Tenses Worksheet For Class 8
Fill in the blanks using an appropriate verb form.
Nalutai Dhok …………1………… (used to / would) be a shy housewife. Today, this 40-something semiliterate Maharashtrain woman …………2………. (is / are / was) a symbol of guts and grit. Nalutai …………3………… (initiate / initiates / initiated) the formation of the first woman’s self help group (SHG) in the Dapori village in Maharashtra . Her SHG, which ………4……….. (has involved / involves / is involved) in giving micro-credit to needy members, …………5………. (inspire / inspired / inspires) the formation of 32 more such groups in the village. These SHGs …………6………. (funded / are funded) by banks and promote organic farming, vermin-compost units and dairy development. They …………7……… (have reduced / had reduced / reduces) the hardships of cotton farmers reeling from bad debt; they have also …………8………….. (increased / increasing / increase) the confidence levels among villagers.
Before she …………9………. (can / could / would) spearhead this women’s movement, Nalutai …………10………… (has / have / had) to battle all adversity and opposition from home. But her efforts …………11………… (do / did / does) pay off. Today, the Dhoks are no longer debt-ridden. Actually they …………12………… (turned / are turned / have turned) into innovative farmers who do manage to save a certain amount every year. Nalutai is also an active member of the Apeksha Paraspar Upyogi Mahila Bank, an initiative by NABARD. She now actively …………13………….. (participate /participates / participated) in decision-making on farm loan disbursals.
Answers
Nalutai Dhok used to (1) be a shy housewife. Today, this 40-something semiliterate Maharashtrain woman is (2) a symbol of guts and grit. Nalutai initiated (3) the formation of the first woman’s self help group (SHG) in the Dapori village in Maharashtra . Her SHG, which is involved (4) in giving micro-credit to needy members, inspired (5) the formation of 32 more such groups in the village. These SHGs are funded (6) by banks and promote organic farming, vermi-compost units and dairy development. They have reduced (7) the hardships of cotton farmers reeling from bad debt; they have also increased (8) the confidence levels among villagers.
Before she could (9) spearhead this women’s movement, Nalutai had (10) to battle all adversity and opposition from home. But her efforts did (11) pay off. Today, the Dhoks are no longer debt-ridden. Actually they have turned (12) into innovative farmers who do manage to save a certain amount every year. . Nalutai is also an active member of the Apeksha Paraspar Upyogi Mahila Bank, an initiative by NABARD. She now actively participates (13) in decision-making on farm loan disbursals.
