ANSWER KEY: PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

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 A. Answer the following questions in one line only:

1. Students have been celebrating Holi since 8 o’clock.
2. The authoress has been keeping her bus windows shut to protect herself from mischievous elements throwing water-filled balloons.
3. The students of her institute have been preparing skits, dramas, and other cultural programs for more than one week.
4. Bikanerwala has been preparing various delicious sweets, especially different kinds of Gujhia, for a fortnight to encash the festive rush.

B. Edit the following sentences:

1. Nirmala has been reading the letter since last one hour.  —>  for the last one hour
2. She have been reading it again and again as she is not...  —>  has been reading
3. Believing whatever is written in the letter. She has...  —>  (Correct as baseline context)
4. Always suffer misfortune and rejections all her life...  —>  always suffered misfortune / has always suffered
5. Therefore this great opportunity seem unreal. As per...  —>  opportunity seems unreal
6. The letter, then she have become the princess of a...  —>  she has become

C. Rearrange the following words to form meaningful sentences:

• a. We have been sitting here for three hours.
• b. Anita has been learning this chapter since afternoon.
• c. Have you been taking this medicine for three months?
• d. Why have Ahuja’s not been talking to Arora’s since last get-together?

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Word Power! (Vocabulary Guide)

• Adverbial prefix for ‘throw’: Overthrow / Outthrow
• Difference between ‘throw’ and ‘through’:
  • Throw: To propel something through the air with force using the hand/arm (Verb).
  • Through: Moving in one side and out of the other side of an opening or location (Preposition/Adverb).
• Synonym for ‘delicious’: Scrumptious / Tasty / Delectable
• Word using suffix ‘-goer’: Movie-goer / Church-goer / Theater-goer

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14. UNIT ANSWER KEY: GRAND FINALE (PRESENT TENSE REVIEW)

1. Answer the following questions based on the passage:

1. Presently, the authoress is running an N.G.O. with over one thousand students and one hundred employees.
2. It has been a phoenix-like experience for her over the last seven years.
3. Yes, she is happy because her divine mission has met with divine help.

2. Edit the following text:

1. Every day, at 3 o’clock, all the inmates of the boarding house got up...  —>  get up
2. For Brahmamuhurat Aarti and cleaned the temple...  —>  clean the temple
3. Afterwards, Pujari ji offer fruits to Lord Krishna...  —>  offers fruits
4. Then Pujari ji worship the cow folk and distributes...  —>  worships the cow folk
5. Prasadam to all the attendants. Afterwards, yoga class start...  —>  classes start / class starts
6. Which continues for half an hour. Then after all the students performs...  —>  which continue / students perform
7. Vedic yajna and go to the Indian kitchen for breakfast. This have been...  —>  this has been
8. The routine of our boarding house since it is in existence. After have...  —>  since it came into existence / After having
9. Breakfast, all the students attends the assembly in the playground.  —>  students attend

3. Word Power! (Passage Vocabulary Definitions)

Word from Passage	Definition / Meaning
Opposition	Resistance or disagreement expressed by others.
N.G.O.	Non-Governmental Organisation (a non-profit, voluntary citizens' group).
Backup	Support, assistance, or reinforcement.
Phoenix	A mythological bird that rises from its own ashes; symbolizes rebirth or starting fresh with renewed strength.
Mission	An important assignment, calling, or purpose in life.