{"id":75356,"date":"2021-09-04T15:19:17","date_gmt":"2021-09-04T15:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=75356"},"modified":"2021-09-04T15:19:21","modified_gmt":"2021-09-04T15:19:21","slug":"class-8-gul-mohar-grammar-and-language-skills-worksheet-1-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/class-8-gul-mohar-grammar-and-language-skills-worksheet-1-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Class 8 Gul Mohar Grammar And Language Skills | Worksheet 1 Solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Grammar and Words<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Complete the paragraph by using the correct forms of the verbs in the brackets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Akash loves<\/span> (1) trains. He first saw (2) one when he was four years old and he thought (3) it was amazing. He goes (4) to a different railway station every week and writes<\/span> (5) down the engine number of every train he sees. He has been doing<\/span> (6) this since he was eight. He has collected<\/span> (7) over 10,000 different engine numbers from various cities. Once, while he was standing<\/span> (8) in a station in Narayanpur, he saw something very unusual. He had been waiting<\/span> (9) for over an hour for a train to go by when suddenly he saw<\/span> (10) a very old steam train coming down the tracks. It did not stop<\/span> (11) at the station and, as it was passing Akash noticed that all the passengers were wearing<\/span> (12) old-fashioned clothes. When he told the station guard about this, the poor man turned pale. He said that no steam train had passed<\/span> (13) through that station for years, and that the last one had crashed<\/span> (14) killing everyone on board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Notes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use the simple present<\/strong> to talk about a habit or routine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He goes<\/strong> to a different railway station every week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He loves<\/strong> trains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use the simple past <\/strong>to say when something happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He first saw <\/strong>a train when he was four years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use the present perfect continuous tense<\/strong> to talk about an action or situation that started in the past and has continued up to the present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He has been doing <\/strong>this since he was eight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use the past continuous <\/strong>to talk about an activity that was going on at a particular point of time in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While he was standing <\/strong>in a station in Narayanpur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use the past perfect continuous<\/strong> to talk about an activity that had started in the past and continued up to another moment in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He had been waiting<\/strong> for over an hour for a train to go by when he saw a steam train.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

E. Complete these sentences by choosing correct words.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. What\u2019s Ali going to do when he finishes<\/strong> college?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. This time next week, Kiran will be eating<\/strong> lunch in his new school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. If Jerin continues to work at this pace, he will have painted<\/strong> the whole house by tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. I think everyone is coming <\/strong>to dinner on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. I am not sure. We should be back<\/strong> in time for tea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. She doesn\u2019t realize what sort of person he is \u2013 she will find out.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Read this paragraph. The sentences are not linked with each other. Use the time linkers in the box to connect the sentences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(as, then, during, as soon as, then, when, just as, while, as, after)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maria woke up early feeling excited. It was the day of her big audition for the singing contest. She got up, took a shower and started to get ready. As soon as<\/span> she had combed her hair, she put on her best clothes. After \/ when<\/span> she was ready, she rushed out of the house. Just as<\/span> she was getting on the bus, she bumped into her friend Pritha. During <\/span>the journey, they chatted about the audition she was going for and Maria missed her stop. She cursed herself and caught another bus back. But as<\/span> they drove along, the traffic began to get worse. Then<\/span>, the bus broke down \u2013 just her luck! When <\/span>she reached the venue, she was half an hour late for the audition and panicking. As<\/span> she got into the lift, all the lights went out. At that point Maria stopped worrying \u2013 today just wasn\u2019t her day. As \/ While<\/span> she was waiting for the power to come on again, she tried to rehearse her song softly. When<\/span> the lights finally came on, she went up to the 22nd<\/sup> floor, knocked on the door and hoped for the best.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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