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1. I told him not to interfere with me.

2. She asked me to leave at once.
3. I asked him if he had finished the work.
4. The teacher asked us to be on time.
5. He asked if he could leave early.
6. They asked me if I was joining them.
7. He asked me to come.
8. She said that she hadnt heard anything from him.
9. She told me that she wasnt coming. / She told me why she wasnt coming. (The
meanings of these sentences are different.)
10. I asked him what his problem was.
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1. He was made king by the people.
2. By whom are you taught grammar?
3. He was given a reward by the king.
4. Ones promises should be kept.
5. Let the door be opened.

6. The militants were being taken to prison.

7. I am vexed by his behavior.
8. It is time for the shop to be shut.
9. The Mayors speech was cheered.
10. My pocket has been picked (by someone).
11. The enemy has been defeated by our army.
12. I shall be obliged to go (by circumstances).

Read the following sentences and identify the tense.

1. She is teaching her students.
2. We have been waiting for them.
3. He eats with his left hand.
4. We have learnt our lessons.
5. He has had his breakfast.

6. The chief guest addressed the gathering.

7. They had been walking.
8. They will have learnt their lessons.
9. They will be having fun.
10. We are waiting for them.
11. I didnt sleep well.
12. She works at a factory.
13. He had sought the permission of his boss.
14. She had been running for hours.
15. We are learning our lessons.

Complete the following sentences using an appropriate conditional verb form.

1. He will come if you him.
a) invite
b) invited
c) would invite
d) had invited
2. If you . the function, he will be happy.
a) attend
b) attended
c) would attend
d) had attended

3. If you . the invitation, he would be happy.

a) accept
b) accepted
c) would accept
d) had accepted
4. She wouldnt have died, if she .. proper medical care.
a) received
b) receives
c) had received
d) would receive
5. He will not succeed unless he hard.
a) work
b) works
c) worked
d) had worked
6. If she .. honest, she would not have lost her job.
a) was
b) is
c) has been
d) had been
7. He cannot go to work unless he .. from his illness.
a) recovers
b) recovered
c) will recover
d) had recovered