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Textual grammar: Class - VIII ; Lesson - 13; The Man Who Planted Tress

Textual grammar

Activity 8(b)

Fill in the blanks with the Present Perfect Continuous tense of the given verbs:

(i) The dog has been barking (bark) since last night.

(ii) The man has been reading (read) the newspaper for two hours.

(iii) The students have been preparing (prepare) themselves for the quiz competition for several months.

(iv) Mother has been cooking (cook) dinner for all of us throughout the evening.

Activity 8(c)

Change the underlined verbs into the Past Perfect Continuous tense:

(i) He said that he had tried go contact us over phone since 8 o'clock that day.

Ans: He said that he had been trying to contact us over phone since 8 o'clock that day.

(ii) For a long time they had planned to visit the caves of Ajanta and Ellora. 

Ans: For a long time they had been planning to visit the caves of Ajanta and Ellora.

(iii) The actor who had played the part of Netaji became ill after the show.

Ans: The actor who had been playing the part of Netaji became ill after the show.

(iv) My sister explained that she got up late because she had studied till midnight.

Ans: My sister explained that she got up late because she had been studying till midnight.


Activity 8(d)

Change the following sentences into Indirect speech:

(i) Mohan said, "My brother will leave tomorrow".
Ans: Mohan said that his brother would leave the next day.

(ii) My friend said to me, " I will be grateful if you help me now."
Ans: My friend told me that he would be grateful if I helped him then.

(iii) The child said to his father, " Please give me a toy." 
Ans: The child requested his father to give him a toy.

(iv) "Oh! what a hot day it is today," said Rita.
Ans: Rita exclaimed in irritating that it was a very hot day.

(v) "May we save our good earth!" said the teacher
Ans: The teacher wished that we might save our good earth.

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