the sea. A4. (1) Tense : Pick out the verbs in the following sentences and state their tenses : (1) William, Elizabeth and their children had been travelling in a ship. (2) They decided to get to the island. Ans. (1) had been travelling - past perfect continuous tense. (2) decided - simple past tense. (2) Words used as nouns as well as verbs : * The following words can be used as nouns as well as verbs. Make two sentences of your own, using them as a noun in one and a verb in another. (1) hold: (a) Noun - She has a strong hold over her children. (b) Verb - Let me hold the bag for you.
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The verbs along with the tenses of the given sentences are mentioned as under:
(1) William, Elizabeth and their children had been travelling in a ship.
Verb is : had been travelling and the tense of the sentence is past perfect continuous tense. The past perfect continuous tense is in format of had been + present participle of verb ending with ‘ing’.
(2) They decided to get to the island.
Verb is : decided to get and the tense of the sentence is past tense. When a person is talking about the event which has already happened, then past tense is used.
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