Sub - V2

Did + V1
• Eg:
• I saw you but you did not see me.
Choose the correct one:
• He did made a mistake.
• He did make a mistake.
Choose the right one:
• Long ago she had proposed to her best friend.
• Long ago she proposed to her best friend.
Eg:
• Long ago she proposed to her best friend.
Indicator words of past indefinite tense:
• Earlier
• Ago
• Back
• Last day/month/year
• Formerly
 Choose the correct one:

• We reached the moon on 22nd oct,2008.

• Science has given us many new inventions in
the 19th century.
 Ans:
• We reached the moon on 22nd oct,2008.
ØIf past time is given in a sentence, the
sentence must be in simple past tense and
never in Present perfect tense.
• Eg:
• I came yesterday.
• I have come here yesterday.(wrong)
Choose the correct one:

• India has developed a lot.

• India developed a lot in 2012.
 Ans:
• India has developed a lot.
• India developed a lot in 2012.
This/It is time

This/It is high time

+ Sub + V2
This/It is about time

This/It is appropriate time

Example

It is high time you studied the topic.

It is right time you helped the poor.
Q.1 It is about time she should learn music.
(a) Learns
(b) Learn
(c) Learnt
(d) None of these
Ans. (c) Learnt
Q.2 It is high time the organisation ______.
the articles.
(a) bid
(b) bidden
(c) bade
(d) None of these
 Ans. (a) bid

Bid - bid - bid Set a price

Bid - bade - bidden To give order

This/It is time
to + V1
This/It is high time

This/It is about time

For + (Noun/pronoun)
This/It is appropriate time + to +V1
Eg.
1. It is time to disco.
2. It is time for him to disco.
3. It is right time to prepare for SSC CGL
4. It is high time to help the poor.
5. It is time to go for lunch
Q.1 On many occasion/ we did helped the
poor/ by giving them food/ No error.
Ans. “helped” will be replaced by “help”
Q.2 It is time/ we are acting/ with determination.
/No error
Ans. “Are acting” will be replaced by “acted”
PAST CONTINUOUS
TENSE
• Sub + was/were + V4
Eg:
• He was writing a letter.
• Was he writing a letter?
• In imaginary sentence, ‘were’ is used
with all subject.
Eg:
• I wish, I were a bird.
PAST PERFECT TENSE
• Subject + had + V3
• Eg:
• I had written a letter.
• Hadn’t I written a letter?
• In past if two or more than two incidents
happened one after the other, the first
incident will take ‘had+ V3’ (past perfect)
and the rest willl be in ‘V2’ (simple past).
Eg:
• The train had left when I reached the
station.
Eg: When I entered the class, the class had
already started.
• Time line:
Q) She had learnt music after I
reached there.
Ans:
She learnt music after I had
reached there.
Point to remember:
ØWhen the action is unfulfilled then with the
following words we use ‘Past Perfect’
• Hope
• Wish
• Think
• Expect
• Want
Q) He ............. that he would come but he could
not come.
a) Hoped
b) Had hoped
c) Hopes
d) Had hope
Ans:
He had hoped that he would come
but he could not come.
Past perfect continuous tense
• Sub + had been + V4 (ing form) + since/for

Eg:
Ø I had been writing a letter for 10 hours.
Ø I had been narrating a story since last evening.
• Negative of perfect continuous(past/present/future)
is not acceptable.

Eg:
• The policeman has not been doing his
duty.(wrong)
• The policeman was not doing his
duty.(correct)
• Practise and Test yourself
• Q) The thief was caught after he has
disposed off the stolen goods.
• Ans:
The thief was caught after he had disposed of
the stolen goods.
• Q) As soon as the CEO entered the office, the/
union leaders approached him/ and report the
matter to him/no error
• Ans:
As soon as the CEO entered the office, the/
union leaders approached him/ and reported
the matter to him/no error
• Q) Before the teacher could finish the
question the students gave the correct
answer.
• Ans:
• Before the teacher could finish the question
the students had given the correct answer.
In the film my favourite character Sita is her
dad’s favourite. She is spoilt, arrogant and
always try to get the hero in trouble. Her role is
on par with the hero. / NE
Ans.
In the film my favourite character Sita is her dad’s
favourite. She is spoilt, arrogant and is always
trying to get the hero in trouble. Her role is on par
with the hero.
Always when used in +ve tense Simple Present
Tense should be used after it and when it is used in
–ve sense then Present Continuous Tense should be
used. “Trying” should be used in place of “try” in B
Part of the sentence.
• The old man and his dog who are/ sitting in
that room lived here for more than a month/
but he has never created any problem / No
error
• Ans. a,b and c
• The old man and his dog that are/ sitting in
that room has been living here for more than
a month/ but they have never created any
problem / No error
Q)Ever notice how you come (a)/across
somebody once in a while (b)/that you shouldn’t
have messed with.(c)/ No Error (d)
[a] a
[b] b
[c] c
[d] d
[Solution]
Sol. (c) Complete sentence is in present tense
No error
• I wish if he also participated/ in a briefing at
Japan’s Ministry / of Defense on the threat. /
No Error
• Ans. A
• For unfulfilled wishes we use Past perfect
Tense. So, “had also participated” should be
used in place of “also participated” in Part A of
the sentence.
Q) Ranam – Detroit Crossing is the directorial debut
of NirmalSahadev, (a)/who co-authored director
Shyamaprasad’s recently released Hey Jude,
(b)/starring NivinPauly and Trisha.(c)/ No Error (d)
[a] a
[b] b
[c] c
[d] d
[Solution]
Sol. (b)
“Has co-authored” should be used in place of
“co-authored” in Part B of the sentence.
Here we are talking of an event which is already
been done. Hence, Present Perfect Tense
should be used.
Q) The result of this absence of
(a)/revolutionary ‘parivartan’ is that India had
continued to remain in the rut created (b)/over
70 years of Congress-style dynastic
democracy. (c)/ No Error (d)
[a] a
[b] b
[c] c
[d] d
[Solution]
Sol. (b)
“Had continued” should be replaced with
“continues” in the B Part of the sentence
because here we are talking about official future
event. So, Simple present tense
should be used.
I studied here since 1980,(a)/ hence, I know
everything (b)/ about this school. (c)/ No Error
(d).
[a] a
[b] b
[c] c
[d] d
[Solution]
Sol. (a)
“Have studied” should be used in place of “studied” in
Part A of the sentence. Since is
An indicator word of Present Perfect Tense or Present
Continuous Perfect Tense.
Now in this sentence we will use present perfect tense
because ‘an action started in the past and it was
completed.’
Present perfect tense is used with those situations which
started in the past and are still continuing in present.