then went round the zoo again. We first returned to our college at 6 p.m. Then the day scholars went to their houses and we went to our hostel. It was really a pleasant outing. I felt your absence there.
With love
Yours truly
Sandeep.
Note:
We can use sentences in the past simply when ‘the speaker/writer has a definite time in mind’.
Examples :
Once this town was a beauty spot.
Mahatma was bom in 1869.
“Past simple” can also be used for “habit in the past”.
Example :
He always carried an umbrella.
They never drank tea.
Note that in most cases we use used to if we wish to emphasize that the habit has been discontinued.
Example :
He used to smoke, (which means that he smoked at one time but he doesn’t smoke now.)
Past Simple can also be used for hypothetical meaning.
Example :
It’s time we had a holiday.
If you caught the 9 o’clock train, you would get there by lunchtime, etc.