Second conditional worksheet for class 8
The second conditional is used to talk about imaginary or hypothetical situations. In the second conditional, we use a simple past tense in the if-clause and would / could / might + infinitive in...
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First conditional worksheet for class 8
Write first conditional sentences using the ideas given below. Watch this Youtube video to better understand the correct use of first conditional. 1. work hard / good marks 2. arrangements are good / event...
Direct and indirect speech worksheet
Rewrite the following sentences changing the direct speech to indirect speech and indirect speech to direct speech. 1. The maid said, ‘All the windows have been washed thoroughly.’ 2. The mother told the children...
Combine using so…that…
The subordinating conjunction so…that… is used to indicate result. Study the example given below. He looked very ill. I felt sorry for him. We can combine these two sentences into one. He looked so...
Volitive future
Study the following sentence. You shall hear your father’s story. The tense used in the above sentence is not simple future but volitive future. In volitive future, shall takes the place of will and...
Using ‘where’ instead of ‘in which’
Study the following sentence. He led me to another room in which I could rest. Instead of ‘in which’, we can use ‘where’ in that sentence. He led me to another room where I...
So am I, so do I etc.
Study the following sentences. He will be safe. And I will be safe. We can express the same idea in another way. He will be safe. And so will I. OR He will be...
Hopeless, penniless, senseless etc
Study the following sentence. He was struck speechless. (= He could not speak.) Speechless means without speech. Likewise, helpless means without help. Complete the following sentences. Clues are given below. Without help, without hope,...
A half, half a or half an
The expressions a half, half a and half an are all completely acceptable. Could I have half a pound of oranges? / Could I have a half pound of oranges? Joe has half an apple....
Hang, hung and hanged
The word hang has two basic meanings. We can hang a picture or another object. It is also possible to hang a man. The past tenses are different for the two meanings. Pictures or drapes...