Odisha State Board CHSE Odisha Class 12 Invitation to English 4 Solutions Grammar Tense Patterns Unit 5 Past Simple and Past Progressive Textbook Activity Questions and Answers.
CHSE Odisha 12th Class English Grammar Tense Patterns Unit 5 Past Simple and Past Progressive
SECTION – 1
Study the sentences below :
(a) It started to rain while we were walking home.
(b) My sister was tidying my room when I saw your letter.
(c) Anita was walking along the road when suddenly she heard footsteps behind her. Someone was following her. She was frightened and started to run.
What do you think the use of the Past Simple and the Past Progressive indicates in these sentences?
(Hint: Think of a point of time and a duration of time in the past and relate them to the action.)
Note:
The Past Simple tells us that the work/action started and finished in the past. The speaker has a definite time in mind. But in Past Progressive the time of beginning or completion of the activity is not mentioned. The activity was in progress for that hour.
Activity – 21
Put the verbs into the correct form, Past Progressive or Past Simple.
(a) My friend ______________(meet) Anima and Amiya at the bus stop four days ago. They ______________(go) to Paradeep and my friend ______________ (go) to Bolangir. They ______________(have) a chat while they ______________(wait) for their buses.
(b) My brother ______________ (cycle) to school last Monday when suddenly an old woman ______________(step) out into the road in front of him. He ______________(go) quite fast but luckily he ______________ (manage) to stop in time and ______________(not / hit) her.
Answer:
(a) My friend met Anima and Amiya at the bus stop four days ago. They were going to Paradeep and my friend was going to Bolangir. They had a chat while they were waiting for their buses.
(b) My brother was cycling to school last Monday when suddenly an old woman stepped out into the road in front of him. He was going quite fast but luckily he managed to stop in time and did not hit her.
Activity – 22
Here is a true story.
An old couple …………………………living in a flat in Bhubaneswar. ………………………… locked up in one room ………………………….. Some unknown people took away everything ………………………… police arrived ………………………… climbed ………………………… rescued ………………………… broke open a door ………………………… one dacoit was killed ………………………… detective was called …………………………interviewed a witness.
Imagine that you are being questioned by the police as if you were a witness to the crime. A police Inspector is recording your statements in a notebook. Think about the situation and write the appropriate answers.
Inspector: Where were you standing at that time?
Answer: _____________________________.
Inspector: Why did you come here?
Answer: _____________________________.
Inspector: What was the old man doing at the time?
Answer: _____________________________.
Inspector: How did you see that?
Answer: _____________________________.
Inspector: How long were you standing there?
Answer: _____________________________.
Answer:
An old couple _____ living in a flat in Bhubaneswar, _____ Orissa locked up in one room _____. Some unknown people took away everything. _____ police arrived _____, limbed _____ rescued _____ , broke open a door _____one dacoit killed, _____detective was called _____ interviewed a witness.
Inspector: Where were you standing at that time?
Answer: I was standing near the flat.
Inspector: Why did you come here?
Answer: I came here to play.
Inspector: What was the old man doing at that time?
Answer: The old man was shouting and trembling out of fear.
Inspector: How did you see that?
Answer: I heard him shouting and saw him trembling.
Inspector: How long were you standing there?
Answer: I stood there till your arrival.