Question

a)=At four o’clock yesterday we were all drinking tea. ( change to Past perfect)
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b)=I am trying to get a taxi at 10 O’ clock. ( change to simple present)

Q.2 Identify the finite and non-finite verbs in the following sentences.
a)=She works hard to pass the test.
b)=Smoking is prohibited in the kitchen.
c)=He went to the city to find work.
d)=The boy saved the cat from the dogs.​

Answer 1

Answer:

At four o' clock yesterday we had all drunk tea.

Answer 2

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Q.1

a) At four o’clock yesterday we all had drunk tea.

b) I try to get a taxi at 10 O’ clock.

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★ Past perfect tense :-

• This tense is used for an action took place in the past before another action.

• Formula :-

$\boxed{ \sf{S+had+V_3rd+O}}$

★ Simple Present tense :-

• This tense is used to express present state, to express daily habit, universal truth.

• Formula :-

$\boxed{ \sf{S+V+O}}$

Q.2

a) She works hard to pass the test.

• Works → Finite verb
• to pass → Non-finite (infinitive)

b) Smoking is prohibited in the kitchen.

• Smoking → Non-finite (participle)
• prohibited → non-finite (participle)
• is → finite verb (be-verb)

c) He went to the city to find work.

• went → finite verb.
• to find → non-finite verb (infinitive)

d) The boy saved the cat from the dogs.

• saved → finite verb.