Garde 3 - Empowering Grammar - FINAL PDF - 2021

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub ADJECTIVES Add an adjective to each noun in bold to make the sentence more interesting! Use the word box for inspiration. Rewrite each sentence with your new adjectives. Be sure to change ‘a’ to ‘an’ if the adjective begins with a vowel. dangerous amazing tall wooden wicked furry LEARNER’S HUBbeautiful brave graceful magicalclearplayful powerful terrible chocolate charming tiny cool glorious horrible fearless gigantic sturdy square 1. The soldier slayed the dragon. The brave soldier slayed the gigantic dragon 2. A princess is trapped in the tower. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 3. The wizard cast a spell . _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 4. The unicorn galloped through the forest. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 5. A fairy flies through the sky. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ Gr. 3 51

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub ADJECTIVES 6. She made muffins for my birthday. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ LEARNER’S HUB7. The fish jumped out of the water _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 8. The horse galloped along the beach. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 9. My cat likes to sit on the branch of a tree. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 10. Paul wants his dog to fetch the bone. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 11. The flag waved gently in the breeze. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 12. The flowers were placed on the table. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 52 Gr. 3

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub ADJECTIVES Add an adjective to each noun in bold to make the sentence more interesting! Rewrite each sentence with your new adjectives. Be sure to change ‘a’ to ‘an’ if the adjective begins with a vowel. 1. The artist made a painting .LEARNER’S HUB The famous artist made an amazing painting. 2. The woman is known for her generosity. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 3. The man drove a car. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 4. The woman rode a bicycle. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 5. The clown made a face. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 6. The girl read a book. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 7. The boys went to watch a movie. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ Gr. 3 53

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub ADJECTIVES 8. A bunch of keys is lying on the table.LEARNER’S HUB _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 9. The teacher punished the boy. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 10. The fox walked away with the cheese. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 11. An alien walked out of the space. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 12. A rabbit hopped into the yard. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 13. We picked flowers for our mom. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 14. The scientist enjoyed making inventions. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 54 Gr. 3

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub ADJECTIVES Read the text and write the adjectives and nouns in the given below table. Mud Oven LEARNER’S HUB In many countries, bread is cooked in a mud oven. A fire heats a mud oven, not gas or electricity. When using a new oven, first fire should be small because a big fire could crack and break the oven walls. The best fire is made with dry wood. Light the fire inside the oven and wait for about an hour until it is very hot. When the oven is at the right temperature, put out the fire. Put the bread directly onto the bottom of the oven to cook. Sr. Adjectives Nouns adjective + noun No. Example : oven mud oven 1. Example : mud 2. n _____________ o _____________ 3. s _____________ f _____________ 4. b _____________ f _____________ 5. d _____________ w _____________ 6. r _____________ t _____________ Gr. 3 55

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub TYPES OF ADJECTIVES TYPES OF ADJECTIVES Possessive Demonstrative Interrogative Comparative Adjectives Adjectives Adjectives Adjectives LEARNER’S HUB The word The word The word Comparative possessive demonstrative interrogative adjectives are means to possess or to means to means to used to demonstrate question. compare own. or show or differences between the point to a two nouns. noun. Example: my, Example: this, Example: Example: his her, our, that, these, whose, which, larger, smaller, your, their, its those. 1.My book, what, faster. 2. his wallet, 1.This book is 1. My house is 3. her purse, on the table 1. Whose 4. our car, bigger than 5. their 2. That suitcase book is this? yours. is lying on the 2. My brother house. ground. 2. Which is taller than me. 56 3. These pens balloon is are to be Gr. 3 yours? kept in the 3. What kind bag. of music do 4. Those birds you like? are flying high up in the sky.

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES LEARNER’S HUB➢ A possessive adjective shows possession a sense of belonging or ownership to a specific person, animal or thing. ➢ A possessive adjective is followed by a noun. ➢ An adjective can be replaced by another adjective. my his her our their its your Fill in the blanks with the above Possessive Adjective in the following sentences. 1. The dog wags _____________ tail happily. 2. The woman scolded _____________ son. 3. The workers kept _____________ tools in the shed. 4. The chimpanzee is playing with _____________ baby. 5. You should always help _____________ friends. 6. Miss Sheth is helping _____________ aunt to cook. 7. That is Rohan’s new car. _____________ car is an automatic car. 8. ___________ ball has rolled into the drain. Please go and pick it up. 9. We must cut _____________ fingernails regularly. 10. Stuti is wearing a red scarf. _____________ scarf is made of silk. 11. We clapped _____________ hands loudly as _____________ class mates came on the stage. 12. I wash _____________ hair twice a week. Gr. 3 57

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES ➢ Demonstrative Adjectives means to demonstrate or show or point to a noun. ➢ A Demonstrative Adjective is always followed by a noun. this that these those LEARNER’S HUBFill in the blanks with Demonstrative Adjectives 1. _________________ pen is small. 2. _________________ pen is very large. 3. The time on _________________ clock is 5:00. 4. The time on _________________ clock is 11:50. 5. ____________________ cats are eating. 6. _____________________ farmers are growing some great organic vegetables. 7. ______________ girl is dancing. Gr. 3 58

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES 8. _________________ book is mine. LEARNER’S HUB9. _________________ cupboard is new. 10. ______________ mangoes are rotten. 11. ______________ lady looks worried. 12. ________________ flowers smells nice. Gr. 3 59

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub INTERROGATIVE ADJECTIVES ➢ Interrogative means to question. ➢ An Interrogative Adjective is always followed by a noun who whose which what whom LEARNER’S HUB Fill in the blank with Interrogative Adjectives from the given above words. 1. ______________ pen do you like? 2. ______________ house was robbed last night? 3. ______________ seat do you want to book for the movie? 4. ______________ books are these? 5. ______________ team won the match yesterday? 6. ______________ lunch box is this? 7. ______________ cup is this? 8. ______________ poem is considered to be awarded for the first prize? 9. ______________ dog is more clever? 10. ______________ diary is on the table? Gr. 3 60

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub DEGREES OF ADJECTIVES OR COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES Degrees of Adjectives Positive Degree Comparative Degree Superlative Degree Positive Degree: An adjective in its base form is said to be in the positive degree. • Example : My book is long. LEARNER’S HUB Comparative Degree: An adjective is in the comparative degree when a comparison is made between two nouns using the word “than”. The suffix -er is often found at the end of a comparative adjective. • Example : My book is longer than hers. Superlative Degree: An adjective is in the superlative degree when a comparison is made among many nouns.It describes the noun that is the most extreme. The word “the” is used before Superlative adjectives. The suffix -est is often found at the end of a superlative adjective. • Example: My book is the longest in the whole library. Here are some rules for changing an adjective to its comparative and superlative forms: If a word... Rule Adjective Comparative Superlative Ends in y Change the y to happy happier happiest i, and add -er or hot hotter hottest Has a CVC -est (consonant + vowel + Double the last consonant) letter, and add -er pattern or -est Ends with an “e” Drop the e, and large larger largest add -er or -est Use the word more most With more than 2 more/most or interesting interesting least interesting least syllables less/least in front interesting interesting of the adjective Is irregular Memorize it! good / bad better / worse best / worst Gr. 3 61

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub DEGREES OF ADJECTIVES OR COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES Degrees of Adjectives Sr. No. Positive Comparative Superlative Degree Degree Degree 1 sharpest 2 sharp sharper longest 3 shortest 4 long longer kindest 5 quietest 6 short shorter sweetest 7LEARNER’S HUB 8 kind kinder youngest 9 wisest 10 quiet quieter loudest safest sweet sweeter young younger wise wiser loud louder safe safer If a word ends in y, change the y to i, and add -er or -est. Sr. No. Positive Comparative Superlative 1 Degree Degree Degree fancier fanciest fancy 2 costly costlier costliest 3 dry drier driest 4 hefty heftier heftiest 5 foggy foggier foggiest 6 silly sillier silliest 7 noisy noisier noisiest 8 clumsy clumsier clumsiest 9 pretty prettier prettiest 10 naughty naughtier naughtiest 62 Gr. 3

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub DEGREES OF ADJECTIVES OR COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES With more than 2 syllables, use the word more/most before the word. Sr. Positive Comparative Superlative No. Degree Degree Degree 1 tragic more tragic most tragic LEARNER’S HUB2 famous more famous most famous 3 delicate more delicate most delicate 4 precious more precious most precious 5 fragrant more fragrant most fragrant 6 appetizing more appetizing most appetizing 7 important more important most important 8 delicious more delicious most delicious 9 hardworking most hardworking 10 ferocious more hardworking most ferocious more ferocious If the word is irregular than memorize the adjectives. Sr. Positive Comparative Superlative No. Degree Degree Degree 1 good better best 2 little less least 3 many more most 4 bad worse worst Gr. 3 63

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub DEGREES OF ADJECTIVES OR COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES Complete the given below table withe respective Degress of Adjectives. Sr. Positive Comparative Superlative No Degree Degree Degree 1. gloomy 2. keener LEARNER’S HUB 3. narrow 4. craziest 5. pure 6. shallower 7. smoothest 8. cosy 9. more ancient 10. most real 11. cautious 12. dimmer 13. saltiest 14. shabby 15. fewer 16. more nervous 17. creamy 18. boldest 19. chubby 20. harsher 64 Gr. 3

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub DEGREES OF ADJECTIVES OR COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES Complete the given below table withe respective Degress of Adjectives. Sr. Positive Comparative Superlative No. Degree Degree Degree greener 1. 2. simple LEARNER’S HUB 3. good 4. nastier 5. horrible 6. mildest 7. nobler 8. trickiest 9. most rough 10. more real 11. unusual 12. most fabulous 13. more brilliant 14. lonely 15. rarest 16. more fantastic 17. crooked 18. tastier 19. muddy 20. braver Gr. 3 65

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub DEGREES OF ADJECTIVES OR COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES Complete the following sentences using appropriate comparative or superlative forms. 1. Is your grandmother any ______________ today? (good) 2. In India May is ______________ than any other month. (hot) LEARNER’S HUB 3. Hari is the __________________ boy in the class. (diligent) 4. The tiger is _________________ than any other animal. (ferocious) 5. Gold is ________________ than silver. (expensive) 6. Her mother is ___________________than her. (attractive) 7. Ramya is the ________________ girl in the class. (quiet) 8. A dog is ______________ than a cat, if you give him a bone, but the ___________ pet in the world is when you play fetch with a dog. (happy) 9. Do you think elephants or sharks are ______________ ? (powerful) 10. Sometimes Joe can be ______________ outside of class. (talkative) 11. I am the ______________ man in the whole world. (unhappy) 12. Butterflies are ________________than moths.(colourful) Gr. 3 66

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub DEGREES OF ADJECTIVES OR COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES Complete the following sentences using appropriate comparative or superlative forms. 1. The pain was ______________ than he could bear. (much) 2. There is no animal ______________ than the dog. (faithful) LEARNER’S HUB 3. Her condition is now ______________ than what it was ? (bad) 4. This patient needs a ______________ diet. (nutritious) 5. Yogesh is the ______________ of the two. (wise) 6. You are the ______________ boy in class. (sincere) 7. I just can’t go any ______________. (far) 8. People these days are buying ______________ newspapers than before. (little) 9. Travelling by plane is _______________ than travelling by bus. (expensive) 10. The pen is ______________ than the sword. (mighty) 11. Prevention is ______________ than cure. (good) 12. Living in Bangalore is ______________ than living in Hyderabad. (expensive) Gr. 3 67

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub DEGREES OF ADJECTIVES OR COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES Fill in the blanks using comparative or superlative adjectives. Mrs. Smith Mrs. Smith is the ___________ (kind) lady in my neighborhood. She bakes ______________ (delicious) cakes. She gives the ______________ (good) gifts for our birthdays. She hands out ______________ (large) candy bars than everyone else in the neighbourhood. My parents have known Mrs. Smith ______________ (long) than anyone else. She is the ______________ (nice) person they know. My parents think she is ______________ (generous) than my grandma. This year, we will throw a ______________(grand) party for Mrs. Smith’s birthday. Her cake will be the ______________ (beautiful) cake you have ever seen. She will have the______________ (good) time of her life. We will all tell her that she is the ______________ (amazing)person in the world. LEARNER’S HUB 68 Gr. 3

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub DEGREES OF ADJECTIVES OR COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES Fill in the blanks using comparative or superlative adjectives. My Mom My mom has always been the _______ cook (good). Everything she makes tastes _____________ than anything you have ever tasted (delicious). She spends the _______ time in the kitchen out of everyone in our family (much). Her soup is my _________thing to eat in the world (favorite). It has mushrooms that are ______than sponge (soft). The vegetables taste ________ than the ones that grow in our garden (fresh). I want to learn to cook ___________ than my mom (good). I will go to the _______ cooking school in the nation (good). Everyone will say that my dishes are _______ than all other restaurants in the world (appetizing). I want to be the _______ chef in the universe (popular). LEARNER’S HUB Gr. 3 69

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub PREFIX New word 1. Add the prefix – un to the base words Prefix – un - means - not Sr. Base word No 1 safe 2 true LEARNER’S HUB 3 able 4 paid 5 sold 6 cover 7 tidy 8 fair 2. Add the prefix – dis Prefix – dis – means – do the opposite, not Sr. Base word New word No 1 cover 2 respect 3 colour 4 connect 5 honest 6 please 7 agree 8 appear Gr. 3 70

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub PREFIX New word 3. Add the prefix – re Prefix – re - means – again Sr. Base word No 1 charge 2 connect LEARNER’S HUB 3 cycle 4 locate 5 search 6 build 7 do 8 submit 4. Add the prefix – inter Prefix – inter – means – between, among, jointly Sr. Base word New word No 1 national 2 act 3 section 4 city 5 view 6 bank 7 club 8 change Gr. 3 71

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub PREFIX 5. Add the prefix – mis Prefix – mis – means – wrong, bad Sr. Base word New word No 1 behave LEARNER’S HUB2 print 3 understand 4 take 5 use 6 place 7 communication 8 guide 6. Add the prefix – under Prefix – under - means - less, lower, not enough, Sr. Base word New word No 1 water 2 take 3 arms 4 ground 5 sea 6 line 7 weight 8 age Gr. 3 72

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub PREFIX 7. Add the prefix – over Prefix – over - means - above Sr. Base word New word No 1 eat LEARNER’S HUB2 mix 3 take 4 use 5 busy 6 size 7 head 8 bridge 8. Add the prefix – pre Prefix – pre - means - before, earlier, in front of Sr. Base word New word No 1 paid 2 school 3 record 4 write 5 sale 6 view 7 arrange 8 cook Gr. 3 73

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub PREFIX 9. Add the prefix – post Prefix – post - means - after, later, behind Sr. Base word New word No 1 war LEARNER’S HUB 2 school 3 college 4 office 5 paid 6 attack 7 holiday 8 card 10. Add the prefix – in Sr. Base word New word No 1 active 2 formal 3 correct 4 visible 5 complete 6 secure 7 adequate 74 Gr. 3

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub SUFFIX Formation of Adjectives and Adverbs using suffix 1. Add the suffix - ful and - less and form adjectives Add the suffix - ly to form adverbs Sr. Base word Adjective Adverbs No 1 use useful, useless usefully, uselessly LEARNER’S HUB 2 pain 3 care 4 hope 5 harm 6 faith 7 peace 2. Add the suffix - ous and - less and form adjectives Add the suffix - ly to form adverbs Sr. Base word Adjective Adverbs No 1 courage 2 adventure 3 danger 4 mischief 5 victory 6 nerve 7 continue Gr. 3 75

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub Formation of Adjectives and Adverbs using suffix 3. Add the suffix - y to form adjectives Add the suffix - ly to form adverbs Sr. Base word Adjective Adverbs No 1 thirst LEARNER’S HUB 2 noise 3 mud 4 juice 5 guilt 4. Add the suffix - ing to form adjectives Add the suffix - ly to form adverbs Sr. Base word Adjective Adverbs No Gr. 3 1 interest 2 refresh 3 charm 4 smile 5 care 6 excite 7 please 76

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub Formation of Adjectives and Adverbs using suffix 5. Add the suffix - al form adjectives Sr. Base word Adjective Adverbs No Adverbs 1 tradition 77 2 nation LEARNER’S HUB 3 magic 4 survive 5 parent 6 face 7 approve 8 festive 6. Add the suffix - ish to form adjectives Add the suffix - ly to form adverbs Sr. Base word Adjective No 1 fool 2 style 3 child 4 self 5 girl 6 boy 7 fever Gr. 3

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub Formation of Adjectives and Adverbs using suffix 7. Add the suffix - ive to form adjectives Add the suffix - ly to form adverbs Sr. Base word Adjective Adverbs No 1 attract LEARNER’S HUB2 collect 3 expense 4 act 5 abuse 6 detect 7 digest 8 protect 8. Add the suffix - ly to form adjective Sr. Base word Adjective Adverbs No Gr. 3 1 elder 2 week 3 friend 4 love 5 live 78

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub VERBS A verb is a word that shows what someone is doing. It shows an action. ➢ Every sentence must have a verb and a subject to be called as a sentence. ➢ For an action to take place we need a subject or doer. ➢ A sentence should have a verb, even if it is a two word sentece one word should be a verb. You go - you is the subject and go is the verb. ➢ Naming an action or name of an activity are not called verbs. FUNCTIONS OF VERBS LEARNER’S HUB Show - Actions (a) Show- Possession (h) Show - State of Being (b) A verb is mostly an When a subject has When a subject is in a action done by the or possesses state of being or subject, so most verbs something we use the existence we use the can be acted out. below words. below words. Actions or Verbs Having Verbs Helping Verbs/ Being Verbs kick, strike, has / have / had am / is / are walk,run, box, leap, was / were / do / glide, dive does / did will be / shall be • Example • Example • Example • She jumps over the • I have a diamond • I am a doctor. • fence. • necklace. • She is a doctor. She jumped over She has a diamond • They are doctors. the fence. necklace. • She was a doctor. She will jump over She had a • They were doctors. the fence. diamond necklace He will be/shall which she lost. be a doctor. Gr. 3 79

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub VERBS Let us learn verbs the Mcdonald’s way LEARNER’S HUBMain VerbsHelping Verbs/Having VerbsHelping verb (a) Being Verbs (h) + main Verb (b) kick, run, am / is / are has / have / helping sleep, walk, was / were / had verb+ing do / does/ did jumps will be / shall word be Sita jumps on Sita is a girl. Sita had/has a Sita is jumping the bed. toy car. on the bed. I am a doctor. 80 Gr. 3

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub ACTION VERB OR HELPING VERB Linking verbs and Helping verbs Present Tense Past Tense Future Tense am, is, are was, were will be has, have, do,does had, did shall be LEARNER’S HUB Read the sentences given below and underline the verbs. Identify it as Main Verbs or Linking Verbs and put tick in correct column. Sr. No Sentence Main Linking Verb Verb 1. Boys fly kites. 2. I am going to Delhi next week. 3. You are wasting your time. 4. He has a new camera. 5. She learns her lesson daily. 6. I have received your letter. 7. We are celebrating my birthday. 8. Janes plays the piano very well. 9. We are expecting a rich crop this time. 10. They were at the hospital yesterday. 11. Jack had fun at the party last Saturday. 12. She has a beautiful dog. 81 Gr. 3

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub ACTION VERB OR HELPING VERB Fill in the blanks with the correct helping verbs : am, is, are, was or were. 1. Kuala Lumpur ______________ the capital of Malaysia. 2. She missed the bus because she ______________ late. LEARNER’S HUB 3. Her grandfather ______________ eighty years old when he died. 4. I ______________ there when the accident took place. 5. We like Science and Mathematics because they ______________ interesting subjects. 6. My socks ______________ still wet. I cannot wear them. 7. It ______________ cold last night. 8. We could not read the numbers because they ___________ too small. 9. The highest mountain in the world ______________the Mount Everest. 10. The hunters ______________ puzzled by the footprints they saw. 11. You ______________ the only one who came to help. 12. The shirt ______________ too small so I had to change it. 13. Roses ______________ flowers with a fragrance. 14. I ______________ always glad to see my cousins. 15. There ______________ some warm soup in the bowl. 82 Gr. 3

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub ACTION VERB OR HELPING VERB Tense is used to denote time of an action. ➢ Past Tense denotes an action that took place before. ➢ Present Tense denotes an action which is happening now. ➢ Future Tense denotes an action that will happen in future or yet to happen. LEARNER’S HUB ➢ All verbs - Main Verbs or Helping Verbs have Tenses. Sometimes a verb cannot work alone. It needs a helper. These helpers are called helping verbs or linking verbs. • Example: I am reading a book. am - helping verb/being verb reading - main verb/action verb LET US LEARN ABOUT HELPING VERBS Helping verb - be - has different words used in sentences as per the Tenses. Subject Past Tense Present Tense Future Tense I was am He was is She were It will be We are You They An action verb / main verb shows us the action of a sentence. • Examples: run, hop, skip, sleep, jump, talk, snore Gr. 3 83

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub SIMPLE TENSES Simple Past Simple Present Simple Future Tense Tense Tense verb : worked verb : work/works verb : will/shall work LEARNER’S HUBExample: Example: Example: 1.He worked in a 1.He works in a 1. He will/shall hospital. hospital. work in a hospital. 2.They played in the 2.They play in the 2.They will play in backyard. backyard. the backyard. To make a past tense sentence the verbs should be in the past tense form. ➢ To form past tense of verbs - add the suffix - ed to the present tense verb walk - walked dance-danced laugh -laughed cook-cooked ➢ Some words we cannot add the suffix -ed, we need to change the word. bring -brought catch - caught feel -felt buy - bought think - thought sleep -slept ➢ Some words do not change their present tense form hit -hit cut -cut bit-bit put-put 84 Gr. 3

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub PAST TENSES Change the Present Tense form of the verb to Past Tense. Sr. Present Past Tense Sr. Present Past Tense No Tense No Tense 1 sell 16 sink LEARNER’S HUB2 buy 17 slide 3 spend 18 win 4 want 19 eat 5 flee 20 think 6 feel 21 choose 7 find 22 eat 8 sit 23 weave 9 sing 24 fall 10 catch 25 bring 11 arise 26 steal 12 hold 27 rise 13 ring 28 stand 14 shine 29 tear 15 shrink 30 ride Gr. 3 85

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub PAST TENSES Change the Present Tense form of the verb to Past Tense. Sr. Present Past Tense Sr. Present Past Tense No Tense No Tense 1 freeze 16 kneel LEARNER’S HUB2 feed 17 learn 3 meet 18 dream 4 tell 19 sleep 5 blow 20 smell 6 lend 21 spell 7 send 22 read 8 spend 23 shut 9 draw 24 fight 10 keep 25 hurt 11 put 26 spill 12 wear 27 spoil 13 drink 28 sweep 14 hang 29 weep 15 burn 30 shoot 86 Gr. 3

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub SIMPLE PAST TENSES Fill in the blanks with an appropriate Simple Past Tense form of the verb given in the help box. catch keep eat become buy take look receive break rain finish lock meet LEARNER’S HUB 1. I ________________ an egg in the morning. 2. It ________________ me quite some time to repair the car. 3. I ________________ the job in two hours. 4. She ________________ out of the window but didn’t find anything. 5. It ________________ for hours yesterday. 6. The children ________________ another window yesterday. 7. She ________________ a famous writer. 8. The policeman ______________ the thief and ______________ him. 9. I ________________ a new bicycle yesterday. 10. I ________________ your father yesterday. 11. I ________________ your letter in the morning. 12. She ________________ the books on the table. Gr. 3 87

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub SIMPLE PAST TENSES Fill in the blanks with the correct form of Past Tense Verbs for words given in the brackets. Flowers A. I __________ (see) five red roses on a single branch yesterday. I __________ (feel) very happy to see so many of them together. As I __________ (think) of plucking them, I remembered what my father __________ (tell) about plants. He __________ (say) that by plucking flowers we actually __________ (hurt) plants. I __________ (decide) not to pluck them anymore. LEARNER’S HUB Fill in the blanks with the correct tense of the verbs given in bracket. Time B. Time __________ (fly) very fast. We must not __________ (waste) time. It __________ (be) important to understand the value of time. I couldn’t __________ (sleep) a wink last night. I __________ (keep) thinking about my examination. I still __________ (need) to revise some of the lessons. I wish I had not __________ (waste) time before. 88 Gr. 3

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE A Simple Present Tense verb is used to indicate an action in the present or an action that takes place on a routine or day to day basis. Example: Mrs. Sheth goes to the office everyday. We play in the garden everyday. In present Tense different words that can be used for the word LEARNER’S HUB ➢ be - am, is, are Fill in the blanks with the correct form of Simple Present Tense verb given in the help box. bake run study drink remember arrive adore leave understand sleep draw blow 1. The boys _________________ to their neighbor’s house. 2. Rani ________________her pet dog. 3. Sudha ________________delicious cakes. 4. I ________________ for six hours every day. 5. A cold wind ________________ at night . 6. She _________________ everything quickly. 7. The artist _________________ a picture. 8. Ravi _________________very well because he wants to score good marks. 9. I __________________ his face clearly. 10. Father________________ tea in the morning. 11. His school bus ________________ at the nearby bus stop at 8.50. 12. He _________________ home for school at 7:30am. Gr. 3 89

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE Fill in the blanks with the Simple Present Tense of the verbs in the brackets. Seashore The place where the land ___________ (meet) the sea ___________ (be) the seashore. At high tide, the level of the sea water ___________ (rise) and at low tide, the level of the sea water ___________ (fall) LEARNER’S HUB If you ___________ (walk) along a rocky seashore at low tide, ___________ (look) carefully under the stones, rocks or seaweeds. If you ___________ (be) lucky, you will find tiny animals. These animals ___________ (attach) themselves to the stones, rocks or seaweeds along the seashore. Elephants Elephants ___________ (be) the largest animals that ___________ (live) on the land. They ___________ (do)not live everywhere, only in Africa and Asia. A baby elephant ___________ (weigh) about 120 kg when it is born and it ___________ (take) 20 months for a baby to grow inside its mother. Elephants ___________ (have) very big trunks which they ___________ (use) for feeding, drinking and working. An elephant ___________ (do) not eat meat. It only eats plants, about 150 kg of food everyday! Their tusks are like teeth and an elephant ___________ (dig) with them. By digging, an elephant ______________ (find) water in dry places. 90 Gr. 3

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE Change the following sentences from Past Tense to Present Tense. 1. He helped his father in his work. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 2. She finished her homework before dinner. ________________________________________________________________ LEARNER’S HUB ________________________________________________________________ 3. We ate lunch at noon. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 4. Nancy played with her cat. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 5. Nick tried his new shoes. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 6. I composed poems for my friends. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 7. He completed several puzzles in the book. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 8. The student read a book. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 9. We washed dad’s car. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 10. They walked to school. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Gr. 3 91

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE A simple future tense verb is used to indicate an action which will take place in the future. A simple future tense sentence is formed by adding will or shall to the verb. ➢ Generally with the pronoun ‘I’ use ‘shall’ ➢ With he, she,you,we, they, it use ‘will’ LEARNER’S HUB Example: I shall go for work tomorrow. We will go grocery shopping tomorrow. Life in Future Fill in the blanks using Simple Future Tense (will /shall + verb) of the word given in the brackets to show future actions. What __________ our lives __________ (be) like in the future? __________ we _________(fly) everywhere in our little planes? __________ we __________ (have) robots to do our jobs in the house? __________ children __________ (go) to school or __________ (learn) on their computers at home? What __________ we __________ (eat)? Where __________ people go on holiday? __________ they __________ (fly) to the moon? What kinds of clothes __________ we __________ (wear)? We can’t answer these questions. We will have to wait and see. 92 Gr. 3

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub REVISION - VERBS Complete the sentences using the verbs from the help box given below. found upgraded study assembled twirled kicked jump laughs spread planted dances highlights LEARNER’S HUB1. My uncle _________________ at all of my silly jokes. 2. The class _________________ in the gym for a presentation. 3. It took a long time, but I _________________ the hidden treasure. 4. Our teacher _________________ the best parts of the book. 5. Nate _________________ the ball, and we won the game. 6. Katie _________________ very well to rock music. 7. My mom _________________ my computer for me. 8. She was so excited that she _________________ around in circles. 9. I always _________________ cream cheese on my sandwich. 10. Dan _________________ with excitement when he got a new cell phone. 11. The school _________________ a beautiful flower garden. 12. If I want to do well in the test, I must _________________ hard Gr. 3 93

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub CONTINUOUS TENSES In addition to the simple tenses, which we have already studied, a verb has special forms that an action is continuing. These forms are called continuous tenses of a verb. The continuous tenses are used to show that an action is continuing or progressing at the time indicated by a particular tense. LEARNER’S HUB ➢ All continuous tenses will have a helping verb + ing word. CONTINUOUS TENSES (helping verb + ing word) Past Present Future Continuous Tense Continuous Tense Continuous Tense verb verb verb will/shall be was/were working am/is/are working working Example: Example: Example: 1. He was working 1. He is working in 1. He will be working in in a hospital. 2. They were a hospital. a hospital. playing in the 2. They are playing 2. They will be playing backyard in the backyard in thebackyard. 94 Gr. 3

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub PAST CONTINUOUS TENSES The past continuous tense of a verb tells you that an action was in the process of happening in the past. When do we use the Past Continuous Tense : ➢ Refer an ongoing or action in progress in the past Example: Ajit was trying to send you a message last night. ➢ Refer to a longer duration of a past action Example: She was suffering from fever for a long time. LEARNER’S HUB was /were + ing word PAST CONTINUOUS TENSES Noun/ Helping verb/ Affirmative Sentences Pronoun being verb I was 1. I was eating my food yesterday afternoon. He She 1. He was eating his food It (kitten) yesterday afternoon. We was 2. She was eating her food They yesterday afternoon. You 3. The kitten was eating the food Gr. 3 yesterday afternoon. 1. We were eating our food yesterday afternoon. were 2. They were eating their food yesterday afternoon. 3. You were eating your food 95 yesterday afternoon.

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub PAST CONTINUOUS TENSES Tick the correct Past Continuous Tense form of the verb and write it in the blank. LEARNER’S HUB1. Janet _______ _____________ for the drama. (was rehearsing / is rehearsing / were reshearing) 2. The boys______ ___________ their lesson at school yesterday. (is learning / was learning / were learning) 3. I ______ ____________ dinner when the visitors arrived. (was cooking / were cooking / were cooking) 4. Sophia______ _____________ for the bus yesterday for 2 hours. (was waiting / is waiting / has waiting) 5. The dogs_______ _______________ at the stranger. (were barking / was barking / are barking) 6. The birds _____ ___________ sweetly. (were singing / was singing / is singing) 7. Children _____ ___________ noise in the class. (are making / were making / was making) 8. The students _______ _____________their exam. (were writing / was writing / are writing) 9. Mother_______ ___________ tea for us when the school bus homed. (is preparing / was preparing / were preparing)) 10. You _______ _____________ at three o’clock last night. (was studying / were studying / is studying) 11. They ________ ______________ chocolates yesterday at the birthday party. (were eating / was eating / are eating) 96 Gr. 3

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub PAST CONTINUOUS TENSES Fill in each blank with the Past Tense or the Past Continuous Tense of the word in the brackets. The Hunter and the Bear One day, when Mr. Robert _____________(hunt) in a forest, he _____________ (hear) a noise behind him. When he turned around, he ______________ (see) a bear walking towards him. Mr. Robert _____________ (aim) his gun at the bear. As he ________________ (pull) his trigger, a stone ______________ (land) on the bear’s head. LEARNER’S HUB Mr. Robert was surprised but the bear _______________ (was) annoyed. Pong! Pong! More stones ____________ (fall) on the animal. It turned and ____________(run) away. As the bear _________ (run) away, Mr. Robert ______________(see) some monkeys on the trees. Can you guess from where the stones were falling on the bear’s head! Gr. 3 97

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE The present continuous tense of a verb tells you that an action is in the process of happening now. When do we use Present Continuous Tense: ➢ Actions that are happening now. Example: She is cooking in the kitchen now. ➢ Actions that are temporary Example: They are staying in London for a few days. ➢ Definite Future Plans Example : I am going hiking tomorrow. LEARNER’S HUB PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE am/is/are + ing word Noun/ Helping verb/ Affirmative Sentences Pronoun being verb I am 1. I am eating my food now. He 1. He is eating his food now. She is 2. She is eating her food now. It (kitten) 3. The kitten is eating the food. We 1. We are eating our food now. They are 2. They are eating their food now. You 3. You are eating your food now. 98 Gr. 3

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE Underline and write the suitable Present Continuous Tense for the following sentences. LEARNER’S HUB1. It ______ __________________ outside now. (is drizzling / was drizzling / were drizzling) 99 2. I _______ _____________ for my examination these days (is preparing / was preparing / am preparing) 3. The clouds ______ ______________ across the sky. (are moving / was moving / were moving) 4. They ______ ______________ to the party. (is coming / are coming / were coming) 5. We ______ _____________ for you at the bus stop. (are waiting / was waiting / were waiting) 6. We ______ ______________ with our friends now. (were playing / was playintg / are playing) 7. They ______ ______________ in the program. (are participating / is participating / were participating) 8. Mother ______ ______________ a cake for my birthday. (is baking / are baking / were baking) 9. The girls ______ ______________ in the pond. (are swimming / was swimming / were swimming) 10. Rohan and Sania _______ _____________chess. (was playing / were playing / are playing) 11. The baby _______ _____________ because he is hungry. ( is crying / was crying / were crying) Gr. 3

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE Fill in each blanks with the Present Continuous Tense of the verb in the brackets. Camping The children are at the camp. Everyone has something to do. Some _____________ (chop) logs with an axe. Ali, John and Jane ________________ (wash) the pots. They _______________ (hum) a tune as they do their work. Their teacher, Mr Sam _________________ (instruct) a few pupils on how to make temporary shelves. At the far end of the field, Peter _______________ (try) to ignite a fire. He ______________ (find) the job difficult. LEARNER’S HUB 100 Gr. 3