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Doing / State word (कायर/ अवस्थ दशार्त है)

Auxiliary Main Linking Transitive Intransitive

Verbs Verbs Verbs Verbs Verbs

• Helps M.V • Denotes the main action/state.

(Main verb क� सहायता करता है) (मुख् कायर/ अवस्थ दशार्त है)
• Comes before the M.V • Must come in a sentence
(M.V. के पहले आता है) (एक वाक् मे ज�र आएगा)
• May or May not be present in
the sentence. Eg:- 1. He is sleeping. 3. I teach.
(वाक् मे हो भी सकता है और नही भी) A.V M.V M.V
2. He works. (No A.V.) 4. I am teaching.
M.V A.V M.V
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Auxiliary Verbs

Primary Auxiliary Verbs Modals

• Work as Helping Verb as • Work as only Helping Verb

well as Main Verb. (िसफर H.V का कायर करता है)
(Helping Verb व Main verb • They need a Main verb after them.
दोनो का काम करे ) (इनको एक Main verb क� ज�रत पड़ती है।)
• Modals are immediately followed by
Eg:- Do, Be, Have. base form of verb.
(Modals को तुरंत बाद Vb.f आता है।)

Eg:- 'May', 'Might', 'Can', 'Could', 'Should', 'Must', 'Ought

to', 'will', 'shall'. 'Would' are complete modals.
'Need', 'dare', 'used to' are partial modals.
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Stative Denotes state Dynamic Denotes Action

verbs (अवस्थ दशार्त है) verbs (कायर दशार्त है)

Eg:- 1. I was ill. Eg:- 1. I have lunch at 1 pm.

2. I have a car.
2. I teach English.
3. I know you.
4. I love you. 3. He goes to school.
5. I am a doctor.

• Stative verbs generally do not come in 'ing' form.

(Stative verbs सामान्यत 'ing' form मे नही आते)
• They are called linking verbs too. (ये linking verbs भी कहलाते है)
because they link the subject and Noun/ Adj. (क्यों ये Sub. एवं Noun/ Adj. के बीच
link का काम करता है)
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Verbs

Transitive Verbs/ सकमर ् िक्र Intransitive Verbs/ अकमर ् िक्र

Verbs that need an object for the Verbs that do not need an object for
sentence to express a complete the sentence to express a complete
thought. thought.
(िजन verb के बाद एक object का आना ज�री (िजन verbs के बाद object क� ज�रत नही और
होता है वनार वाक् का सम्पूण अथर नही िनकलता) object के िबना भी वाक् साथर् है।)
Eg:- 1. I completed the work. Eg:- 1. Birds fly.
T.V what It. V
क्य
2. He killed the man. 2. Babies cry.
T.V whom It. V
िकसको
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Finite Verbs Non-finite verbs
Infinitive &
Participle
Eg:- 1. I love watching movies.

Change 2. She loves watching movies. Gerund

according to 3. She loved watching movies.
tense, person
& number 4. I want to help him.
5. He wants to help him. Infinitive

6. I wanted to help him.

Verbs that show tense, person and Verbs that do not show tense,
number. (जो verbs tense, व्यि व संख्य person and number. (जो verbs tense,
दशार्त है।) व्यि व संख्य नही दशार्त है।)
for eg- love, loves, loved want, for eg- Watching, to help.
wants, wanted etc.
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Regular verbs Irregular verbs

Regular verbs form past and past Irregular verbs form their past and
participle forms by adding 'ed'. (जो past participle forms in different
verbs को V2 & V3 forms बनाने के िलए िसफर ways. (जो verbs को V2 & V3 forms अलग
'ed' क� ज�रत होती है।) तरीके से बनता है।)
Eg:- V1 V2 V3
All these forms Two of three All three
are the same. forms are the forms are
walk walked walked same. different. (सभी
(सभी forms एक ही
forms अलग–
Talk talked talked है।) (दो forms समान है।)
अलग है।)
paint painted painted Eg:- put — sit — go — V1
put — sat — went — V2
put — sat — gone — V3
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FORMS OF VERBS, GROUP–I (IRREGULAR VERBS)
Present अथर Past 3rd Form – ing Form s/es Form
(1st Form) (2nd Form)
Arise उठना arose arisen arising arises
Awake जागना awoke awoken awaking awakes
Be (b.f), are, होना was, were been being Is
am → V1
Bet शतर लगाना bet bet betting bets
Bear सहन करना bore borne bearing bears
Bear जन् देना bore born bearing bears
Become बनना became become becoming becomes
Begin आरं भ करना began begun beginning begins
Bid बोली लगाना/ bid bid bidding bids
कहना
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FORMS OF VERBS, GROUP–I (IRREGULAR VERBS)
Present अथर Past 3rd Form – ing Form s/es Form
(1st Form) (2nd Form)
Bind बाँधना bound bound binding binds
Bite दाँत से काटना bit bitten biting bites
Blow हवा का चलना blew blown blowing blows
Break तोड़ना/टू टना broke broken breaking breaks
Bring लाना brought brought bringing brings
Build बनाना/िनमार ् built built building builds
करना
Burst फटना burst burst bursting
Burn जलना/ जलाना burnt burnt burning burns
Buy खरीदना bought bought buying buys
Cast फेंकन/डालना cast cast casting casts
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FORMS OF VERBS, GROUP–I (IRREGULAR VERBS)
Present अथर Past 3rd Form – ing Form s/es Form
(1st Form) (2nd Form)
Catch पकड़ना caught caught catching catches
Choose चुनना chose chosen choosing chooses
Cost मूल् लगाना cost cost costing costs
Come आना came come coming comes
Creep रे ंगन crept crept creeping creeps
Cut काटना cut cut cutting cuts

Dig खोदना dug dug digging digs

Do करना did done doing does
Draw खींचन drew drawn drawing Draws
Dream स्वप देखना dreamt dreamt dreaming dreams
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FORMS OF VERBS, GROUP–I (IRREGULAR VERBS)
Present अथर Past 3rd Form – ing Form s/es Form
(1st Form) (2nd Form)
Drink पीना drank drunk/drun drinking drinks
ken
Drive चलाना drove driven driving drives
Eat खाना ate eaten eating eats
Fall िगरना fell fallen falling falls
Feel महसूस/अनुभव felt felt feeling feels
करना
Fight लड़ना fought fought fighting fights

Find पाना found found finding finds

Fly उड़ना, उड़ाना flew flown flying flies
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FORMS OF VERBS, GROUP–I (IRREGULAR VERBS)
Present अथर Past 3rd Form – ing Form s/es Form
(1st Form) (2nd Form)

Forbid मना करना forbade forbidden forbidding forbids

Forget भूल जाना forgot forgotten forgetting forgets
Freeze जमाना/जमना froze frozen freezing freezes
Get पाना got got getting gets

Give देना gave given giving gives

Grind पीसना ground ground grinding grinds

Grow बढ़ना, उगना grew grown growing grows

Hang लटकाना hung hung hanging hangs
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FORMS OF VERBS, GROUP–I (IRREGULAR VERBS)
Present अथर Past 3rd Form – ing Form s/es Form
(1st Form) (2nd Form)
Have खाना/रखना/प्र had had having has
करना
Hide िछपाना/िछपना hid hidden hiding hides
Hold थामना held held holding holds
Hurt पीड़ा पह� ँचाना hurt hurt hurting hurts
Keep रखना kept kept keeping keeps
Kneel घुटनो के बल knelt knelt kneeling kneels
झुकना
Know जानना knew known knowing knows
Let करने देना let let letting lets
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FORMS OF VERBS, GROUP–I (IRREGULAR VERBS)
Present अथर Past 3rd – ing Form s/es Form
(1st Form) (2nd Form) Form
Lead मागर िदखाना led led leading leads
Learn याद करना, सीखना learnt learnt learning learns

Leave छोड़ना left left leaving leaves

Lend उधार देना lent lent lending lends
Lie लेटना/िकसी स्था या lay lain lying lies
अवस्थ मे होना

Lose खोना/हारना lost lost losing loses

Make बनाना made made making makes
Mean अथर िनकलना meant meant meaning means
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FORMS OF VERBS, GROUP–I (IRREGULAR VERBS)
Present अथर Past 3rd – ing Form s/es Form
(1st Form) (2nd Form) Form
Meet िमलना met met meeting meets
Put रखना put put putting puts

Quit छोड़ना quit quit quitting quits

Read पढ़ना * read read reading reads
Ride सवारी करना rode ridden riding rides

Ring बजना/बजाना rang rung ringing rings

Rise उठना/उगना rose risen rising rises
See देखना saw seen seeing sees
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FORMS OF VERBS, GROUP–I (IRREGULAR VERBS)
Present अथर Past 3rd – ing Form s/es Form
(1st Form) (2nd Form) Form

Set अस् होना set set setting sets

Send भेजना sent sent sending sends
Shake िहलाना shook shaken shaking shakes
Shed बहाना/त्या देना shed shed shedding sheds
Sing गाना sang sung singing sings
Sink डू बना sank sunk sinking sinks
Shine चमकना shone shone shining shines
Shoot फोटो िनकालना/ गोली shot shot shooting shoots
मारना
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FORMS OF VERBS, GROUP–I (IRREGULAR VERBS)
Present अथर Past 3rd Form – ing Form s/es Form
(1st Form) (2nd Form)

Shrink िसकुड़ना shrank shrunk/ shrinking shrinks

shrunken
Shut बंद करना shut shut shutting shuts
Sit बैठना sat sat sitting sits
Sleep सोना slept slept sleeping sleeps
Stand खड़ा होना stood stood standing stands
Steal चुराना stole stolen stealing steals
Stick िचपकना stuck stuck sticking sticks
Stand खड़ा होना stood stood standing stands
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FORMS OF VERBS, GROUP–I (IRREGULAR VERBS)
Present अथर Past 3rd Form – ing Form s/es Form
(1st Form) (2nd Form)
Strike चोट मारना/ struck struck striking strikes
प्रह करना

Speak बोलना spoke spoken speaking speaks

Spend खचर करना spent spent spending spends
Spit थूकना spat spat spitting spits
Spread फै लाना spread spread spreading spreads
Swear शपथ लेना swore sworn swearing swears
Sweep झाड़� देना swept swept sweeping sweeps
Swim तैरना swam swum swimming swims
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FORMS OF VERBS, GROUP–I (IRREGULAR VERBS)
Present अथर Past 3rd Form – ing Form s/es Form
(1st Form) (2nd Form)
Swing झूलना swung swung swinging swings

Take लेना took taken taking takes

Teach पढ़ाना/ taught taught teaching teaches
िसखाना
Tear फाड़ना tore torn tearing tears
Think सोचना thought thought thinking thinks
Understand समझना understood understood understanding understands
Wear पहनना wore worn wearing wears
Weave बुनना wove woven weaving weaves
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FORMS OF VERBS, GROUP–I (IRREGULAR VERBS)
Present अथर Past 3rd Form – ing Form s/es Form
(1st Form) (2nd Form)
Weep रोना wept wept weeping weeps

Win जीतना won won winning wins

Wind चाबी wound wound winding winds
लगाना
Wring िनचोड़ना wrung wrung wringing wrings
Write िलखना wrote written writing writes
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FORMS OF VERBS, GROUP–II (REGULAR VERBS)

Present अथर Past 3rd Form – ing Form s/es

(1st Form) (2nd Form) Form

Abuse गाली देना/ दुपय�ग abused abused abusing abuses

करना

Act काम करना/ acted acted acting acts

अिभनय करना

Add जोड़ना added added adding adds

Admire पसंद करना admired admired admiring admires
Advise उपदेश देना advised advised advising advises
Allow अनुमित देना allowed allowed allowing allows
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FORMS OF VERBS, GROUP–II (REGULAR VERBS)
Present अथर Past 3rd Form – ing Form s/es
(1st Form) (2nd Form) Form
Answer उ�र देना answered answered answering answers

Appoint िनयु� करना appointed appointed appointing appoints

Appear प्र होना appeared appeared appearing appears

Arrive पह� ंचना arrived arrived arriving arrives

Arrest िगरफ्रत करना arrested arrested arresting arrests

Ask पूछना/कहना asked asked asking asks
Attack आक्र करना attacked attacked attacking attacks
Bark भौंकन barked barked barking barks
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FORMS OF VERBS, GROUP–II (REGULAR VERBS)

Present अथर Past 3rd Form – ing Form s/es

(1st Form) (2nd Form) Form

Bathe स्ना करना bathed bathed bathing bathes

Beg भीख माँगना begged begged begging begs
Believe िव�ास करना believed believed believing believes
Behave व्यवहा करना behaved behaved behaving behaves
Bleed खून बहना bled bled bleeding bleeds
Bless आशीवार ् देना blessed blessed blessing blesses
Boil उबालना boiled boiled boiling boils
Boast डींग मारना boasted boasted boasting boasts
Borrow उधार लेना borrowed borrowed borrowing borrows
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FORMS OF VERBS, GROUP–II (REGULAR VERBS)

Present अथर Past 3rd Form – ing Form s/es

(1st Form) (2nd Form) Form

Call पुकारना called called calling calls

Carry ले जाना carried carried carrying carries
Clean साफ करना cleaned cleaned cleaning cleans
Close बंद करना closed closed closing closes
Change बदलना changed changed changing changes
Check रोकना/जाँच करना checked checked checking checks

Climb चढ़ना climbed climbed climbing climbs

Clap ताली बजाना clapped clapped clapping claps
Copy नकल करना copied copied copying copies
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FORMS OF VERBS, GROUP–II (REGULAR VERBS)

Present अथर Past 3rd Form – ing Form s/es

(1st Form) (2nd Form) Form

Collect इकट् करना collected collected collecting collects

Complain िशकायत करना complained complained complaining complains
Cook पकाना cooked cooked cooking cooks
Count िगनना counted counted counting counts
Confuse उलझन मे डाल देना confused confused confusing confuses

Consult सलाह देना consulted consulted consulting consults

Cover ढ़कना covered covered covering covers
Crow बांग लगाना crowed crowed crowing crows
Cross पार करना crossed crossed crossing crosses
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FORMS OF VERBS, GROUP–II (REGULAR VERBS)
Present अथर Past 3rd Form – ing Form s/es
(1st Form) (2nd Form) Form

Cry िचल्लान/िचल्ल cried cried crying cries

कर रोना
Decorate सजाना decorated decorated decorating decorates
Dance नाचना danced danced dancing dances
Deceive धोखा देना deceived deceived deceiving deceives
Defeat हराना defeated defeated defeating defeats
Decide िनणर ् करना decided decided deciding decides
Desire इच्छ करना desired desired desiring desires
Discover खोज करना discovered discovered discovering discovers
Dip डु बोना dipped dipped dipping dips
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FORMS OF VERBS, GROUP–II (REGULAR VERBS)

Present अथर Past 3rd Form – ing Form s/es

(1st Form) (2nd Form) Form

Die मरना died died dying dies

Divide बाँटना divided divided dividing divides
Dry सुखना/सुखाना dried dried drying dries
Drown डु बाना drowned drowned drowning drowns
Dye रं गना dyed dyed dyeing dyes
Earn कमाना earned earned earning earns
Enter प्रव करना entered entered entering enters
Employ काम पर रखना employed employed employing employs
Explain समझाना explained explained explaining explains
Face सामना करना faced faced facing faces
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FORMS OF VERBS, GROUP–II (REGULAR VERBS)
Present अथर Past 3rd Form – ing Form s/es
(1st Form) (2nd Form) Form
Fail असफल होना failed failed failing fails
Fear डरना feared feared fearing fears
Feed िखलाना fed fed feeding feeds
Fell िगराना felled felled felling fells
Flee भागना fled fled fleeing flees
Finish समा� करना finished finished finishing finishes
Fine जुमार ्न लगाना fined fined fining fines
Float तैरना (सतह पर) floated floated floating floats
Graze चरना grazed grazed grazing grazes
Gather इकट् करना/होना gathered gathered gathering gathers
Hate घृणा करना hated hated hating hates
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FORMS OF VERBS, GROUP–II (REGULAR VERBS)
Present अथर Past 3rd Form – ing Form s/es
(1st Form) (2nd Form) Form
Hang फांसी लगाना hanged hanged hanging hangs
Hear सुनना heard heard hearing hears
Help सहायता करना helped helped helping helps
Improve सुधारना/बेहतर होना improved improved improving improves
Invite िनमंत् देना invited invited inviting invites
Join साथ मे होना, joined joined joining joins
Jump कूदना jumped jumped jumping jumps
Kill जान से मारना killed killed killing kills
Knit बुनना knitted knitted knitting knits
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FORMS OF VERBS, GROUP–II (REGULAR VERBS)
Present अथर Past 3rd – ing Form s/es
(1st Form) (2nd Form) Form Form
Lay रखना/(अंडा) देना, laid laid laying lays
न्योछाव करना
Lie झूठ बोलना lied lied lying lies
Laugh हंसना laughed laughed laughing laughs
Like चाहना liked liked liking likes
Listen सुनना (ध्या से) listened listened listening listens
Look देखना looked looked looking looks
Live रहना lived lived living lives
Love प्र करना loved loved loving loves
Marry िववाह करना married married marrying marries
Move िहलना moved moved moving moves
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FORMS OF VERBS, GROUP–II (REGULAR VERBS)

Present अथर Past 3rd – ing Form s/es

(1st Form) (2nd Form) Form Form

Melt िपघलना, िपघलाना melted melted/ melting melts

molten
Mend सुधारना mended mended mending mends
Mix िमलाना, िमलना mixed mixed mixing mixes
Name नाम रखना named named naming names
Need आवश्यकत होना needed needed needing needs
Nip सख्त से कुचलना nipped nipped nipping nips
Obey आ�ा मानना obeyed obeyed obeying obeys
Open खोलना opened opened opening opens
Order आदेश देना ordered ordered ordering orders
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FORMS OF VERBS, GROUP–II (REGULAR VERBS)
Present अथर Past 3rd – ing Form s/es
(1st Form) (2nd Form) Form Form

Oppose िवरोध करना opposed opposed opposing opposes

Pay चुकाना paid paid paying pays
Play खेलना played played playing plays
Pray प्राथर करना prayed prayed praying prays
Praise प्रशं करना praised praised praising praises
Preach उपदेश करना preached preached preaching preaches
Peep झाँकना peeped peeped peeping peeps
Plant पौधा लगाना planted planted planting plants
Pluck तोड़ना (जैसे फू ल तोड़ते plucked plucked plucking plucks
है)
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FORMS OF VERBS, GROUP–II (REGULAR VERBS)
Present अथर Past 3rd – ing Form s/es
(1st Form) (2nd Form) Form Form
Prepare तैयार करना prepared prepared preparing prepares
Pull खींचन pulled pulled pulling pulls
Prevent रोकना prevented prevented preventing prevents
Punish दण् देना punished punished punishing punishes
Prove िसद करना proved proved proving proves
Promise वचन देना promised promised promising promises
Push धक्क देना pushed pushed pushing pushes
Quarrel झगड़ना quarrelled quarrelled quarrelling quarrels
Rain वषार होना rained rained raining rains
Reply जबाब देना replied replied replying replies
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FORMS OF VERBS, GROUP–II (REGULAR VERBS)
Present अथर Past 3rd Form – ing Form s/es
(1st Form) (2nd Form) Form
Reach पह� ँचना reached reached reaching reaches
Receive पाना, प्र करना received received receiving receives

Refuse इंकार करना refused refused refusing refuses

Rest आराम करना rested rested resting rests
Resign त्यागप देना resigned resigned resigning resigns
Repair मरम्म करना repaired repaired repairing repairs
Remember याद करना remembered remembered remembering remembers
Return लौटाना, लौटना returned returned returning returns
Roar गरजना roared roared roaring roars
Say कहना said said saying says
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FORMS OF VERBS, GROUP–II (REGULAR VERBS)

Present अथर Past 3rd Form – ing Form s/es

(1st Form) (2nd Form) Form

Sell बेचना sold sold selling sells

Save बचाना saved saved saving saves
Saw आरी से चीरना sawed sawed sawing saws
Select चुनना (छांटकर) selected selected selecting selects
Stay ठहरना stayed stayed staying stays
Stop रोकना stopped stopped stopping stops
Study पढ़ना studied studied studying studies
Slip िफसलना slipped slipped slipping slips
Talk बात करना talked talked talking talks
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FORMS OF VERBS, GROUP–II (REGULAR VERBS)
Present अथर Past 3rd Form – ing Form s/es
(1st Form) (2nd Form) Form
Tell कहना told told telling tells
Tie बांधना tied tied tying ties
Touch छू ना touched touched touching touches
Try प्रय करना tried tried trying tries
Trust िव�ास करना trusted trusted trusting trusts
Use इस्तेमा करना used used using uses
Walk चलना walked walked walking walks
Wash धोना washed washed washing washes
Wait प्रती करना waited waited waiting waits
Work काम करना worked worked working works
Watch िनगरानी करना watched watched watching watches
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FORMS OF VERBS, GROUP–II (REGULAR VERBS)
Present अथर Past 3rd Form – ing Form s/es
(1st Form) (2nd Form) Form
Wish चाहना wished wished wishing wishes
Wander भटकना wandered wandered wandering wanders
Waste न� करना wasted wasted wasting wastes
Wed िववाह करना wedded wedded wedding weds
Wound घायल करना wounded wounded wounding wounds
Worship पूजा करना worshipped worshipped worshipping worships
Wonder हैरान होना wondered wondered wondering wonders
Wrap लपेटना wrapped wrapped wrapping wraps
Yield पैदावार करना yielded yielded yielding yields
* Read एवं Study मे अंतर है। Study का अथर अध्यय करना है जबिक Read हम Magazine,
Newspaper इत्याि को करते है।
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VERB (TASK – I) PAGE

Learn the forms of verbs and then take the following test-
SN V1 V2 V3
1. Swing .................................... ....................................

2. .................................... wrung ....................

3. Find .................................... ....................................

4. .................................... .................................... Founded

5. Fall .................................... ....................................

6. .................................... Felled ....................................

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Learn the forms of verbs and then take the following test-
SN V1 V2 V3
7. Befall .................................... ....................................

8. Fly .................................... ....................................

9. Flow .................................... ....................................

10. Blow .................................... ....................................

11. Stick .................................... ....................................

12. Strike .................................... ....................................

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Learn the forms of verbs and then take the following test-
SN V1 V2 V3
13. Affect .................................... ....................................

14. Effect .................................... ....................................

15. Flee .................................... ....................................

16. .................................... Rent ....................................

17. .................................... Rented ....................................

18. .................................... .................................... Lied

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Learn the forms of verbs and then take the following test-
SN V1 V2 V3
19. .................................... Lay ....................................

20. Lay .................................... ....................................

21. .................................... .................................... Hung

22. .................................... .................................... Hanged

23. Cast .................................... ....................................

24. Telecast .................................... ....................................

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Learn the forms of verbs and then take the following test-
SN V1 V2 V3
25. Broadcast .................................... ....................................

26. Rise .................................... ....................................

27. Arise .................................... ....................................

28. .................................... Raised ....................................

29. .................................... Bound ....................................

30. .................................... Bounded ....................................

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Learn the forms of verbs and then take the following test-
SN V1 V2 V3
31. Grind .................................... ....................................

32. Ground .................................... ....................................

33. Bear .................................... ....................................

34. .................................... .................................... Borne

35. Forgo .................................... ....................................

36. .................................... .................................... Bidden

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Learn the forms of verbs and then take the following test-
SN V1 V2 V3
37. .................................... Bid ....................................

38. Forbid .................................... ....................................

39. Awake .................................... ....................................

40. Learn .................................... ....................................

41. Bleed .................................... ....................................

42. Buy .................................... ....................................

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Learn the forms of verbs and then take the following test-
SN V1 V2 V3 V1+ing
43. Die ............................ ............................ ............................

44. Feed ............................ ............................

45. Vie ............................ ............................ ............................

46. Carry ............................ ............................ ............................

47. Marry ............................ ............................ ............................

48. Say ............................ ............................ ............................

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Learn the forms of verbs and then take the following test-
SN V1 V2 V3 V1+ing

49. Read ............................ ............................

50. Cut ............................ ............................ ............................

51. Quit ............................ ............................ ............................

52. Bet ............................ ............................ ............................

53. Dye ............................ ............................ ............................

54. Clap ............................ ............................ ............................

55. Admire ............................ ............................ ............................

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Learn the forms of verbs and then take the following test-
SN V1 V2 V3 V1+ing
56. Bathe ............................ ............................ ............................
57. Dry ............................ ............................
58. Wed ............................ ............................ ............................
59. Shed ............................ ............................ ............................
60. Thrust ............................ ............................ ............................

Note: There are 135 blanks. What is your score?

Now honestly check what is the meaning of all the verbs. If you do not know the
meaning, deduct half mark (0.5) for each of them.
Final Score—
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SN V1 V2 V3 SN V1 V2 V3

1. Swing swung swung 11. Stick Stuck Stuck

2. Wring wrung wrung 12. Strike Struck Struck
3. Find found found 13. Affect Affected Affected
4. Found founded founded 14. Effect Effected Effected
5. Fall fell fallen 15. Flee Fled Fled
6. Fell felled felled 16. Rend Rent Rent
7. Befall befell befallen 17. Rent Rented Rented
8. Fly flew flown 18. Lie Lied Lied
9. Flow flowed flowed 19. Lie Lay Lain
10. Blow blew blown 20. Lay Laid Laid
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SN V1 V2 V3 SN V1 V2 V3

21. Hang Hung Hung 30. Bound Bounded Bounded

22. Hang Hanged Hanged 31. Grind Ground Ground
23. Cast Cast Cast 32. Ground Grounded Grounded
24. Telecast Telecast Telecast 33. Bear Bore Born
25. Broadca Broadcast Broadcast 34. Bear Bore Borne
st 35. Forgo forwent Forgone
26. Rise Rose Risen
36. Bid Bade Bidden
27. Arise Arose Arisen
37. Bid Bid Bid
28. Raise Raised Raised
29. Bind Bound Bound
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SN V1 V2 V3 V1+ing

38. Forbid Forbade Forbidden Forbidding

39. Awake Awoke Awoken Awaking
40. Learn Learnt Learnt Learning
41. Bleed Bled Bled Bleeding
42. Buy Bought Bought Buying
43. Die Died Died Dying
44. Feed Fed Fed Feeding
45. Vie Vied Vied Vying
46. Carry Carried Carried Carrying
47. Marry Married Married Marrying
48. Say Said Said Saying
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SN V1 V2 V3 V1+ing
49. Read Read Read Reading
50. Cut Cut Cut Cutting
51. Quit Quit Quit Quitting
52. Bet Bet Bet Betting
53. Dye Dyed Dyed Dyeing
54. Clap Clapped Clapped Clapping
55. Admire Admired Admired Admiring
56. Bathe Bathed Bathed Bathing
57. Dry Dried Dried Drying
58. Wed Wedded Wedded Wedding
59. Shed Shed Shed Shedding
60. Thrust Thrust Thrust Thrusting
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Three Primary Auxiliary Verbs

1 Be 2 Do 3 Have

1 Be Vb.f (Base form of verb)

V1 V1+s/es V2 V3 V1+ing
are, am is was/were been being
I with– He, She, I
with– you, with all subjects with all subject
It, Name &
we, they, for imaginary 'had been' comes
Singular You, we, they,
plural position of for imaginary
plural present position of past
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Eg:- 1. I was a doctor

M.V

2. I was treating the patients.

H.V M.V

3. I wish, I were the PM of India.

M.V

4. Would that, he were in my shoes.

for Present Imaginary Position

5. I wish, Modi had been the PM in 1990s.

for Past Imaginary Position
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Eg:- 6. I am to leave for the station now.
7. She is going to deliver a speech.
8. He was about to board the bus when he slipped.

6, 7, 8 → for planned action of near future, we have the following structures:-

6. Be + to + Vb.f.
7. Be + going to + Vb.f.
8. Be + about to + Vb.f.

is, am, are, was, were

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2 Do Vb.f (Base form of verb)

V1 V1+s/es V2 V3 V1+ing
Do Does Did Done Doing
with– I , We, They, with– He , she, it,
You & Plural name & singular

Eg:- 1. I do not do any work.

H.V M.V 5. I love this house.
2. I do understand your problems. (1) I too
H.V V1 (2) I also
(3) So do I
Emphasises/ जोर देता है
(4) I love this house too
3. I did make a mistake. (5) I too love this house.
H.V V1 (6) Me too Ans. (3)
works
Emphasises/ जोर देता है
4. I work as hard as she does.
Replaces action verb to avoid repetition
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6. The second pigeon flew as soon as ____________________________.

(1) the first pigeon had flown. SSC CGL, Aug.-2015
(2) the first one had flown
Ans. (3)
(3) the first one had done.
7. I do1 the dishes. 1. to 'wash'
8. I did2 the laundry. 2. to 'wash',
3. बनाना (set, arrange),
9. I did3 my hair. 4. done with → fed up (परे शान होना)
10. The cake is done. 5. up and doing → active (चुस्)
11. I am done with4 you.
12. She is up and doing5 now.

4 & 5. We use pronoun to avoid repetition of Noun.

Similarly we use 'do' to avoid repetition of verb (except forms of 'be'.)
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3 Have Vb.f (Base form of verb)

V1 V1+s/es V2 V3 V1+ing
Have Has Had Had Having
with– I , We, They, with– He , she, it,
You & Plural name & singular experienced

Eg:- 1. I have a car. 4. I had a strange experience last

possess or own night.
2. I have lunch at 1 pm.
eat 5. We have fun on Sunday.
3. I had a dream last night. Most appropriate
verb with fun — have fun → मजे करना
dreamt
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6. I have met them. 6. Has
H.V V3 Have + V3
7. I had rather stay at home. Had
Idiomatic modal Vb.f H.V

8. I have had lunch just now. 7. Had rather

H.V M.V (V3) Had sooner + Vb.f
(खाने) Had better
9. I had had lunch before you came.
H.V M.V (V3) for strong
recommendation
(�ढ सलाह)
10. I am having a car. (×)
I have a car. ()
11. I am having lunch. ()
12. We are having fun. ()
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Have

denotes state to possess Have → to eat Denote

to own Have fun → to enjoy action
Having (×) Having ()

13. Madhuri Dixit _______ a large fan following.

(i) has (ii) is having Ans. (i)
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Forced Action
'Have' as a Modal denotes Forced Action done under pressure, threat
Action too. or force come in forced action.
(Modal के �प मे 'have' िकसी कायर के िलए जो कायर दवाब या धमक� मे िकया जाए वह Forced
बाध्यत भी दशार सकता है) Action के अंतगर् आते हैं

PRESENT PAST FUTURE

Have to + Vb.f Had to + Vb.f will have to + Vb.f
Has to + Vb.f
1. He has to come here 1. The government 1. She will have to go to
every day. had to make Mumbai for checkup.
tough decisions.
2. I have to see the doctor 2. We will have to be
every week. 2. She had to flee to cautious in future.
save her life.
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PAGE
Correct the following sentences if necessary:-
1. I will happy if you attend the party.
2. I am agree with you.
3. I am ready to take the responsibility.
4. You will success provided that you work hard.
5. I am quite intelligent, amn't I?
6. He must sad as he has lost his wife recently.
7. I am having two cars and a house.
8. She is having many friends.
9. I am having lunch now.
10. I have had my breakfast just now.
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Correct the following sentences if necessary:-
11. She and her friends are having fun.
12. He is owning a farm house.
13. I am possessing any gun.
14. I do understand your problems.
15. He did sent me a letter to my address but I didn't received any.
16. I had to left my job due to some problems.
17. We has to perform our duty.
18. He will has to come on time every day.
19. She has tore the letters.
20. I am to leave for Mumbai tonight.
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Correct the following sentences if necessary:-
21. He was to leave for the station when someone came.
22. I am going to wrote a letter now.
23. He was about to start his speech when the bomb exploded.
24. God, have mercy on us.
25. I won't has this nonsense any more.
26. My cow had a calf last night.
27. We have already have enough of problems.
28. Society discriminates (भेद-भाव करना) between the haves and haves not.
29. I am done.
30. The cake is done.
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Correct the following sentences if necessary:-
31. He is gone.
32. I did the dishes.
33. He did well in the exam.
34. After a short break, he is now up and doing.
35. I love you as much as she is loving.
36. I work as hard as you do.
37. We will have to do away with social evils.
38. Here is a list of do's and don'ts.
39. He has his eyes on the most coveted post.
40. Your project must has to do with real people.
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Answers (VERB, TASK – II) PAGE

1. Change ‘will’ into ‘will be’ 11. No correction

2. Change ‘am agree’ into ‘agree’ 12. Change ‘is owning’ into ‘owns’
3. No correction 13. Change ‘am possessing’ into
4. Change ‘success’ into ‘succeed’ ‘possess’
5. Change ‘amn't I’ into ‘aren't I’ 14. No correction
6. Change ‘must’ into ‘must be’ 15. Change ‘sent’ into ‘send’ and
7. Change ‘am having’ into ‘have’ change ‘received’ into ‘receive’

8. Change ‘is having’ into ‘has’ 16. Change ‘left’ into ‘leave’

9. No correction 17. Change 'has' into 'have'.

10. No correction 18. Change ‘has’ into ‘have’

19. Change ‘tore’ into ‘torn’
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21. No correction 31. No correction

22. Change 'wrote' into 'write'. 32. No correction
23. No correction 33. No correction
24. No correction 34. No correction
25. Change 'has' into 'have'. 35. No correction
26. No correction 36. No correction
27. Change 'already have' into 37. No correction, 'Do away with'
'already had'. means 'to get ride of'.
28. Change ‘haves not’ into ‘have 38. Change do's into dos.
nots’ 39. No correction
Haves means have nots means. 40. Change ‘must has to’ into ‘must
29. No correction have to’
30. No correction
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usually a verb and the other an Adjective.
(कुछ verbs के दो V3 forms होते है िजसमे से सामान्यत एक verb होता है और दूसरा Adjective)

V1 अथर V2 V3 Adjective
Melt िपघलना/ िपघलाना Melted Melted Molten
Load लादना Loaded Loaded Laden
Prove सािबत करना Proved Proved Proven
Shrink िसकुड़ना Shrank Shrunk Shrunken
Shear मुड़ना Sheared Sheared Shorn
Shave दाढ़ी बनाना Shaved Shaved Shaven
Get पाना Got Got Gotten
Sink डु बना (िनज�व का) Sank Sunk Sunken
Drink पीना Drank Drunk Drunken
Bend मोड़ना Bent Bent Bended
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Fill in the blanks with an appropriate form of verb given below:- PAGE

1. The chocolate has _________.

Answers
2. The _________ lava is flowing down the hill.
1. melted
3. They have _________ the trucks.
2. molten
4. The fruit _________ trucks are standing at the border. 3. loaded
4. laden
5. I have _________ him wrong.
5. proved
6. It is a _________ fact that even insects communicate. 6. proven
7. Her dress has _________ . 7. shrunk
8. sheared
8. They have _________ the sheep.
/shaved
9. They visit Tirupati temple with _________ head. 9. shaven
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10. I have _________ some information.

Answers
11. She is wearing a newly- _________ saree.
10. got
12. He has _________ a lot.
11. gotten
13. _________ driving is a punishable offence. 12. drunk
13. Drunken
14. The ship has _________ .
14. sunk
15. They found the _________ ship after a decade. 15. sunken
16. He has _________ the rod. 16. bent
17. bended
17. He begged for mercy on his _________ knee.
There are certain Adjectives that take 'en' and turn into verbs.
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(कुछ Adjective मे 'en' लगाकर verb बनाये जा सकते है)

Adjective अथर V1 V2 / V 3

Less कम (मात मे) Lessen Lessened

Worse बदतर Worsen Worsened

Loose ढ़ीला Loosen Loosened

Red लाल Redden Reddened

Black काला Blacken Blackened

White सफेद Whiten Whitened

Bright चमक�ला Brighten Brightened

Dark अंधरे ा Darken Darkened

There are certain Adjectives that take 'en' and turn into verbs.
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(कुछ Adjective मे 'en' लगाकर verb बनाये जा सकते है)

Adjective अथर V1 V2 / V 3

Quiet शांत Quieten Quietened

Wide चौड़ा Widen Widened

Broad चौड़ा Broaden Broadened

Hard सख् Harden Hardened

Fast तेज, कसा ह� आ Fasten (बांधना) Fastened

Straight सीधा Straighten Straightened

Light हल्क Lighten Lightened

Tight कसा ह� आ Tighten Tightened

There are certain Adjectives that take 'en' and turn into verbs.
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(कुछ Adjective मे 'en' लगाकर verb बनाये जा सकते है)

Adjective अथर V1 V2 / V 3

Thick गाढ़ा Thicken Thickened

Soft मुलायम Soften Softened

Sad दुखी Sadden Saddened

Glad खुश Gladden Gladdened

Did you note 'Red', 'glad' and 'sad' have their last consonant doubled? These
verbs end in consonant and are preceded by a single vowel. In such cases the
consonant is doubled and then 'en' in added.
क्य आपने इस बात पर ध्या िदया िक ये 'Red', 'glad' और 'sad' मे आिखरी Consonant double हो रहे
है? ये Verbs consonant मे खत् होते है िजसके पहले एक vowel आता है। ऐसे verbs मे consonant
double होता है तब 'en' लगता है।
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Certain nouns take 'en' and form verbs./ (कुछ Noun मे 'en' लगाकर verb बनाये जाते है) PAGE

Noun अथर V1 V2 / V 3

Height ऊँचाई / लम्बा Heighten Heightened

Strength ताकत Strengthen Strengthened

Fright डर Frighten Frightened

Haste हड़बड़ी Hasten Hastened

Length लम्बा Lengthen Lengthened

Threat धमक� Threaten Threatened

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Fill in the blanks with the verbs formed from Adjectives/ Nouns given above. PAGE

1. The medicine will ________ your pain.

Answers
2. ________ your seat belt.
1. lessen
3. Constant rubbing has ________ his eyes. 2. Fasten/ Tighten
3. reddened
4. Such rumours can ________ your reputation.
4. blacken/ tarnish
5. ________ the circle. 5. Darken/ Blacken
6. brighten
6. Optimism can ________ your life.
7. straightened/
blackened/ loosened
7. She has ________ her hair.
8. broaden
8. We need to ________ our outlook.
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9. Cease-fire violations have ________ the

tension at LOC. Answers

9. heightened
10. Your ferocious dog ________ us last night.
10. frightened
11. We need to ________ now else we will get late. 11. hasten
12. threatened
12. He _________________ us of dire consequences
yesterday. 13. brighten/ soften/
lighten
13. This cream will ________ your skin. 14. strengthen

14. Talks ________ our relationship. 15. quieten

15. Nothing can ________ the chirpy birds.

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In the three verbs given below either 't' or 'ed' can be used for V2 and V3 forms
but in British English 't' form is preferred./ (नीचे िदए गये तीन verbs के 'V2' एवं V3 मे 'ed'
अथवा 't' दोनो लग सकता है परन्त British English मे Verb के �प मे 't' वाले forms ज्याद प्रचि है।)

Confusing verbs
V1 V2 V3 Adjective
Learn Learnt Learnt Learned
Dream Dreamt Dreamt Dream
Burn Burnt Burnt Burnt, Burning
1. I have learnt it by heart. (have is followed by V3)
2. Learned judge. (Learned is an Adjective)
3. Burnt leaves. ('burnt' is used as Adj. as well as 'verb')
4. Dream house. (Dream is Vb.f. as well as Adjective)
5. Burning train
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Confusing Main Verbs
We get confused in forms and meaning of certain verbs./ (हम कई Verbs के forms
अथवा अथर मे confuse कर जाते हैं)

Eg:- Complete Finish

Answers

V-(पूरा करना) Adj-(पूणर) (खत् करना) 1. finished

1. He is ___________ and bankrupt now. 2. completed or
2. I have ___________ the work. finished
3. A woman feels ______ after becoming a mother. 3. complete

See them in detail in Confusing Verbs./ (आए उन्ह िवस्ता से देखंे )

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Eg:- 2 (i) Adopt — गोद लेना (to legally take as one’s child/
to take up and practise)
(ii) Adapt — ढालना (to change accordingly)
(iii) Adept — िनपुण (efficient)

Answers
1. They ___________ a baby.
1. adopted
2. We ___________ ourselves to the climate.
2. adapt
3. He is ___________ in painting.
3. adept
4. ___________ some good habits.
4. Adopt
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NOW SEE MORE EXAMPLES
1. CONFUSING FORMS OF CERTAIN VERBS:
SN V1 V2 V3 अथर
1. Bid Bid Bid बोली लगाना
Bid Bade Bidden आदेश देना, अिभवादन करना
2. Hang Hung Hung टांगना
Hang Hanged Hanged फाँसी पे चढ़ाना
3. Lie Lied Lied झुठ बोलना
Lie Lay Lain लेटना, पड़ा होना
Lay Laid Laid देना (अंडा)/�ेितज रखना/ न्योछाव करना
4. Rend Rent Rent टुकड़े-टुकड़े कर देना
Rent Rented Rented िकराये पे चढ़ाना
5. Fall Fell Fallen िगरना
Fell Felled Felled िगराना
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EXERCISE PAGE

1. He has ________ the highest price. Answers

2. He has ________ good bye to all. 1. bid

2. bidden
3. He ________ me go out immediately
3. bade
4. He has ________ the picture. 4. hung
5. hanged
5. They ________ Saddam Hussain after a brief trial.
6. lied
6. He ________ about his past.
7. laid

7. Bhagat Singh ________ his life for his country.

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8. ________ your books aside and ________ down to rest. Answers

9. He has ________ the house. 8. Lay, lie

9. rented
10. His cries ________ the silence of the night.
10. rent/rend
11. He ________ down and sprained his ankle. 11. fell
12. fell
12. Small strokes ________ great oaks.
13. lying
13. The blanket is ________ in the closet.
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2. CONFUSING FORMS OF CERTAIN VERBS: PAGE

SN V1 V2 V3 अथर
1. See Saw Seen देखना

Saw Sawed Sawed आरी से काटना

Sew Sewed Sewed/Sewn िसलना

Sow Sowed Sowed/Sown बोना

Sue Sued Sued िकसी पर मुकदमा करना

2. Grind Ground Ground पीसना

Ground Grounded Grounded जमीन पर उतारना/उड़ने नही देना

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SN V1 V2 V3 अथर
3. Rise Rose Risen उगना/उठना/ तरक्क करना

Raise Raised Raised उठाना

Raze Razed Razed (िगराना/ध्वस करना)

4. Fly Flew Flown उड़ना

Flow Flowed Flowed बहना (liquid का)

Blow Blew Blown बहना (wind का)

5. Find Found Found पाना

Found Founded Founded नीं रखना

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EXERCISE PAGE

1. I have ________ this movie. Answers

2. He ________ the wood. 1. seen

2. sawed,
3. He ________ the spices and sold them.
saws
4. They have ________ all the flights due to a hoax call. 3. ground

4. grounded
5. The sun has already ________ .
5. risen
6. I ________ up late today. 6. rose

7. May you ________ in your life. 7. rise

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8. ________ your hand if you agree to my proposal. Answers

9. They ________ the dilapidated building. 8. Raise

9. razed, raze
10. They ________ him alive.
10. found
11. They ________ the university in 1950. 11. founded
12. flowed
12. Much water has ________ under the bridge.
13. *flew
13. He ________ into a rage when she abused him.

*To fly into a rage -to get angry suddenly.

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3. CONFUSING FORMS OF CERTAIN VERBS:
SN V1 V2 V3 अथर

1. Stick Stuck Stuck. िचपकना, लगे रहना

Strike Struck Struck प्रह करना

2. Ring Rang Rung घंटी बजाना, फोन करना

Wring Wrung Wrung िनचोड़ना

Swing Swung Swung झूलना (हरकत मे आना - swing into action)

3. Bear Bore Born पैदा करना

Bear Bore Borne to carry/बदार्श करना

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3. CONFUSING FORMS OF CERTAIN VERBS:

SN V1 V2 V3 अथर

4. Wind Wound Wound घूमाना या लपेटना

Wound Wounded Wounded जख्म करना

5. Forgo Forwent Forgone त्या देना

Forego Forewent Foregone के पहले जाना

6. Bind Bound Bound बाँधना

Bound Bounded Bounded दायरा बनाना

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1. ________ to your lane. Answers

2. ________ the iron when it is hot. 1. Stick

3. ________ the bell. 2. Strike

3. Ring
4. He has ________ the clothes.
4. wrung
5. Mangoes are ________ from the branches.
5. swinging
6. The police ________ into action when the riot broke out.
6. swung
7. He was ________ in 1990. 7. born

8. I have ________ the pain with courage. 8. borne

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9. Cholera is a water- ________ disease. Answers

10. ________ the watch. 9. borne

11. The robbers ________ him. 10. Wind

11. wounded
12. ________ desserts if you want to lose weight.
12. forgo
13. His past ________ wherever he approached for a job.
13. forewent
14. Roots ________ the soil.
14. bind
15. The court's decision has ________ us to pay the penalty. 15. bound

16. Seas ________ India on three sides. 16. bound

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4. CONFUSING VERBS/ NOUNS/ ADJECTIVES:

SN Words अथर

1. Desert(N) रे िगस्ता

Deserted(Adj) वीरान

Desert(V) छोड़ देना

Dessert(N) Sweet dish after a meal

2. Affect(V) असर करना, प्रभ डालना

Effect(N) प�रणाम

Effect(V) प्रभ मे लाना

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4. CONFUSING VERBS/ NOUNS/ ADJECTIVES:

SN Words अथर

3. Practice(N) अभ्या/ चलन

Practise(V) अभ्या करना

4. Advice(N) सलाह

Advise(V) सलाह देना

5. Loose(Adj.) ढ़ीला

Loss(N) हािन

Lose(V) खोना/हारना
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1. He ________ his family. Answers

2. The Sahara is a ________ . 1. lost, deserted

3. Skip ________ if you want to ________ weight. 2. desert.

3. dessert, lose
4. Bad weather ________ your health and the
________ is cold and cough. 4. affects, effect

5. They soon ______________ the ST/SC Act as 5. effected, practice

untouchability was a common ________ then.
6. Practice
6. ________ makes a man perfect.
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7. ________ these questions. Answers

8. Don’t ________ your temper. 7. Practise

9. He is wearing a ________ shirt. 8. lose

9. loose
10. Pakistan ________ the match.
10. lost
11. It is your ________, not mine.
11. Loss
12. Don’t ________ me.
12. advise
13. I need your ________ . 13. advice
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5. CONFUSING VERBS/ NOUNS/ ADJECTIVES:
SN Words अथर
1. Wear(V) पहने ह� ए होना
Put on(Phrasal verb) पहनना
2. Stand(V) खड़े रहना
Stand(N) खड़ी करने क� जगह
Stand up(Phrasal verb) बैठे से उठना
3. Wander(V) भटकना
Wonder(V) सोचना/ आ�र् करना
Wonder(N) अजूबा
4. Employ(V) to give a job (नौकरी देना)
Appoint(V) to give a post (िनयु� करना)
5. Overtake(V) to surpass (से आगे िनकल जाना)
Take over(Phrasal verb) to take command or control of (अपने अधीन लेना)
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1. He is ________ a sweater. Answers

1. wearing
2. ________ your sweater. It is getting cold.

2. Put on
3. ________ in a queue.
3. Stand

4. He ________ amid heavy round of applause when 4. stood up

his name was called.
5. wondered

5. I ________ what to cook.

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6. He ________ here and there for water. Answers

7. We don’t ________ women in this boys’ college. 6. wandered

8. They _______________ him secretary to the 7. employ

principal.
8. appointed
9. Soon Jet Airways __________________ all its
9. overtook
competitors and became the most prestigious
airways.
10. take over

10. The new CEO will soon _____________ the

charges.
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6. CONFUSING VERBS/ NOUNS/ ADJECTIVES:

SN Words अथर

1. Breed(N) नस्
Breed(V) to give birth (जन् देना)
Brood(N) a group of young birds. (नन्ह पंिछयो का समूह)
Brood(V) to think a lot about something in an unhappy way.
2. Sell(V) बेचना
Sale(N) िबक्
3. Complain(V) िशकायत करना
Complaint(N) िशकायत
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6. CONFUSING VERBS/ NOUNS/ ADJECTIVES:

SN Words अथर

4. Assure(V) तसल्ल देना

Insure(V) to protect against loss (बीमा करना)
Ensure(V) To confirm (सुिनि�त करना)
5. Deny(V) to refuse to accept the truth (खंडन करना)
Refuse(V) इंकार करना
Rebut/refute(V) to deny with the help of evidence (सबूत के साथ खंडन करना)
Decline(V) पतन होना/ अस्वीका करना
Decline(N) पतन
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1. The dog is of good ________ . Answers

2. Familiarity ________ contempt. 1. breed.

3. Don’t ________ over the past. 2. breeds

3. brood
4. See the ________ of eaglets sitting there.
4. brood
5. Good books ________ like hot cakes. 5. sell

6. The ______ of woolen clothes dips in summer. 6. sale

7. complained
7. He ________ against them.
8. complaint
8. He has lodged a ________ against them.
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9. I ________ that all the doors were locked. Answers

10. I ________ you of my help. 9. ensured

11. He ____ his car against theft and accident. 10. assure
11. insured
12. He ________ to have stolen my watch.
12. denied
13. He ________ to help me. 13. refused

14. He ________ our offer. 14. declined

15. declined
15. His fame ________ due to his misconduct.
16. refuted/ rebutted
16. He ________ the charges with concrete proofs.
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7. CONFUSING VERBS/ NOUNS/ ADJECTIVES:
SN Words अथर
1. Compliment(N/V) प्रशं, अिभनंदन
Complement(N/V) पूरक, पूरा करना
2. Envelop(V) to cover
Envelope(N) िलफाफा
3. Comprise Consist of (बनाना)
Contain के अंदर होना
Compose बनाना
4. Avoid/ Shun से बचना
Spurn to ignore because he doesn’t deserve your attention or
love.
5. Canvas(N) मोटा कपड़ा
Canvass(V) घूम-घूमकर वोट मांगना
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1. I ________ him on his success. Answers

2. I extend my ________ .
1. complimented
3. The couple ________ each other. 2. compliments.
4. The atmosphere ________ the earth. 3. complement
5. Put the letter in an ________ . 4. envelops
6. The atmosphere ________ many gases. 5. envelope.

7. The box ________ ten bottles of milk. 6. comprises

7. contains
8. This block ________ of ten chambers.
8. consists
9. Gulzar ________ many songs.
9. composed
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10. He ________ meeting me. Answers

11. You should ________ bad company. 10. avoided/avoids

12. She ________ the advances of the stalker. 11. avoid/ shun
12. spurned
13. She ________ for the BJP.
13. canvassed
14. Draw it on the ________ . 14. canvas.

15. A cup of coffee is an excellent ________ to 15. complement

smoked salmon. 16. The atmosphere

16. Change sentence (6) into Passive Voice. is comprised of

many gases
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SN Words अथर
1. Cease(V) to stop
Seize(V) confiscate (जब् करना)
Commandeer(V) जब् करना (िकसी िमिलट् काम के िलए)
2. Prosecute(V) to try for any offence in the court.
Persecute(V) to treat wrongly (गलत व्यवहा करना)
3. Recover(V) to get back to the same condition (ठीक होना/ बरामद करना)
Recuperate(V) to get well (ठीक होना)
4. Censor(V/N) ban
Censure(V) to officially and strictly criticise
5. Elicit(V) to draw out response/ emotion.
Illicit(Adj) socially not acceptable (अवैध)
Illegal(Adj) legally unacceptable (गैरकानूनी)
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1. Such customs now ________ to exist. Answers

2. ________ the golden opportunities. 1. cease

2. Seize
3. They have ________ his car to take the injured to 3. commandeered
hospital.
4. prosecute

4. We ________ the trespassers. 5. persecuted

6. recovering/
5. The British ________ the freedom fighters. recuperating

6. He is ________ after brief illness.

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7. The police have ________ the stolen statues. Answers

8. They have ________ the vulgar song. 7. recovered

8. censored
9. The committee ________ him for his misconduct. 9. censured
10. illicit, illegal.
10. Marriage within the same gotra is ________ but
not ________ . 11. elicit

11. Good teachers can ________ responses from the

students.
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SN Words अथर
1. Retire(V) to be superannuated (सेवािनवृ� होना), to rest (आराम करना)
Resign(V) to give up one's post officially, to accept something as
inevitable (त्यागप देना/ पीछे हट जाना)
Collapse(V) टूट कर िगर जाना, बेहोश हो कर िगरना
2. Console(V) चुप कराना या तसल्ल देना (रोते ह� ए को)
Comfort(V/N) आराम पह�ँचाना, आराम क� वस्त
Sympathise सहानुभूती देना
3. Intercept(V) to receive a communication or signal directed elsewhere
usually secretly
Intervene(V) to interfere (दखल देना)
Interrupt(V) टोकना, रोकना
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SN Words अथर
4. Burst(V) फटना
Bust(N/V) part from head to chest, to break or smash (something)
especially with force
5. Sight(N) �श्, नजारा
Site(N) Place of construction (िनमार् स्थ)
Cite(V) to mention (उल्ले करना)
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Answers
1. He ________ at the age of 70.
1. retired
2. He ________ from his post.
2. resigned
3. It’s 11 p.m. now. Let us ________ for the day.
3. retire
4. In deserts, living beings ________ before the
merciless Sun. 4. resign
5. The farmers _______ themselves to their fate when 5. resigned
the monsoon failed. 6. collapsed
6. He ________ due to excessive heat. 7. collapsed
7. The wall ________ killing three people. 8. consoled
8. They ________ the crying woman. 9. sympathise
9. I ________ with the victim’s family. 10. comforted
10. He ________ the injured bird.
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11. The police ________ the signals and traced the Answers
accused.
11. intercepted
12. Don’t ________ when I speak.
12. interrupt
13. If you don’t _______, the matter will aggravate.
13. intervene
14. The water pipe ________ .
14. burst.
15. They ________ the myth regarding dragon.
15. busted
16. The ________ of the gruesome murder shocked us. 16. sight
17. ________ an example. 17. Cite
18. He went to the ________ and inspected the 18. site
building.
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SN Words अथर
1. Tow(V) to drag and take away
Toe(N) पैर क� उँ गली
Tiptoe (V) to walk on toes (पैरो क� ऊँगिलयो पर चलना)
2. Allude(V) to mention indirectly
Elude(V) to escape (बचना), evade
3. Success(N) सफलता
Succeed(V) सफल होना
Successful(Adj.) सफल
4. Assess(V) आंकलन करना
Access(N/V) पह�ँच, तक पह�ँच होना
Excess(Adj.) in plenty
5. Bestow(V) नवाज़ना, confer
Beset(V) to fill with something negative (से भरना)
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1. They will ________ away your car. Answers

1. tow
2. He hurt his ________ . 2. toe.
3. tiptoed
3. He ________ into the house. 4. alluding
5. eluded

4. When the PM said, ‘Shehjade’, we understood to

whom he was _______.

5. The thief ________ arrest.

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6. Nothing ________ like ________ . Answers

7. He is a ________ businessman. 6. succeeds,

success.
8. Facebook can ________ our personal data.
7. successful
9. He has ________ breathing problem. 8. access
9. excess
10. They ________ him with the title of ‘Sir’.
10. bestowed
11. My life is ________ with difficulties. 11. beset
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SN Words अथर
1. Declare(V) to announce (घोषणा करना)
Propose(V) to give as an offer (प्रस्ता करना)
2. Tamper(V) to change something (in instrument)
Temper(N) heat of mind or emotion
Doctor(N/V) a medical practitioner, to change (accounts, data, CD etc)
Tease(V) तंग करना
3. Mitigate(V) to lessen so that you feel better, alleviate
Militate(V) to hinder/obstruct
4. Lesson(N) पाठ
Lessen(V) कम करना
5. Pray(V) प्राथर करना
Prey(N/V) िशकार/िशकार करना
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1. Indira Gandhi ________ an emergency. Answers

2. The Apex Court ________ Section 303 of IPC null 1. proposed

and void.
2. declared

3. They ________ with the EVM. 3. tampered

4. doctored
4. They ________ the accounts.
5. tease

5. Don’t ________ the dog. 6. mitigate

6. This medicine will ________ your pain.

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7. Your careless attitude ________ against your Answers

promotion.
7. militated
8. I will teach him a ________ .
8. lesson.

9. Meditation ________ your tension. 9. lessens

10. pray
10. I will ________ for you.
11. prey

11. Lions ________ on deer.

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12. CONFUSING VERBS/ NOUNS/ ADJECTIVES:
SN Words अथर
1. Invent(V) to create or produce for the first time (आिवष्का करना)
Discover(V) to find that already existed (खोज करना)

2. Postpone(V) to put off for a later date

Adjourn(V) to suspend something for a period of time

Cancel(V) to decide that something will not happen

3. Cry(N/V) िचल्लाह, िचल्ल कर रोना

Weep(V) रोना (िबना आवाज के)

Plead(V) िगड़िगड़ाना/ याचना करना

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12. CONFUSING VERBS/ NOUNS/ ADJECTIVES:
SN Words अथर
4. Show(V/N) िदखाना, प्रदशर, शो
Exude(V) to show with confidence and clarity

Epitomise(V) to be the perfect example

5. Flout(V) to violate (उल्लंघ करना)

Flaunt(V) to show off (िदखावा करना)
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1. Graham Bell ________ the telephone. Answers

2. Columbus ________ America. 1. invented

3. ________ your mettle. 2. discovered

3. Discover
4. They ________ the meeting for two days.
4. postponed
5. They ________ the show and refunded our money. 5. cancelled

6. The case has been ________ . 6. adjourned.

7. weep.
7. Don’t ________ .
8. cry.
8. Babies ________ .
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9. Don’t ________ over spilt milk. Answers

10. Don’t ________ for the moon. 9. cry

11. He ________ for mercy. 10. cry

11. pleaded
12. She ________ confidence when she pleads her case.
12. exudes
13. Dhirubhai Ambani ________ from rags to riches 13. epitomised
success story.
14. flout
14. Don’t ________ the traffic rules. 15. flaunts

15. He ________ his luxury cars.

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SN Words अथर
1. Lend(V) उधार देना
Borrow(V) उधार लेना
Owe(V) उधार होना
2. Except(Prep) को छोड़कर
Accept(V) अपनाना
Expect(V) hope (उम्मी करना)
Suspect(V) आशंका होना
Aspect(N) पहलू
3. Remember(V) याद करना
Reminisce(V) अतीत क� सुखद बातो क� चचार करना
Remind(V) याद कराना
Recall(V) िफर से याद करना, वापस बुलाना
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SN Words अथर
4. Revenge(N/V) बदला/बदला लेना (गुस्स के भावना से)
Avenge(V) बदला लेना (न्या करने के िलए)
5. Rout(V/N) बुरी तरह से परािजत करना, बह� त बुरी हार
Route(N) रास्त
Root(N) जड़
Uproot(V) जड़ से उखाड़ना
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1. Please ____________ some money to your servant. Answers

2. He ________ Rs. 1 cr. to the bank. 1. lend

3. He has ________ Rs. 1 cr. from the bank. 2. owed

3. borrowed
4. This book is good ____________ for some
typographical mistakes. 4. except
5. accepted
5. He ________ my offer.
6. (i) expect
6. The sky is overcast. (ii) suspect

(i) We ________ good rain.

(ii) We ________ a storm.

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7. Do you ________ me? Answers

8. His looks ________ me of my brother. 7. remember/

9. The police asked the victim to ________ the suspect

incident. 8. remind

10. Do you know the negative ________ of your 9. recall

conduct? 10. aspects

11. ________ is best served cold. 11. Revenge

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12. Our army ________ our soldiers’ martyrdom. Answers

13. Which is the shortest ________ to Noida? 12. avenged

14. India ________ Pakistan in the world cup. 13. route

14. routed
15. Greed is the ________ cause of corruption.
15. root
16. ________ evil practices which are prevalent. 16. Uproot
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14. CONFUSING VERBS/ NOUNS/ ADJECTIVES:
SN Words अथर
to give (a vote), देना (वोट), बनाना, ढ़ालना, रोल देना (नाटक व िफल् मे),
1. Cast (V) give (a glance) डालना (नजर) V1 V2 V3
Cast Cast Cast
2. Overcast (V) ऊपर से छा जाना

3. Broadcast (V) प्रसा� करना

4. Forecast (V) पहले से बताना

5. Telecast (V) TV पर प्रसा� करना

6. Caste (N) जाित

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1. We must ________ our votes judiciously. Answers

2. He ________ a glance at his watch. 1. cast

3. They ________ Salman Khan in the movie. 2. cast

3. cast
4. Toys are ________ from plastic.
4. cast
5. The programme was ________ on Zee news. 5. telecast

6. The weather is ________ . 6. forecast

7. overcast
7. The sky is ________ .
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SN Words अथर
1. Sever(V) काट कर अलग करना (forcibly)

Severe(Adj.) तीव, बह� त तेज

Sewer(N) नाला

2. Prescribe(V) सलाह देना

Proscribe(V) to ban

3. Loath(Adj.) reluctant, unwilling (बेमन)

Loathe(V) to dislike or hate

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SN Words अथर
4. Sever(V) to cut and remove forcibly and suddenly

Amputate(V) to remove by surgical operations (of limbs)

Maim(V) to injure so that a part of body becomes permanently

damaged (अपंग बनाना)
Mutilate(V) to inflict a violent disfiguring injury (�त-िव�त करना)

Cripple(V) to make something unable to work normally

5. Hoard(V) to hide and collect

Horde(N) A group (of people etc)

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1. I have a ________ headache. Answers

2. The ________ has overflowed. 1. severe

3. He has ________ his ties with his in-laws. 2. sewer

4. The doctors have ________ his thumb. 3. severed

4. amputated
5. They ________ children and force them to beg.
5. maim
6. Heavy rain ________ life in cities.
6. cripples
7. The terrorists ______ the dead bodies of the
7. mutilated
hostages.
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8. The doctor has ________ bed rest. Answers

9. They ________ carrying lighters in planes. 8. prescribed

10. ________ of people come to see the Taj Mahal. 9. proscribe

11. They ____________ sugar and sell it in the black 10. Horde

market. 11. hoard

12. loath
12. She is ________ to accept her mistakes.
13. loathe
13. I ________ getting up early.
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SN Words अथर
1. Catch(N/V) पकड़ना
Hold(N/V) थामना
2. Deprecate(V) to criticize (िनंदा करना)
Depreciate(V) decreasing of value
3. Peddle(V) घूम-घूमकर समान बेचना
Pedal(N/V) साईिकल का भाग (िजस पर पैर रखते है), Pedal चलाना
4. Waive(V) to refrain from pressing or enforcing
Wave(N/V) लहर/लहराना
5. Diffuse(V) फैलना
Defuse(V) to make non-functional, to reduce tension.
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1. Dhoni took a good ________ . Answers

2. ________ your tongue. 1. catch.

3. She will ________ the 8 o’clock bus. 2. Hold

4. ________ the receiver for a moment. 3. catch

4. hold
5. We ________ the act of some journalists as
5. deprecate
childish.
6. depreciated.
6. The price of my car has ________ .
7. peddle
7. They ________ drugs.
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8. He will ________ fast when he returns home. Answers

9. The government has ________ off the loan of the 8. pedal

farmers. 9. waived

10. He ________ his hands. 10. waved

11. Sea ________ look beautiful. 11. waves

12. defused,
12. They ________ the bomb but the smell of gun
diffused
powder ________ into the air.
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17. CONFUSING VERBS/ NOUNS/ ADJECTIVES:
SN Words अथर
1. Rein(N/V) लगाम/ लगाम लगाना

Reign(N) शासन

Rain(N/V) बा�रश, बा�रश होना

2. Bridle(N/V) लगाम/ लगाम लगाना

Bridal(Adj.) िववाह या दुल्ह संबंिधत

3. Board(V/N) सवार होना, ग�ा

On board सवार
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17. CONFUSING VERBS/ NOUNS/ ADJECTIVES:
SN Words अथर
4. Write िलखना
Write to eliminate from some list (to regard as lost or conceded)
off(Phrasal Verb)
Right(N/Adj) अिधकार/ सही
Rite(N) a part of religious ceremony
Riot(N) दंगा
5. Pore(N) छेद
Pour(V) उड़ेलना
Pore over to read carefully
(Phrasal verb)
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1. Buddhism flourished during the ________ of Answers

Ashoka. 1. reign

2. It is ________ cats and dogs. 2. raining

3. We have booked a ________ suite. 3. bridal

4. He has ________ the bus. 4. boarded

5. on board
5. 50 passengers ________ were killed in the air
6. rites
crash.

6. His last ________ were performed in Varanasi.

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7. ________ broke out in Gujarat. Answers

8. We have six fundamental ________ . 7. Riot

9. They had ________ Amitabh Bacchan who 8. rights

returned to the same glory with KBC. 9. written off

10. We have several ________ through which we 10. pores

sweat. 11. Pour over

12. Pour
11. ________ the court's order.

12. ________ the tea into the cup.

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SN Words अथर
1. Burn(N/V) फफोला/ जलना/ जलाना
Scald(V) to burn with steam or hot water
Scorch(V) to burn the upper layer that changes colour but it is not
destroyed
Singe(V) to burn slightly
Char(V) जलकर काला हो जाना
2. Found(V) नीं रखना
Establish(V) to make something that is expected to last for longer
period of time or is widely accepted
Compose(V) to assemble and make/to make poem or song
Set up to assemble machines etc. in order to make them
operational
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SN Words अथर
3. Deflect(V) to cause something to change direction

Deviate(V) to do something which is different from usual

Reflect(V) to hit something and move in different directions.

Divert(V) to change direction

4. Proceed(V) आगे बढ़ना

Precede(V) से पहले आना

Succeed(V) to be successful (सफल होना), के बाद आना (वंशज के �प मे)

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1. ________ the papers. Answers

2. Steam ________ her arms. 1. Burn

3. The Sun rays have ________ my skin. 2. scalded

4. The flame of the candle has ________ the wall. 3. scorched

4. singed
5. They ________ the university in 1950.
5. founded
6. I have ________ my business.
6. established
7. Laxmikant has ________ this song.
7. composed
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8. They have Answers

(i) ________ a factory. 8. (i) set up

(ii) ________ a commission. (ii) set up

9. The bullet hit the wall and ________ from its 9. deflected

normal course. 10. diverted

11. reflects
10. The traffic police have ________ the heavy

vehicles.

11. Light ________ from smooth surface.

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12. Teachers shouldn’t ________ from the topic. Answers

13. Silence ________ the storm. 12. deviate

14. Aurangzeb ________ Shah Jahan. 13. precedes

15. Akbar ________ to the throne at the age of 13. 14. succeeded

15. succeeded
16. Can I ________ with this chapter now?
16. proceed
17. He ________ in his motive.
17. succeeded
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SN Words अथर
1. Smash to break into pieces, to hit very hard
Mash to make soft pulpy thing
Grind पीसना
Stir िहलाना (जैसे चीनी चाय मे)
Whip फेटना, चाबुक, चाबुक से मारना
Knead गूँथना
Churn मँथना
Chop छोटे-छोटे टुकड़े करना
Grate कद्दु करना
Sprinkle िछड़कना
Add िमलाना
Shake िहलाना (जैसे ढ़क्क बंद करके)
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SN Words अथर
2. Speak बोलना

Tell say to (बताना) (Questions given in narration)

Talk(N/V) बात/ बात करना

Say कहना

Ask कहना/पूछना

Stammer stutter (हकलाना)

Fumble for word िदमाग मे शब्द का न आना

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SN Words अथर
3. Walk(V/N) चलना, सैर
Amble(V) टहलना
Stroll(V/N) टहलना / सेर
Stagger(V) लड़खड़ाना
Stumble(V) to walk or speak in an awkward (बेतक
ु ा) manner.
Gait(N) चलने का तरीका
Flutter(V) फड़फड़ाना
Fluster(V) to move in a confused manner
Fumble(V) to reach for things by moving hands here and there
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SN Words अथर
4. See(V) देखना
Look(V) देखना, िदखना
Looks(N) the way one looks
Look(N) facial expression (चेहरो का भाव)
Seem/ look िदखना
Glance(N/V) एक झलक, नजर डालना
Blink(V) आखे झपकाना
Wink(V) आँख मारना
Peep(V) झाँकना
Stare(V) घूरना
Gaze(V/N) लंबे समय तक देखते रहना, एकटक �ि�
Watch(V/N) नजर रखना, देखना (TV), घड़ी, िनगरानी
Glower(V) गुस्स से देखना
Glimpse(N/V) एक झलक, एक झलक देखना
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SN V1 अथर V2 V3
5. Rise (उगना / जागना / जगाना) rose risen
Arise (जागना / जगाना) arose arisen
Awake (जागना / जगाना) awoke awoken
Wake (जागना / जगाना) woke woken
Rouse (जागना / जगाना) roused roused
Awaken (जागना / जगाना) awakened awakened
Waken (जागना / जगाना) wakened wakened

Arise • problems and questions arise

• to get up
• to spring to action
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1. The burglar ________ his head against the wall. Answers

2. ________ the boiled potatoes. 1. smashed

3. ________ some chillies. 2. Mash

4. ________ some spices. 3. Chop

4. Grind
5. ________ some salt and ________ the mixture.
5. Add/ Sprinkle, stir.
6. ________ the dough.
6. Knead
7. ________ the eggs.
7. Whip
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8. ________ the buttermilk. Answers

9. She was not prepared and ________ for words. 8. Churn

10. I had a ________ with him. 9. fumbled

11. He ________ and can't speak fluently. 10. talk.

11. stammers
12. I will ________ to you.
12. talk, speak
13. The bilateral ________ between India and Pakistan
13. talks
failed.
14. said
14. He ________ that he was busy.
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15. Don’t ________ a lie. Answers

16. He ________ me to stay at home. 15. tell

17. He ________ as he got up. He is too weak to walk. 16. asked/told/

instructed
18. The girl was lost in her thoughts and ________
17. staggered
around.
18. flustered
19. Pigeons ________ when we peeped into their
19. fluttered
roost.
20. glance
20. He cast a ________ at his watch.
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21. People line up to have a ________ of the idol. Answers

22. Her _______________ bagged her a movie with 21. glimpse

Shahrukh. 22. looks

23. ________ the confused ________ on her face. 23. See, look

24. He ________ at his son’s photograph every night. 24. gazed

25. peeped
25. He ________ through the window.
26. look/seem
26. You ________ sad.
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27. He ________ at us which sent shivers down our spine. Answers

28. We ________ up to the sound of drums. 27. glowered

29. ________, our motherland needs us. 28. rose/woke

30. “At the stroke of midnight hour when the world 29. Arise

sleeps, India will ________ to light and freedom. 30. awake

Lines of '30' have been taken from “Tryst with

Destiny”, a famous speech delivered by Jawahar Lal

Nehru. The speech was delivered around mid-night

on 14th August.
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