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My Favourite Hobby
I love gardening. Each morning, I water my plants gently. I talk to them, urging them
to grow. Sometimes, I even sing to them. The sun warms my back as I dig in the soil,
planting seeds carefully. Watching them sprout brings joy to my heart. I weed diligently,
ensuring my plants have space to thrive. As the seasons change, so does my garden. I
eagerly anticipate each bloom and harvest. Gardening teaches me patience and nurtures
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my soul. It’s a simple pleasure, but it brings me immense happiness.

(b) Study your school surroundings and its neighbouring areas. Then, do the following:

1. List what you see in your school surrounding and their neighbouring
areas.
2. Consult teachers and workers in your school to collect information on
the school’s progress.

3. Use the information you have collected to plan a description of your
school. Write the first draft of your description and present it to class for
discussion.

4. Incorporate the comments given during the discussion.

5. Write the final draft after incorporating the comments from the discussion
and submit it to your teacher for evaluation.

(c) Study the following diagrammatic presentation of English tenses and test your
understanding by providing one example for each tense.

Tenses

Past Present Future

Past Simple Present Simple Future Simple
Past Continuous Present Continuous Future Continuous
Past Perfect Present Perfect Future Perfect
Past Perfect Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous

Figure 3.1: Types of Tenses

(d) Study the following example sentences to enhance your understanding of tenses.
The sentences are in the form of positive and negative statements and questions.

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