4. Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple, past simple or past perfect tense.
"Teachers and children, you all (to see) this girl? You see she (to be) very young. It (to be) my duty (to tell) you that this girl (to be) a little liar. You must (to avoid) her company, (not to play) games with her and
(to shut) her out from your conversation. Teachers, you must (to watch) her; (to keep) your eyes on her movements, (to punish) her - this girl
(to be) a liar! This I (to learn) from her aunt in whose house the girl (to live) as a daughter."
The half-hour (to end), it (to be) five o'clock; school (to be) over
and everybody (to go) to tea. 1 (to leave) the stool, (to go) into a corner and (to sit) down on the floor. It (to be) dark. Now I (to cry). I (to want)
to be so good, and (to do) so much at Lowood; (to make) so many
friends. Already I (to make) some progress - that very morning the
teacher (to tell) me that I (to be) among the best pupils of my class and
(to promise) to teach me drawing, and (to let) me (to learn) French if I
(to continue) to make progress two months later.
The half-hour ended, it was five o'clock; school was over and everybody went to tea. I left the stool, went into a corner, and sat down on the floor. It was dark. Now I am crying. I wanted to be so good and do so much at Lowood; I made so many friends. Already I had made some progress - that very morning the teacher told me that I was among the best pupils of my class and promised to teach me drawing, and let me learn French if I continued to make progress two months later.
To form the correct tenses in the given sentences, we need to pay attention to the time of the actions and use the appropriate tense accordingly.
1. "Teachers and children, have you all seen this girl?" - Present perfect tense is used here to indicate that the action of seeing the girl has happened at an unspecified time before now and is still relevant to the present moment.
2. "You see she is very young." - Present simple tense is used here as it states a general fact that is always true.
3. "It is my duty to tell you that this girl is a little liar." - Present simple tense is used here to state a general truth that is always true.
4. "You must avoid her company, not play games with her, and shut her out from your conversation." - Present simple tense is used here to give instructions or commands that are applicable in general.
5. "Teachers, you must watch her; keep your eyes on her movements, and punish her - this girl is a liar!" - Present simple tense is used here to give instructions or commands that are applicable in general.
6. "This I learned from her aunt in whose house the girl lived as a daughter." - Past simple tense is used here to indicate that the action of learning happened at a specific time in the past.
Now, let's continue with the second part of the passage:
7. "The half-hour ended, it was five o'clock; school was over." - Past simple tense is used here to indicate that the actions of the half-hour ending and the school being over happened at a specific time in the past.
8. "Everybody went to tea." - Past simple tense is used here to indicate that the action of going to tea happened at a specific time in the past.
9. "I left the stool, went into a corner, and sat down on the floor." - Past simple tense is used here to indicate that the actions of leaving the stool, going into a corner, and sitting down on the floor happened at a specific time in the past.
10. "It was dark." - Past simple tense is used here to describe the situation at a specific time in the past.
11. "Now I am crying." - Present simple tense is used here to describe the current action of crying.
12. "I wanted to be so good and do so much at Lowood." - Past simple tense is used here to express a past desire or intention.
13. "I made so many friends." - Past simple tense is used here to indicate that the action of making friends happened at a specific time in the past.
14. "Already I had made some progress." - Past perfect tense is used here to indicate that the action of making progress happened before a specific time in the past.
15. "That very morning the teacher told me that I was among the best pupils of my class and promised to teach me drawing, and let me learn French if I continued to make progress two months later." - Past simple tense is used here to indicate that the actions of the teacher telling and promising happened at a specific time in the past.
I hope this detailed explanation helps in understanding the tenses used in the passage.