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4. When did Rip fall asleep after he met the men on the mountains? For how long

did he sleep?

5. Mention any four changes that Rip noticed when he returned to the village.

6. What did Rip come to know about his wife and friends when he reached his
village?

Think and Answer • Critical Thinking
• Communication Skills
• Collaboration
A. What kind of person was Rip Van Winkle? Give instances from the story in support of

your views.

B. Do you think that a place, society and lifestyle of people undergo many changes over
the years? Are these changes good? Discuss with your partner and express your views.

• Auxiliary verbs
Grammar Spot • Present tense
• Present perfect continuous tense
• Past tense

Auxiliary Verbs

Read these sentences.
1. She is reading the story ‘Rip Van Winkle’. She will watch

TV later.

2. Rip Van Winkle had slept for twenty years.
In the above sentences, the circled words (‘is’, ‘will’ and ‘had’) are

helping verbs or auxiliary verbs. They help the main verbs that
are highlighted (‘reading’, ‘watch’ and ‘slept’).

Forms of Verbs: Present, Past and Past Participle

Verbs Present tense Past tense Past participle

be am, is, are was, were been

have has/have had had

will will would —

shall shall should —

is/am/are is/am/are was/were been

can can could been

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