Question

Activities based on Contextual Grammar :
1) She remembered she had learnt in the lower classes that plants need light for normal growth.
(Pick out the verbs and state their tense.)
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2) Everyday, Revathi would sit on the bench and watch her potted plants.
(Pick out the modal auciliary and state its function.)​

Answer 1

1. had learnt-- past perfect tense

2.would is the modal of permission

Answer 2

1. By picking out the verb and stating their tense in the sentence "She remembered she had learnt in the lower classes that plants need light for normal growth".

Had learnt – Past perfect

These are past participle of the verb ‘learn’ and alternative forms for  the past tense. Both are correct, but ‘learned’ is frequently used in both American and British English.

2. By picking out the modal auxiliary and stating its function in the sentence "Every day, Revathi would sit on the bench and watch her potted plants".

Would sit – Future conditional continuous

The future conditional continuous describes something that may happen later but with a condition. Could,” “should” and “would” only deal with things that might or might not happen.