Right forms of verbs

7 June 2023
◻️ Part B: Answers to the Questions 51 - 100
51. Man ___ (be) mortal.
Answer. is

52. The sky ___ (be) blue.

Answer. is

53. The Earth ___ (move) round the sun.

Answer. moves

54. We cannot help ___ (laugh).

Answer. laughing

55. I used to ___ (walk) here.

Answer. walk

56. He got used to ___ (smoke). [With a view to saving some

money…]
Answer. smoking

57. The book is worth ___ (read).

Answer. reading

58. ___ (Garden) is my hobby.

Answer. Gardening

59. I prefer ___ (run) to playing.

Answer. running

60. I let him ___ (go) there.

Answer. go

61. Karim made her ___ (do) the work.

Answer. do (bare/zero infinitive)

62. I saw him ___ (go) in silence.

Answer. going

63. I behold him ___ (reap) the crops.

Answer. reaping

64. I watched him ___ (leave) away.

Answer. leaving

65. I could not but ___ (laugh).

Answer. laugh

66. I used to ___ (get up) early in the morning.

Answer. get up

67. I cannot ___ (do) the work.

Answer. do

68. It may ___ (rain) today.

Answer. rain

69. You should ___ (obey) the law.

Answer. obey

70. He must ___ (leave) the place.

Answer. leave

71. You would rather ___ (go) there.

Answer. go (would rather + v1 ----eis ZeyI)

72. You are to ___ (do) this work.

Answer. do

73. I had better ___ (go) home now.

Answer. go

74. You had better ___ (see) a doctor.

Answer. see

75. You have to ___ (do) this work.

Answer. do

76. I saw him ___ (go).

Answer. going

77. Karim ___ (arrive) there yesterday.

Answer. arrived

78. I ___ (meet) him last night.

Answer. met

79. It is time you ___ (give up) bad habits.

Answer. gave up

80. It is high time you ___ (go) there.

Answer. went

Preening
1. Who is speaking to us in this poem? Give reasons for your answer.
Ans. Different kinds of birds are speaking to us in this poem. This is
apparent from the following line:
‘Preening every day
is the price we pay’.
The word ‘we’ tells us that it is the birds themselves who are talking to
us in the poem.
2. The speaker refers to ‘preening’ as a chore. Find a word in the poem
that describe a chore.
Ans. The word ‘bore’ describes chore.
3. Why does preening have to be done?
Ans. It is necessary for birds to do their preening so that they can
crouch, spring and soar with ease. Preening keeps them fit for activities.
4. Find a word in the poem that has the same meaning as ‘being
airborne’. Does the speaker enjoy being airborne?
Ans. The word ‘flying’ has the same meaning as ‘being airborne’. Yes,
the bird enjoys being airborne as we find in the poem that flying takes
place day and night and it is a delight.
5. Do you think the speaker longs to do great things?
Ans. Yes, the birds long to do great things like soar, rise high and spring,
and that’s why they are even ready to pay the price of ‘preening’ for it.
6. The poet has used powerful yet simple words that help us ‘see images’.
Close your eyes as you listen to the poem being read aloud. What can you
see? List the words that make you ‘see’ and ‘picture’ some actions.
Ans. The words that make me ‘see’ and ‘picture’ some actions are as
follows: wing up, leg out, tuck, twist, stretch, wing down, leg in, bend,
nibble, crouch, spring and soar.
7. Pick the words that rhyme in the poem.
Ans. chore – bore – soar
day – pay
night - delight