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DAV Class 8 English Practice Book Solutions Pdf Chapter 11 Getting Ready for Class-IX
PASSIVES
Question 1.
There are two sentences in each part. Fill in the blanks in the second sentence so that it may mean the same as the first one. The first one has been done as an example.
(a) Rupa is publishing a biography of Maiy Kom.
Answer:
A biography of Mary Kom is being published by Rupa.
(b) Someone has forgotten these boxes.
Answer:
These boxes have been forgotten.
(c) The government has issued a warning against the spread of gastroenteritis.
Answer:
A warning against the spread of aastroentritis has been issued by the government.
(d) All l can remember is that my son woke us up.
Answer:
All I can remember is that we were woken up by my son.
(e) He brought a torch in order to enable him to see in the dark.
Answer:
A torch was brought by him in order to enable him to see in the dark.
(f) They should have given us this information ages ago.
Answer:
This information should have been given to us ages ago.
(g) The windows are really dirty: nobody has cleaned them for weeks.
Answer:
The windows are really dirty: they have net been cleaned for weeks.
(h) If it hadn’t rained so much, we would have finished the job on time.
Answer:
If it hadn’t rained so much, the job would have been finished on time.
(i) I don’t like someone telling me what to do.
Answer:
I don’t like to tell someone what to do.
(j) We can’t take the car: the people at the garage are repairing it.
Answer:
We can’t take the car: it is being repaired at the garage.
Question 2.
Read the text given below. Then rewrite it by putting the verbs in bold into the passive and making any other changes that are necessary. Use ‘by + doer’ of the action only where required. The beginning has been provided.
A fire almost completely destroyed the Royal Hotel last night. By the time someone called the fire brigade, the hotel was already blazing. Ambulances took fifteen people, suffering from severe burns, to hospital. They say that seven of them are in a critical condition. People think that a discarded cigarette started the fire.
Answer:
The Royal Hotel was almost completely destroyed by the fire last night. By the time fire brigade was called by someone, the hotel was already blazing. Ambulances took fifteen people suffering from severe burns, to hospital. It is said that seven of them are in a critical condition. It is thought by people that the fire was started by discarded cigarette.
Question 3.
Read the newspaper article given below. It is incomplete. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense and form. Some of the verbs should be in the passive and some in the active. One has been done as an example.
Animals on the Roads
More cars and lorries are being driven ________________ (drive) on our roads every year and as a result of this, more and more wild animals ________________ (kill) by vehicles. Roads often ________________ (cross) the routes that ________________ (take) by animals when they are migrating, breeding or feeding. Every spring many thousands of toads ________________ (kill) as they ________________ (make) their way to the traditional breeding ponds. All over the world, animals are victims of the road and their dead remains ________________ (can often see) lying on the roadside. Many badgers and hedgehogs ________________ (hit) by cars at night as they ________________ (move around) in search of food. Rabbits sometimes seem ________________ (to hypnotise) by the headlight of cars and ________________ (be) not able to move quickly out of the way. Birds ________________ (sometimes hit) too as they ________________ (fly) low over roads.
Answer:
More cars and lorries are being driven on our roads every year and as a result of this, more and more wild animals are being killed by vehicles. Roads often cross the routes that are being taken by animals when they are migrating, breeding or feeding. Every spring many thousands of toads are being killed as they make their way to the traditional breeding ponds. All over the world, animals are victims of the road and their dead remains can be often seen lying on the roadside. Many badgers and hedgehogs are being hit by cars at night as they move in search of food. Rabbits sometimes seem to be hypnotised, by the headlight of cars and are not able to move quickly out of the way. Birds are being sometimes hit too as they flu low over roads.
Question 4.
Read the incomplete conversation between Sonia and Mehak. Complete it in a suitable way.
Mehak : So how was the holiday?
Sonia : Oh, it was fantastic. Everything ………………. so well. As soon as we arrived at the airport, we …………….. to the hotel. All the rooms …………. cleaned and fresh flowers …………. on the tables.
Mehak : Oh, how lovely! And what about the food?
Sonia : It was excellent. It …………….. in the hotel kitchen that was spotlessly clean. Even biscuits ………….. to us every morning with our bed tea.
Mehak : That sounds good. I must say, I’d like my meals ……………….. for me for a couple of weeks. And what about the surrounding area? Was that nice?
Sonia : Oh, beautiful. There were trips everyday and we …………. all the local sights. There was no so much history to see. You’d love it there. Honestly!
Answer:
Sonia : Oh, it was fantastic. Everything was so well. As soon as we arrived at the airport, we approached to the hotel. All the rooms were cleaned and fresh flowers were decorated on the tables.
Mehak : Oh, how lovely! And what about the food?
Sonia : It was excellent. It was cooked in the hotel kitchen that was spotlessly clean. Even biscuits were served to us every morning with our bed tea.
Mehak : That sounds good. I must say, I’d like my meals in the same wau for me for a couple of weeks. And what about the surrounding area? Was that nice?
Sonia : Oh, beautiful. There were trips everyday and we enioued. all the local sights. There was no so much history to see. You’d love it there. Honestly!
Subject-Verb Agreement
Question 1.
Fill in the blanks with suitable words to produce a meaningful passage. One has been done for you as an example.
I met Anita while I was working in London as a waitress. She used to ________________ in with a notebook and ________________ in the window and away. We used to about what it
was like when we ________________ students and how great it not to have exam anymore. I ________________ such a surprise when the other day I ________________ her on T.V. She was ________________ celebrities of international fame.
Answer:
I met Anita while I was working in London as a waitress. She used to walk in with a notebook and stood in the window and moved away. We used to talk about what it was like when we were students and how great it was not to have exam anymore. I was in such a surprise when the other day I saw her on T.V. She was one of the celebrities of international fame.
Question 2.
Read the following instructions being given by a teacher. There is one error in each line. Underline the error and write the correction in the space provided. One has been done as an example.
Answer:
The bus leave the school at 9:00 am and leaves
we arrives at the study centre arrive
before lunch. Lunch are to be served is
at 12:30 sharp. So make sure you and your friend is are
there in time. When lunch finish it will finishes
be activity time. If the weathers is fine we weather
can stays on the beach for the stay
whole afternoon. Each one of you are is
expected to keep a record of what you finds find
and submit it when we gets back , get
Question 3.
Read the following letter Sheela wrote to her aunt. Then fill in the blanks with one suitable word each. One has been done as an example.
Dear aunt
Thanks for your letter. It was nice to hear from you. And yes, I shall like to come and
see you in Spain if I ________________ enough money when summer holidays start. I ________________ try
and come there, if that ________________ okay with you. Otherwise I’ll come over in the autumn
because I will have enough ________________ by October, provided, of course, that I still have my
job. Seriously, lots of people in our company ________________ being fired and it could ________________ me
next. If I ________________ sensible, I would left this job ages ago.
It sounds like the weather’s been really good over there. It ________________ been terrible here. We ________________ expecting it to be better soon. If it continues to be miserable ________________ at the weekend, we take a trip to the hills.
Bye for now.
Lots of love.
Sheela
Answer:
Dear aunt
Thanks for your letter. It was nice to hear from you. And yes, I shall like to come and see you in Spain if I have enough money when summer holidays start. I shall tiy and
come there, if that is okay with you. Otherwise 111 come over in the autumn because I will have enough money by October, provided, of course, that I still have my job. Seriously, lots of people in our company are being fired and it could be me next. If I had become any sensible, I would have left this job ages ago.
It sounds like the weather’s been really good over there. It has been terrible here. We are expecting it to be better soon. If it continues to be miserable over at the weekend, we can take a trip to the hills.
Bye for now.
Lots of love.
Sheela
SENTENCE STRUCTURE
Question 1.
Rearrange the following words to make meaningful sentences. One has been done for you.
Answer:
(a) 1/ waiting/ was/ my flight/Kartik/1/for/ when/ met I was waiting for my flight when I met Kartik.
(b) by/gentleman/a psychiatrist/a thorough/Kartik/profession/is Kartik, a thorough gentleman, is a psychiatrist by profession.
(c) Godlike figure/profession/is/when/he/it/to his/comes/a When it comes to his profession, he is a Godlike figure.
(d) who are/many/depressed/people/become/work/out of Many people, who are out of work become depressed.
(e) calling/ they / him / to / rush / help / for They rush to calling him for help.
(f) dealing with/obvious/way of/that/a. unique/them/has/is/he/it It is obvious that he has a unique way of dealing with them.
(g) is/so selflessly/work/the/that he/can/amazing/fact The amazing fact is that he can work so selflessly.
Question 2.
Read the following conversation and complete it in any suitable way.
Naina : Aashna, I’m delighted to hear that you’ve decided to accept the post of a junior manager.
Aashna : Yes, I just hope that ________________
Naina : Oh, I’m sure it will. Is there anything in particular that ________________
Aashna : Well, yes. I’m not sure ________________. After all, I am much younger than most of them. ________________
Naina : Oh, I wouldn’t worry too much about that. I expect that ________________ but they’ll soon accept the fact that ________________
Aashna: How do I handle all of this?
Naina: It’s important that even if you don’t feel confident. They will soon understand the reason that because you’re good.
Aashna: Well I hope ________________
Answer:
Naina : Aashna, I’m delighted to hear that you’ve decided to accept the post of a junior manager.
Aashna : Yes, I just hope that I will get promotion with my devotion towards my duties. Naina : Oh, I’m sure it will. Is there anything in particular that may create hindrance in your promotion.
Aashna : Well, yes. I’m not sure but it seems difficult now to lag behind my colleagues.
After all, I am much younger than most of them.
Naina : Oh, I wouldn’t worry too much about that. I expect that you will prove yourself by your skill for some time they will not support you.
But they’ll soon accept the fact that you are much skilled.
Aashna : How do I handle all of this?
Naina : It’s important that you should be confident even if you don’t feel confident.
They will soon understand the reason that you have skill and capability because you’re good.
Aashna : Well, I hope I would come true to your expectations.
Question 3.
Complete the following sentences. One has been done as an example.
Answer:
(a) I’m sorry I wasn’t here earlier but I came as soon as I could.
(b) I decided to travel by train rather than by air so that I could reach on time.
(c) She kept on dancing although she was tired.
(d) She behaves pleasantly and cordially as long as she could remain in mood.
(e) I’ll come with you as you need me.
(f) I won’t believe you until you show me proof.
(g) I had forgotten my ATM password: therefore, I could not take out money.
(h) Though he is good. I sometimes find him very irritating.
(i) We will sign the agreement in writing if I find everything according to the terms.
Question 4.
Combine the following pairs of sentences into a complex sentence each.
(a) The worst is that we’ll miss the train. This can happen.
Answer:
The worst that can happen is that we’ll miss the train.
(b) We shouldn’t be discouraged by difficulties. Our teacher says it.
Answer:
Our teachers say that we shouldn’t be discouraged by difficulties.
(c) It was nice to see those old friends. I had spent my childhood with them.
Answer:
It was nice to see those old friends with whom I had spent any childhood.
(d) I’ve read both the reports. I agree with neither of them.
Answer:
I agree with neither of the reports that I have read.
(e) The workers have decided to strike work. They are not satisfied with their salary structure.
Answer:
The workers who are not satisfied with their salary structure have decided to strike work.
(f) The only thing is to give her a chance to appear at the interview. I can do that.
Answer:
I can do the only thing that is to give her a chance to appear at the interview.
(g) The management teams are all saying the same thing. I trust none of them.
Answer:
I trust none of the management teams that are all saying the same thing.
(h) Her brothers have set up a business together. The youngest one is a friend of mine.
Answer:
The youngest of her brothers who have set up a business together is a friend of mine.
(i) The only thing is to withdraw money from my bank. I need to do it.
Answer:
The only thing I need to do is to withdraw money from my bank.
(j) Everything has been a failure. I’ve done it.
Answer:
Everything has been a failure that I have done.
NARRATION
Question 1.
Write the following in reported speech. One has been done as an example.
(a) Where do you think we should advertise?’ (He asked me)
Answer:
He asked me where I thought we should advertise.
(b) ‘Must we stay here all evening?’ (She asked her father)
Answer:
She asked her father if they had to stay there all evening.
(c) Where did you buy that hat?’ (He wanted to know)
Answer:
He wanted to know where I had brought that hat. ”
(d) ‘Don’t make any noise during the performance.’ (They instructed us)
Answer:
They instructed us not to make any noise during the performance.
(e) What have you done with the students’ records?’ (She asked me)
Answer:
She asked me what I had done with the students’ record.
(f)Were you teaching music when you were in Bengaluru?’ (They asked)
Answer:
They asked if I had been teaching music when I was in Bengaluru.
(g) “Have you been eating properly?’ (The doctor asked me)
Answer:
The doctor asked me if I had been eating properly.
(h) Will you send me the report when it’s finished? (She asked me)
Answer:
She asked me if I would send him the report when it was finished.
(i) How is Esther getting on in the class? (She often asks me)
Answer:
She often asks me how Esther is getting on in the class.
(j) Can’t you keep your voices down a bit?’ (She asked us)
Answer:
She asked us if we could keep our voices down a bit.
(k) ‘Are you going to the audition for the play?’ (He asked her)
Answer:
He asked her if she was going to the audition for the play.
(l) What are we doing about the publicity for the event?’ (She wondered)
Answer:
She wondered what they were doing about the publicity for the event.
(m) ‘Shall I call her over for dinner?’ (She’s been wondering)
Answer:
She’s been wondering if she should call her over for dinner.
Question 2.
Read the dialogues given below and complete the paragraphs that follow each. Use the reporting verbs given in the box. One has been done as an example.
Dialogue 1
Farha : What’s wrong with you? You look rather dejected.
Somia : I’m very unhappy about the extra work I have to do.
Farha : I’m free at the moment. I’ll help you with some of it. I think you should
ake leave and rest for a few days.
Somia : Good God! I think I should resign!
Farha : You should not do so. Remember this is just the beginning of your career.
Somia : I have decided that I must quit this job.
Farha : I’m not going to discuss it with you. I think it’s a waste of time.
Farha enquired of Somia what was wrong with her for she looked rather dejected. Somia ________________ to do. Farha, who was free at that moment, ________________ some of it and ________________ and rest for a few days. Somia ________________ should resign. Farha ________________ to do so and ________________ of her career. Somia was adamant. She ________________ quit that job. Farha felt quite helpless and ________________ the matter with her. She thought talking about it was a waste of time.
Answer:
Farha enquired of Somia what was wrong with her for she looked rather dejected. Somia complained that she was very unhappy about the extra work she had to do. Farha, who was free at that moment, offered to help her with some of it and advised that she should take leave and rest for a few days. Somia decided that she should resign. Farha requested her not to do so and that was just beginning of her career. Somia was adamant. She had decided that she might quit that job. Farha felt quite helpless and she decided that she was not going to discuss the matter with her. She thought talking about it was a waste of time.
Dialogue 2
Arjun : I’ve lost my Maths book. c lend me yours?
Pranav: I’m sorry, for i need it to do my homeW0
Arjun : You fool! I lost my book because of you. Now I’m taking yours.
Pranav : Don’t touch my book! You must not enter my room again or there will be trouble.
Arjun : Oh no! Is there no justice?
Aijun told Pranav that he had lost his Maths book and ________________ him his ________________. Pranav ________________ to do his homework. Arjun was very angry and ________________. He further said that he was taking his book. Pranav ________________ touch his book and be trouble Arjun ________________
Answer:
Arjun told Pranav that he had lost his Maths book and requested to lend him his book. Pranav apologised and said that he needed it to do his homework. Arjun was very angry “and exclaimed that he was fool and he lost his book because; of him. He further said that he was taking his book. Pranav warned him not to touch his book and ordered that he must not enter his room again or there would be trouble. Arjun exclaimed that it was not justice.
Question 3.
Choose the most suitable item from the box and complete the sentences using
1. I offered him something to eat, but he said that he had only just had dinner.
2. She got home at 2 a.m. and told her parents that ________________
_________________________________________________
Answer:
She got home at 2 a.m. and told her parents that she had missed the last bus.
3. A police spokesman said that ________________
_________________________________________________
Answer:
A police spokesman said that theu were doing all theu could to solve the case.
4. In a T.V. interview, the Finance Minister promised that ________________
_________________________________________________
Answer:
In a T.V. interview, the Finance Minister promised that he won’t increase taxes.
5. She asked him to get out of her house and told him that ________________
_________________________________________________
Answer:
She asked him to get out of her house and told him that she did not want to see him anu more.
6. My horoscope was wrong, as usual. It said that ________________
_________________________________________________
Answer:
My horoscope was wrong, as usual. It said that he was going to a fantastic week.
7. When I asked her for my book back, she said that ________________
_________________________________________________
Answer:
When I asked her for my book back, she said that she had not finished that vet.
8. I was horrified when the doctor told me that ________________
_________________________________________________
Answer:
I was horrified when the doctor told me that I would have to have an operation.
MODALS
Question 1.
Complete the following letter using the correct form of *should*, *ought to’, ‘must’, ‘need’ or ‘have to’. One has been done as an example.
Dear son
I was glad to read your letter and the fact that your friends are coming over. I think you should/ought to offer ________________ (offer) to receive them at the airport. Besides, tell them that they ________________ (not pay) to stay in a hotel. They can stay with us. You ________________ (drive) them round the city if possible or else arrange for a good cab service. We’re enjoying our stay here. We’ve been stayhing in the guest house for the last two weeks. So we ________________ (not cook) our meals. Your dad’s a little tired because of continuous strenuous work. But it’s his own fault. He ________________ (not work) late nights. Why Poodle ________________ (be chain) all day? You ________________ (take) him for a walk in the evening. And yes, you ________________ (not bathe) him in the evening. Hell fall ill. Minnie’s wedding has been postponed, so I ________________ (not return) early. You ________________ (not worry) about us. We ________________ (be back) by the end of this month.
Take care.
With love
Ma
Answer:
Dear son
I was glad to read your letter and the fact that your friends are coming over. I think you should/ought to offer to receive them at the airport. Besides, tell them that they need not pan to stay in a hotel. They can stay with us. You should drive them round the city if possible or else arrange for a good cab service.
We’re enjoying our stay here. We’ve been staying in the guest house for the last two weeks. So we should not cook our meals. Your dad’s a little tired because of continuous strenuous work. But it’s his own fault. He must not work late nights.
Why have Poodle to be chained all day? You must take him for a walk in the evening. And yes, you should not bathe him in the evening. Hell fall ill.
Minnie’s wedding has been postponed, so I should not return early. You need not worm about us. We will be back by the end of this month.
Take care.
With love
Ma
Question 2.
Write each of the following pairs of sentences as one sentence using ‘need*, ‘should’, ‘should not’, ‘will’, ‘ought to’, ‘must’, ‘must not’ or ‘have to’. One has been done as an example.
(a) You were not working when I came in. I am displeased.
Answer:
You should have been working when I came in.
(b) Everyone gets up early but Parul does not. Her classes are in the evening.
Answer:
Parul should get up early with everyone.
(c) The meeting is at 9 o’clock. I am supposed to attend it.
Answer:
I should attend the meeting at 9 o’clock.
(d) Safety regulations are for employees. It’s for their own safety.
Answer:
Employees should follow safety regulations.
(e) Students wear uniforms to school. It is compulsory.
Answer:
Students must wear uniform.
(f) It is your friend’s birthday. Give her a birthday gift.
Answer:
You should give your friend a birthday gift.
(g) This is a library. Please maintain silence.
Answer:
You should maintain silence in library.
(h) Tina is too young. She needs your help to cross the road.
Answer:
You should help Tina to cross the road as she is too young.
(i) The lawn has been watered. Do not walk on the grass.
Answer:
You should not walk on the grass as the lawn has been watered.
(j) I may fail in one of my exams. It’s worth taking all of them again.
Answer:
If I fail in any one of my exams, I should take all of them again.
(k) Patients in hospitals need rest. Do not make a noise.
Answer:
You must not make a noise in hospitals as the patients in hospitals need rest.
TENSES
Question 1.
Fill each gap with one suitable word. One has been done for you.
(a) I was walking through the park yesterday when I ________________ suddenly one loud scream after another. I sure, even now, that they screams but when I ________________ the spot I ________________ saw nothing. I ________________ felt I had imagining the sounds all along.
(b) My flatmate is a very difficult person to live with. He ________________ his things lying all over the place. He never anthing away. He such a nuisance the past week.
He never ________________ to anyone and ________________ according to his own will. For the last two days I thinking of changing my flat.
Answer:
(a) I was walking through the park yesterday when I suddenly heard one loud scream after another. I am sure, even now, that they are screams but when I reached the spot I saw nothing. I felt I had been imagining the sounds all along.
(b) My flatmate is a very difficult person to live with. He keeps his things lying all over the place. He never puts anthing away. He made such a nuisance the past week. He never talked to anyone and worked according to his own will. For the last two days I am thinking of changing my flat.
Question 2.
Read the following dialogues and complete them using the words in brackets appropriately.
Dialogue 1. (Anand (A) and Bharat (B) are talking)
A : Where ________________ (you/be) Bharat?
B : I ________________ (talk) to Samridh on the phone. He says he ________________ (try) to phone us all day.
A : Well, I ________________ (be) in the office most of the day but I ________________ (not hear) the phone.
B : That’s strange. But anyway, he ________________ (receive) a phone call from Saurabh’s mother. Saurabh ________________ (be) in some kind of accident.
A : Oh! dear, ________________ (he/break) any bones?
B : I’m not sure how badly he ________________ (be hurt) but I think we should go and see him tonight.
Answer:
A : Where were uou Bharat?
B : I was talking to Samridh on the phone. He says he was truing to phone us all day.
A : Well, I was in the office most of the day but I did not hear the phone.
B : That’s strange. But anyway, he received a phone call from Saurabh’s mother. Saurabh had in some kind of accident.
A : Oh! dear, had he broken any bones?
B : I’m not sure how badly he has been hurt but I think we should go and see him tonight.
Dialogue 2 (Mohit (M) and Pranav (P) are talking)
M : Hello! I ________________ (not see) you for ages.
P : It must be about two years since we last (meet). What ________________ (you/do) nowadays?
M : I ________________ (do) all sorts of things. Life ________________ (be) very busy lately. I ________________ (start) a new job at the sailing centre.
P : Really! doing what?
M : Well, I ________________ (teach) beginners’ courses to school groups this term but when those ________________ (finish), I’ll be teaching more advanced groups on holiday courses.
P : That sounds great. What about your old job at the tourist office?
M : Well, I ________________ (work) there for ten years and I ________________ (quit enjoy) it. And what about you?
P : Well, I’m still at the Grand Hotel. I ________________ (work) there for fifteen years now. But I ________________ (have) a promotion, so that’s good. They (given) me the job of Deputy General Manager.
M : Oh! that’s good news.
P : Yes, it ________________ (make) me fee much better about work. Besides, a month ago I ________________ (pass) my beginner’s course exams in French and German. Did you know I ________________ (attend) Spanish language classes in the evenings?
M : So you do! What a good idea!
Answer:
M : Hello! I have not seen you for ages.
P : It must be about two years since we last met. What are vou doing nowadays?
M : I am doing all sorts of things.
Life was very busy lately. I have started a new job at the sailing centre.
P : Really! doing what?
M : Well, I am teaching beginners’ courses to school groups this term but when those have finished. Ill be teaching more advanced groups on holiday courses.
P : That sounds great. What about your old job at the tourist office?
M : Well, I worked there for ten years and I quite enioved it. And what about you?
P : Well, I’m still at the Grand Hotel. I have been working there for fifteen years now. But I had a promotion, so that’s good. They have given me the job of Deputy General Manager.
M : Oh! that’s good news.
P : Yes, it makes me feel much better about work. Besides, a month ago I passed my beginner’s course exams in French and German. Did you know I attend Spanish language classes in the evenings?
M : So you do! What a good idea!.
Question 3.
Use the verbs in brackets appropriately to fill in the blanks in the following sentences:
(a) I expect they ________________ (be) tired when you ________________ (see) them because they ________________ (work) all day.
(b) I think they ________________ (finish) building the house by the time the winter ________________ (set) in and then we ________________ (move in) in the New Year.
(c) A : Can you post this letter for me on your way to work?
B : I’m sorry but I (not walk) past the post box this morning because Rohini ________________ (give) me a lift to work.
(d) Have you decided what you ________________ (do) this weekend?
Answer:
(a) I expect they were tired when you had seen them because they worked all day.
(b) I think they will finish building the house by the time the winter will set in and then we shall move in the New Year.
(c) A : Can you post this letter for me on your way to work?
B : I’m sorry but I will not walk past the post box this morning because Rohini will give me a lift to work.
(d) Have you decided what you will do this weekend?
Question 4.
Read the following conversation. Complete it by writing the correct form of the verbs in the brackets following each blank:
Anita : Meghna, we need to complete the project at hand. Do you think I can come over to your place right after work?
Meghna : I don’t think that’ll work out. Why don’t you come around 5 o’clock? The children ________________ (go) to play by them, so it ________________ (be) nice and peaceful.
Anita : Are they at school right now?
Meghna : Yes. They ________________ (be) hungiy when they ________________ (get) home because they ________________ (work and run around) all morning at school. You should ring up your husband and inform him of the change.
Anita : I can’t phone him now. He ________________ (not reach) home yet. He usually ________________ (get) back at about half past eight.
Meghna : You could try ________________ (come) around 9 o’clock. The children ________________ (go to sleep) by the time you ________________ (come) and we (work on) the project.
Anita : Everyone’s home at that time. I expect they ________________ (be) hungiy because they ________________ (work) all day.
Meghna : How about the weekend then? Have you decided what you ________________ (do) this weekend?
Anita : I ________________ (not go) out anywhere because my cousin ________________ (come) over.
Answer:
Anita : Meghna, we need to complete the project at hand. Do you think I can come over to your place right after work?
Meghna : I don’t think that’ll work out. Why don’t you come around 5 o’clock? The children will go to play by then, so it will be nice and peaceful.
Anita : Are they at school right now?
Meghna : Yes. They are hungry when they get home because they work and run around all morning at school. You should ring up your husband and inform him of the change.
Anita : I can’t phone him now. He has not reached home yet. He usually gets back at about half past eight.
Meghna : You could tiy to come around 9 o’clock. The children go to sleep by the time you will come and we can work on on the project.
Anita : Everyone’s home at that time. I expect they will be.hungry because they work all day.
Meghna : How about the weekend then? Have you decided what you are doing this weekend?
Anita : I am not going out anywhere because my cousin is coming over.