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CONCEPT OF VERB

Task - I 41. Bleed .......... ..........

42. Buy .......... ..........
Learn the forms of verbs and then take the
following test- 43. Die .......... .......... ..........
44. Feed .......... ..........
V1 V2 V3 45. Vie .......... .......... ..........

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1. Swing .......... .......... 46. Carry .......... .......... ..........
2. .......... wrung .......... 47. Marry .......... .......... ..........
3. Find .......... .......... 48. Say .......... .......... ..........

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4. .......... .......... Founded 49. Read .......... ..........
5. Fall .......... .......... 50. Cut .......... .......... ..........
6. .......... Felled .......... 51. Quit .......... .......... ..........
7. Befall .......... .......... 52. Bet .......... .......... ..........
8. Fly .......... .......... 53. Dye .......... .......... ..........
9. Flow .......... .......... 54. Clap .......... .......... ..........
10. Blow .......... .......... 55. Admire .......... .......... ..........
11. Stick .......... .......... 56. Bathe .......... .......... ..........
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12. Strike .......... .......... 57. Dry .......... ..........
13. Affect .......... .......... 58. Wed .......... .......... ..........
14. Effect .......... .......... 59. Shed .......... .......... ..........
15. Flee .......... .......... 60. Thrust .......... .......... ..........
16. .......... Rent .......... Note: These are 135 blanks. What is your
17. .......... Rented .......... score?
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18. .......... .......... Lied Now honestly check the meaning of all the
19. .......... Lay .......... verbs. If you do not know the meaning deduct
20. Lay .......... .......... half mark (0.5) for each of them.
21. .......... .......... Hung Final Score
22. .......... .......... Hanged Task -II
23. Cast .......... ..........
Correct the following sentences
24. Telecast .......... ..........
1. The river overflew and entered the village.
25. Broadcast .......... ..........
2. He sheded ten kilograms of fat in two months.
26. Rise .......... ..........
3. You have hurted me.
27. Arise .......... ..........
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4. The floor was slippery and he felled down.

28. .......... Raised ..........
5. I have born the pain with courage.
29. .......... Bound ..........
30. .......... Bounded .......... 6. The price raised due to strike.
31. Grind .......... .......... 7. The traders horded tons of sugar
32. Ground .......... .......... 8. I cannot site any example.
33. Bear .......... .......... 9. He desserted his wife.
34. .......... .......... Borne 10. I cannot afford to loose my friends.
35. Forgo .......... .......... 11. Carnivores pray on herbivores.
36. .......... .......... Bidden 12. He tiptowed into the house.
37. .......... Bid .......... 13. He complaint against his landlord.
14. I ensure you of your success.
V1 V2 V3 V1 + ing 15. The golden opportunity incited me.
38. Forbid .......... .......... 16. He canvased for the BJP.
39. Awake .......... .......... 17. My heart is drowning.
40. Learn .......... .......... 18. We must cease every opportunity.

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19. The court censored the hostile witness. 7. I felt better after an hour of sound sleep.
20. He practices for hours everyday. 8. I am quite intelligent, amn't I?
21. The police swang into action as soon as the 9. He must sad as he has lost his wife recently.
news of bomb blast reached them. 10. I am having two cars and a house.
22. He found the institution and named it after 11. She is having many boy friends.
his father.
12. I am having lunch now.
23. When calamity befelled, he faced it bravely.
13. I have had my breakfast just now.
24. The terrorists blowed the aeroplane.
25. When the bullet stuck him, he fell down 14. She and her friends are having fun.

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unconscious. 15. He is owning a farm house.
26. He saw two logs of wood yesterday to make a 16. I am not possessing any gun.
chair out of them. 17. I do understand your problems.

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27. His screech rented the silence of the night. 18. He did sent me a letter to my address but I
28. He rent his premises to a terrorist and didn't received any.
invited problems. 19. I had to left my job due to some problems.
29. She practices what she preaches.
20. We have to perform our duty.
30. This ship is bounded for the port of Gujarat.
21. He will has to come on time every day.
31. The village was bound by a river on one side
and the national highway on the other. 22. He has bidden the highest price for the
painting.
32. The trader rose the price of sugar.
23. He bade me good bye.
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33. Don't loss your temper.
34. The seer forecasted the future of the king. 24. She has tore the letters.
35. This bungalow costed him 5 crores. 25. I am to leave for Mumbai tonight.
36. Many solidiers lie down their lives every day 26. He was to leave for station when someone
for their motherland. came.
37. Lie your books aside and lie down to rest. 27. I am going to write a letter now.
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38. He hanged the picture on the wall. 28. He was about to start his speech when the
39. The flowers have whithered. bomb exploded.
40. Columbus invented America. 29. God, have mercy on us.
41. He wondered here and there in search of 30. I won't have this nonsense any more.
water. 31. My cow had a baby last night.
42. Myth about unicorn was soon bursted. 32. We have had enough of those problems.
43. The thief alluded arrest. 33. Society discriminates between the haves
44. The walls of the monument was defaced. and haves not.
45. The ship drowned and all the sailors were 34. I am done.
drowned. 35. The stew is done.
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46. Such customs now seize to exist. 36. He is gone.

47. He has molten the chocolate. 37. I did the dishes.
48. No one has gotten any benefit out of wars. 38. I had my hair done.
49. My dress shrunk after the first wash. 39. He did well in the exam.
50. I love seeing television. 40. After a short break, he is now up and doing.
Task -III 41. I love you as much as she does.
Correct the following sentences if necessary 42. I work as hard as you do.
1. I will happy if you attend the party. 43. We will have to do away with social evils.
2. I am agree with you. 44. Here is a list of dos and don'ts.
3. I am ready to take the responsibility. 45. I have never and will never cheat you.
46. Nothing has or will be more tragic than his
4. You will success provided that you work hard.
demise.
5. The government is trying to better the
47. Is the cake done or not?
conditions in the prisons.
48. He has his eyes on the most coveted post.
6. Conditions bettered with time.
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49. Your project must has to do with real people. 8. Chloro Fluoro Carbon is raising the global
50. He is always agree with his wife as he wants temperature.
a peaceful life. 9. The water level has risen another two feet.
10. Every action has an equal and opposite
Task -IV reaction is a ….. fact and Newton …… it
1. It was happened a decade ago. (prove).
2. The truck was laden with ripe mangoes. 11. Don’t angry me.
3. The tree is loaded with mangoes.
12. Each of them has have his share of profit.
4. Dark clouds have overcast the city.
13. We studied the effect of UV rays.

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5. The tennis court was laid with velvet grass.
14. Chicken pox is an airborne disease.
6. Before he wake up, the sun had risen.
15. The Indian National Congress was founded
7. Though he had many doubts, he did not in 1885.
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Task -V
Certain Adjectives / Nouns take ‘en’ and to get changed into a verb.

Adj. / Noun Verb V1  V2 V3

   


Loose (<hyk) Loosen (<hyk djuk) Loosened

Straight (lhèkk) Straighten (lhèkk djuk) Straightened
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Wide (pkSM+k) Widen (pkSM+k djuk) Widened
Length(yEckbZ) Lengthen (yEck djuk) Lengthened
Height (mQ¡pkbZ) heighten (mQ¡pk djuk) heightened
Strength (rkdr) Strengthen (etc rwdjuk ) Strengthened
Black (dkyk) Blacken (dkyk djuk) Blackened
White (liQsn) Whiten (liQsn djuk) Whitened
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Fright (Mj) Frighten (Mjkuk) Frightened

Threat (/edh) Threaten (/edkuk) Threatened
Broad (pkSM+k) Broaden (pkSM+k djuk) Broadened
Hard (dMk+) Harden (dMk+ djuk) Hardened
Worse (cnrj) Worsen (cnrj djuk) Worsened
Less (de) Lessen (de djuk) Lessened
Fast (rst) Fasten (etc rwh l sck¡
/ uk) Fastened
Light (gydk) Lighten (dkykiu nwj djuk) Lightened
Soft (eqyk;e) Soften (eqyk;e djuk) Softened
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EXERCISE Task -VI

1. We have widened the roads of our town.
2. He has threatened me of dire consequences.
3. The blacksmith has beatened and hardened
the iron sheets.
4. She will straighten her hair.
5. Please loosen the knot.
6. Trust will strengthen your relationship.
7. Bad weather has worsened her condition.
8. Fire has blackened the walls.
9. Such rumours blackened her reputation.
10. The medicine has lessen the pain of
migraine.
I. Infer: to understand, to derive as a
conclusion
Imply : to indicate, to express indirectly.
1. His speech didn’t ……… anything.
2. We could ……… nothing from his
instructions.
3. When we see smoke, we …. fire.
4. Silence doesn’t …… consent.
5. His stern looks ……….. threat.
II. Award : Acknowledgment to one’s
achievement, to give by judicial
decree.

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Reward : Something that you get in return 32. Ground Grounded Grounded
33. Bear Bore Born
1. The man ……….. his son for being
34. Bear Bore Borne
truthful. 35. Forgo forwent Forgone
2. The firefighters were…………. by the 36. Bid Bade Bidden
Mayor for saving several lives. 37. Bid Bid Bid
3. The winners will be ..........… a gold medal. V1 V2 V3 V1+ ing
38. Forbid Forbade
Forbidden Forbidding
4. Will the film win any ……………….? 39. Awake Awoke Awoken Awaking
5. The court ……punishment to the accused 40. Learn LearntLearnt/ Learning
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III. Do not use ‘again’ with the following verbs- 41. Bleed Bled Bled Bleeding
42. Buy Bought Bought Buying
recast, reimburse, recover, regain, recall,
43. Die Died Died Dying
reborn, rebuild, repeat 44. Feed Fed Fed Feeding

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IV. Do not use ‘back’ with the following verbs- 45. Vie Vied Vied Vying
Reply, return, retaliate, retreat, revert, 46. Carry Carried Carried Carrying
recall, 47. Marry Married Married Marrying
48. Say Said Said Saying
1. He tried to recall the incident again. 49. Read Read Read Reading
2. The director recast some of the actors 50. Cut Cut Cut Cutting
again. 51. Quit Quit Quit Quitting
52. Bet Bet Bet Betting
3. He retaliated his competitor’s malicious 53. Dye Dyed Dyed Dyeing
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acts. 54. Clap Clapped Clapped Clapping
4. I will return back in an hour. 55. Admire Admired Admired Admiring
5. He regained his strength again. 56. Bathe Bathed Bathed Bathing
57. Dry Dried Dried Drying
Answers 58. Wed Wedded Wedded Wedding
Task-II: Learn the forms of verbs and 59. Shed Shed Shed Shedding
60. Thrust Thrust Thrust Thrusting
then take the following test-
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Task-II: Correct the following

V1 V2 V3
1. Swing swung swung
sentences
2. Wring wrung wrung 1. Change ‘overflew’ into ‘overflowed’
3. Find found found 2. Change ‘Sheded’ into ‘Shed’
4. Found founded founded 3. Change ‘hurted’ into ‘hurt’
5. Fall fell fallen 4. Change ‘felled down’ into ‘fell down’
6. Fell felled felled 5. Change ‘born’ into ‘borne’
7. Befall befell befallen
6. Change ‘raised’ into ‘rose’
8. Fly flew flown
9. Flow flowed flowed 7. Change ‘horded’ into ‘hoarded’
10. Blow blew blown 8. Change ‘site’ into ‘cite’
11. Stick Stuck Stuck 9. Change ‘desserted’ into ‘deserted’
12. Strike Struck Struck 10. Change ‘loose’ into ‘lose’
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13. Affect Affected Affected 11. Change ‘pray’ into ‘prey’

14. Effect Effected Effected 12. Change ‘tiptowed’ into ‘tiptoed’
15. Flee Fled Fled
13. Change ‘complaint’ into ‘Complained’
16. Rend Rent Rent
17. Rent Rented Rented 14. Change ‘ensure’ into ‘Assure’
18. Lie Lied Lied 15. Change ‘incited’ into ‘excited’
19. Lie Lay Lain 16. Change ‘canvased’ into ‘canvassed’
20. Lay Laid Laid 17. Change ‘drowning’ into ‘sinking’
21. Hang Hung Hung 18. Change ‘cease’ into ‘seize’
22. Hang Hanged Hanged 19. Change ‘censored’ into ‘censured’
23. Cast Cast Cast 20. Change ‘practices’ into ‘practises’
24. Telecast Telecast Telecast 21. Change ‘swang’ into ‘swung’
25. Broadcast Broadcast Broadcast 22. Change ‘found’ into ‘founded’ but (after)
26. Rise Rose Risen 23. Change ‘befelled’ into ‘befell’
27. Arise Arose Arisen
24. Change ‘blowed’ into ‘blew’
28. Raise Raised Raised
25. Change ‘stuck’ into ‘struck’.
29. Bind Bound Bound
30. Bound Bounded Bounded 26. Change ‘saw’ into ‘sawed’.
31. Grind Ground Ground 27. Change ‘rented’ into ‘rent’

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28. Change ‘rent’ into ‘rented’ 34. No correction
29. Change ‘practices’ into ‘practises’ 35. No correction
30. Change ‘bounded’ into ‘bound’ 36. No correction
31. Change ‘bound’ into ‘bounded’ 37. No correction
32. Change ‘rose’ into ‘raised’ 38. No correction
33. Change ‘loss’ into ‘lose’. 39. No correction
34. Change ‘forecasted’ into ‘forcast’ 40. No correction
35. Change ‘costed’ into ‘cost’ 41. No correction
36. Change ‘lie’ into ‘lay’ 42. No correction
37. Change ‘lie your books’ into ‘lay your books’ 43. No correction
38. Change ‘hanged’ into ‘hung’

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44. No correction
39. Change ‘whithered’ into ‘withered’ 45. Change ‘have never’ into ‘have never cheated’
40. Change ‘invented’ into ‘discovered’ 46. Change ‘has’ into ‘has been’
41. Change ‘wondered’ into ‘wandered’ 47. No correction

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42. Change ‘bursted’ into ‘busted’ 48. No correction
43. Change ‘alluded’ into ‘eluded’ 49. Change ‘must has to’ into ‘must have to do’
44. Change ‘was’ into ‘were’
50. Change ‘is always agree’ into ‘always agrees’
45. Change ‘drowned’ into ‘sank’
46. Change ‘seize’ into ‘cease’
Task-IV:
47. Change ‘molten’ into ‘melted’ 1. Change ‘was happened’ into ‘happened’
48. Change ‘gotten’ into ‘got’ 2. Change ‘was laden’ into ‘was loaded’
49. Change ‘shrunk’ into ‘shrank’ 3. Change ‘is loaden’ into ‘is laden’
50. Change ‘seeing’ into ‘watching’ 4. No correction
5. No correction
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Task-III: Correct the following 6. Change ‘wake up’ into ‘woke up’
sentences 7. No correction
1. Change ‘will’ into ‘will be’ 8. No correction
2. Change ‘am agree’ into ‘agree’ 9. No correction
3. No correction 10. Proven, Proved
4. Change ‘success’ into ‘succeed’
11. ‘Don't make me angry’ is correct.
5. No correction (because ‘better’ means, to improve
12. Change ‘have’ into ‘had’
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something).
13. No correction
6. No correction
14. No correction
7. No correction
8. Change ‘amn't I’ into ‘aren't I’ 15. No correction
9. Change ‘must’ into ‘must be’ Task-V: (Certain Adjectives/ Nouns
10. Change ‘am having’ into ‘have’ take 'en' and to get changed
11. Change ‘is having’ into ‘has’ into a verb)
12. No correction 1. No correction
13. No correction 2. No correction
14. No correction 3. Change ‘beatened’ into ‘beaten
15. Change ‘is owning’ into ‘owns’ 4. No correction
16. Change ‘am not possessing’ into ‘do not possess’ 5. No correction
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17. No correction 6. No correction

18. Change ‘sent’ into ‘send’ and change ‘received’ into
7. No correction
‘receive’
8. No correction
19. Change ‘left’ into ‘leave’
9. No correction
20. No correction
21. Change ‘has’ into ‘have’ 10. Change ‘lessen’ into ‘lessened’
22. Change ‘bidden’ into ‘bid’ Task-VI:
23. No correction I. 1. Imply 2. Infer
24. Change ‘tore’ into ‘torn’ 3. Infer 4. Imply
25. No correction 5. Imply
26. No correction II. 1. Rewarded 2. Rewarded
27. No correction 3. Awarded 4. Award
28. No correction 5. Awarded
29. No correction III. 1. Remove ‘again’
30. No correction 2. Remove ‘again’
31. No correction 3. No correction
32. No correction 4. Remove ‘back’
33. Change ‘haves not’ into ‘have nots’ 5. Remove ‘again’
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