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THE ADDRESS CLASS 11 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

THE ADDRESS BY MARGA MINCO CLASS - XI (HORNBILL) QUESTIONS & ANSWERS ---------------------------------------- 1. ‘Have you come back?’ said the woman. ‘I thought that no one had come back.’ Does this statement give some clue about the story? If yes, what is it? Answer:  The statement shows that the woman and the narrator already knew each other. The story is about a girl who wants to get back her mother’s old belongings from an older woman called Mrs. Dorling. Before the war, the girl’s mother had moved her valuable things to the house of Mrs. Dorling, a trusted acquaintance. But after her mother died in the war, Mrs. Dorling thought no one would come to claim them. When the girl finally went to collect the items, she was shocked. The statement makes it clear that Mrs. Dorling is selfish, as she wants to keep the antiques even though they are not hers. She pretends not to recognize the girl and refuses to let her enter the house. 2. The story is divided into pre-War and post-...
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TENSE - PRESENT, PAST & FUTURE

 

•What is Tense?

Ans: Tense is the Time of Action.

•How many kinds of Tenses are there?

Ans: There are 3 main kinds of Tenses.

  PRESENT, PAST & FUTURE TENSE

Definitions of Sub-Kinds:

a)Indefinite means time is not exact or definite.
b)Continuous means Action that goes on without stopping.
c)Perfect means Action which is perfectly completed or done but has its effect in present.
d)Perfect Continuous means Action which started in the past and is continuing.

THE PRESENT TENSE
a)Simple Present = Action done in the present time but exact time is not mentioned. Simple Present tense also expresses a habit, universal truth (maxims) or a geographical fact.

  E.G. – Mother cooks food. (Habit)

b) Present Continuous = Action that is happening or going on now or in the present time.

  E.G. = Mother is cooking food.

q Formula = am /is / are + verb + ing
c) Present Perfect = Action that completed in the past and still has its effect in the present.

  E.G. Mother has cooked food.

q Formula = Has / Have + Verb 3rd Form  

d) Present Perfect Continuous = Action which started in the past and is going on in the present.

  E.G. = Mother has been cooking food.

q Formula: Has / Have + been + verb + ing

  


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