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Task 2 : fill in the blanks with the Past Tense form of the verbs
                       choosing from the ones given in brackets.

                       (think, take, be, return, inspire)
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                       Gandhiji  ____to  India  in  1914.  The  great  World  War  II  had  just
                       begun.  There_______  wide  spread  agitations  for  freedom  all  over
                       the country. Most of the leaders _______ it the right time to strike.
                       Gandhiji’s presence ________ them a lot. So the freedom struggle ____
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                       a definite shape in that year.
                       use of the perfect form of the verb :


                       Task 1. Read the following sentences.  compare the sentence
                       in the box with the sentences in the bubbles.  find out the
                       difference. underline the different parts.







                                     She has                                He has
                                     heard this                             heard this
                                     story.                                 story.

                                                     You have
                                                     heard this
                                                     story.
                                  They have                                  I have
                                  heard this                                 heard this
                                  story.                                     story.

                       now frame similar sentences using the sentence in the box
                       below.
                                                                                         He
                                               She
                                               ........                                ........
                                                             I have bought a
                                                              geometry box
                                                You                                        I
                                                ........                                 ........





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