Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Tense (Present to/past/Future Tense)

Tense

Rewrite the following passage in the present tense.
(a) Thousands of people in Bangladesh were suffering from arsenic poisoning and more were being affected everyday. Arsenicosis was caused by drinking tube-well water that contained arsenic. People drinking uncontaminated water did not become ill.
(b) There was none else in the world like my mother. She would love me very dearly. She did never think of her own happiness. Her joy knew no bounds when she would find me happy. Mother would become very anxious when I was ill.
(c) It was a nice warm evening in March. Anwar was reading a book in his bedroom at home, when his mother called him. When Anwar went down-stairs, he found his mother with some visitors in the living room. Anwar’s mother told him to look after them for few moments and left the room. Anwar felt embarrassed and shy.

Answer : Change into Present Tense
(a) Thousands of people in Bangladesh are suffering from arsenic poisoning and more are being affected everyday. Arsenicosis is caused by drinking tube-well water that contains arsenic. People drinking uncontaminated water does not become ill.
(b) There is none else in the world like my mother. She loves me very dearly. She does never think of her own happiness. Her joy knows no bounds when she finds me happy. Mother becomes very anxious when I am ill.
(c) It is a nice warm evening in March. Anwar is reading a book in his bedroom at home, when his mother calls him. When Anwar goes down-stairs, he finds his mother with some visitors in the living room. Anwar’s mother tells him to look after them for few moments and leaves the room. Anwar feels embarrassed and shy.
Rewrite the following passage in the past tense.
(a) Victory in the war depends on the discipline of the army. Only discipline nations can develop in the world. We can not lead a peaceful and happy life without discipline. It implies that all our actions will lead us to the right path of life.
(b) Nasiruddin is a pious and learned man. He spends his time in studies and religious activities. Although he is an emperor of Delhi he leads his life like an ordinary man. He copies the holy Quran and sells it in the market. He maintains his family with the money he earns thereby.
(c) Luna and Rina are walking along with Rina’s mother. Rina’s mother is a housewife. They are going to Luna’s house. Luna’s mother is a school teacher. She teaches the student well.
Answer : Change into past tense.
(a) Victory in the war depended on the discipline of the army. Only discipline nations could develop in the world. We could not lead a peaceful and happy life without discipline. It implied that all our actions would lead us to the right path of life.
(b) Nasiruddin was a pious and learned man. He spent his time in studies and religious activities. Although he was an emperor of Delhi he led his life like an ordinary man. He copied the holy Quran and sold it in the market. He maintained his family with the money he earned thereby.
(c) Luna and Rina were walking along with Rina’s mother. Rina’s mother was a housewife. They were going to Luna’s house. Luna’s mother was a school teacher. She taught the student well.
Rewrite the following passage in the future tense.
(a) I was busy all day long for my fifteenth birthday ceremony. I decorated the house nicely. My father bought a fine new dress for me and my brother ordered a big cake. I welcomed the guests cordially.
(b) The annual cultural week of our school was held on the 3rd march. We decorated the school campus very nicely. The chief guest arrived at 10:00 am. He was received cordially. The function started at 10:30 am.
(c) My younger brother Sujoy became a teacher. He went back to our village. He started a night school there. He taught the poor and illiterate farmers. The villagers became very happy.
Answer : Change into the future tense.
(a) I will be busy all day long for my fifteenth birthday ceremony. I shall decorate the house nicely. My father will buy a fine new dress for me and my brother will order a big cake. I shall welcome the guests cordially.
(b) The annual cultural week of our school will be held on the 3rd march. We will decorate the school campus very nicely. The chief guest will arrive at 10:00 am. He will be received cordially. The function will start at 10:30 am.
(c) My younger brother Sujoy will become a teacher. He will back to our village. He will start a night school there. He will teach the poor and illiterate farmers. The villagers will become very happy.

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