Tenses or Tension
Present Tense:
A) Study the following table
carefully.
|
Subject |
Verb |
Object |
|
I |
am
|
a
boy |
|
We You They |
are
|
boy/boys |
|
He She
It |
is
|
a
boy a
girl a
table |
B)
Circle
the correct verb in the brackets.
1) My
father (are/is) in his office.
2) I
(are/am) hungry.
3) You
(are/am) late.
4) An
umbrella (is/are) useful in the rain.
5) We
(am/are) both 7 years old.
6) The
lion (is/are) in the forest.
7) He
(isn’t/aren’t) my brother.
8) Come
in. You (isn’t/aren’t) late.
C)
Choose
the correct verb in brackets to fill in the gaps.
Water ___________
(is/are) very important because it __________ (are/is) needed for every living
thing. Most of our water comes from rain. It is collected and made pure before it comes
to our houses.
Some
countries ___________ (is/are) very dry.
There __________ (aren’t/isn’t) enough water because it ____________
(is/are) too hot, and there __________ (isn’t/is) any rain. The seas ___________ (is/are) full of water,
but this ___________ (are/is) salt water.
Past tense:
A)
Study
the following table carefully.
|
Subject
|
Verb |
Object |
|
I He She It |
was |
a
boy a
teacher a
stone |
|
We
You They |
Were |
teacher |
B)
Choose
the correct verb.
1) There
____________ a big storm last night.
a) were
(b) weren’t (c) was (d) is.
2) There
___________ 29 children in my class last year.
(a) were
(b) was (c) are (d) is.
3) I
_____________ late to school last day.
(a) were
(b) was (c) is (d) are.
4) We
____________bright students in school.
(a) Was
(b) were (c) wasn’t (d) is.
5) There
___________ a good film on TV last night.
(a) Was
(b) were (c) wasn’t (d) is.
C)
Fill
in the gaps with the correct verb from the box.
You may use some verbs more than once.
|
Was, wasn’t, were, weren’t |
Grandpa’s town:
Boy-: What was the town like when
you were a boy, grandpa?
Grandpa-: There _________ many more
trees.
There _________ so many big buildings as now. There __________ only one big house with a
very big garden.
Boy-: _____________ there any shops?
Grandpa-: Yes, there ____ but there
_____ any supermarkets.
There ______ only small shops.
Boy-: _______ there a cinema?
Grandpa-: No, there _______. We listened to the radio a lot.
Boy-: _______ there any roads?
Grandpa-: of course, there were!
C) Fill in the gaps with was, were or wasn’t.
The
police ask some questions.
Policeman-:
Hitesh Patel where ________ you last night?
Hitesh-:
I _____________ at home with my wife.
Policeman-:
__________ anyone else with you?
Hitesh-:
No, we __________ alone. Why are you
asking questions?
Policeman-:
There _____________ a bank robbery last night.
Your car _________ outside the Bank.
Hitesh-:
No, it ___________. It _________ in the
garage last night.
Policeman-:
where _______ you this morning?
Hitesh-:
I __________ at work. At the bank.
Talking about the future:
A)
Choose
the correct form of the verb to show future action,
(i)
The film will _________
at 8.30.
(1) Finish
(2) finishing (3) finished (4) finishes.
(ii)
We _________ go to the
zoo this weekend.
(1) Isn’t
(2) aren’t (3) go (4) won’t.
(iii)
The new student will
_________ to class B.
(1) Going
(2) went (3) go (4) goes.
(iv)
Don’t worry, the dog
won’t _______ you.
(1) Bites
(2) bit (3) bitten (4) bite.
(v)
It _________ rain
today. You need an umbrella.
(1) Will
(2) won’t (3) was (4) is.
(vi)
I am ________ to start a
new book this afternoon.
(1) Go
(2) goes (3) went (4) going.
(vii)
We ________ going to have
lunch soon.
(1) Is
(2) will (3) are (4) was.
B) Fill
in the gaps with be going to the
verb in the brackets to show future actions.
One example done for you.
Simple present tense:
A)
Study
the following table carefully and underline the verb.
|
Subject |
Verb |
Object |
|
I We You They |
play go |
cricket to school |
|
He She It |
Goes flies |
to school in the sky |
B)
Circle
the correct verb in the bracket.
(1) My
teacher (come/comes) to school by car.
(2) I
(live/lives) in a small flat on the third floor.
(3) Elephants
(work/works) in the forest.
(4) The
sun (rise/rises) in the east.
(5) We
(doesn’t/don’t) have any homework tonight.
(6) The
children (doesn’t/don’t) go to school on Sunday.
(7) You
(need/needs) a raincoat today.
(8) Asha
(doesn’t/don’t) speak Gujarati.
C)
Fill
in the gaps with the simple present form of the verb in the brackets.
Rahul
__________ (get up) every day at 6 0’clock.
He _________ (take) a shower, then _________ (have) breakfast. He __________ (walk) to the bus stop and
_________ (catch) a bus to school. At
school he ___________ (meet) his friends and they _________ (go) into class
together. They all __________ (have)
lunch during recess time at 10.30am.
After recess, lessons _________ (start) again. After school Rahul _________ (go) home.
Simple past tense:
A)
Study
the following table and underline the verb.
|
Subject
|
Verb |
Object |
|
I We You He She It
They |
Worked |
In
the factory. |
B)
Choose
the correct verb and underline it.
(1) Played
(2) plays (3) is playing (4) play.
(II)
Last year we ________ our
aunt in Pune.
(1) Visit
(2) are visiting (3) visited (4) visits.
(III)
Last weekend Sanjay
________ with his best friend Satish.
(1) is
staying (2) stayed (3) stays (4) stay.
(IV)
My brother ________
Shobha a year after he met her at a party.
(1) Marry
(2) married (3) is marrying (4) marries.
(V)
Everyone _________ when
the singer walked into the stage.
(1) Clap
(2) claps (3) clapping (4) clapped.
(VI)
__________ you brush your
teeth this morning?
(1) Do
(2) Does (3) Did (4) Are.
C)
Fill
in the gaps with the simple past form of the verbs from the box. Use every verb only once.
|
Ask, be, continue, grab, live,
shout, start, not know, stop, go |
The old kind man
A long time ago, there was a kind
and generous old man, Ali khan, who ________ in a little house near a little
village. One day he ________ into the
village to buy some meat. After buying
some meat in the butcher’s, he _________ to walk home again.
On his way, a friend ________ him
and ________,”Ali, do you know how to cook that meat? I have a wonderful
recipe!” Ali _________ how to cook very well,
so he was happy to have his friend’s recipe.
He ________ to walk home.
Suddenly, a big black bird flew down from the sky and ________ the meat. Because Ali khan ________ such a kind and
generous old man, he _________, “come back! Come back! The meat is no good without this recipe!
Present continuous tense:
|
Subject
|
Verb |
Main
verb ting |
Object |
|
I |
am
|
Going |
to
school |
|
We You
They |
are |
playing |
cricket |
|
He She It |
is |
speaking flying
|
English in
the sky |
B)
Fill
in the gaps with the correct present continuous form of the verb in brackets.
The Race
The
race ___________ (start). They are
off! And Jiten ________ (run) in front,
but Paresh and Naresh __________ (stay) close behind him. And Peter _______ (come) closer and
closer. Oh, no! Jiten __________ (slow)
down. He _________ (not run) as fast. Perhaps he is tired. Paresh _________ (overtake) him. Paresh _________ (win). Yes, paresh’s the winner.
“ Paresh, how ________ you ________
(feel)?”. “I _________ (have) a
wonderful day, thank you”. “How you got
any more races?” “Yes, there’s an inter-school competition next week.”
“Well,
good luck!”
“Thank
you.”
Past continuous tense:
A)
Study
the following table and underline the verb.
|
Subject |
Verb |
Main
Verb +ing |
Object |
|
I He She It |
was |
going flying |
to
mall in
the sky |
|
We You They |
were |
Watching |
a
movie |
B)
Change
the passage of the present continuous into the past continuous tense. Underline the verb.
The Race
The
race was starting. They were
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Future continuous tense:
A)
Study
the following table and underline the verb.
|
Subject |
Helping
verb |
Be |
Main
verb ting |
Object |
|
I We You He She It They |
shall/will
|
Be |
playing flying going |
basketball in
the sky to
a shop |
B} Study Rahul’s diary and students will make
the pairs. Then they will study and ask
each other about Rahul’s dairy and activities by using future continuous tense like;
1)
What will Rahul be doing at 10.00am on Monday?
2)
Where will Rahul be reaching at 9.00am on Tuesday?
3)
What will Rahul be doing at 11.00am on Friday?
|
7am- Get up |
7am- Get up |
7am- Get up |
7am- Get up |
7am- |
7am- Get up |
|
8am- |
8am- |
8am- |
8am- |
8am- |
8am- Gardening |
A)
Study
the following table and sentences with underlined verbs.
|
Subject |
Helping Verb |
3rd
form of verb |
Object |
|
I We You They |
have |
made |
the project dinner |
|
He She It |
has |
given written flown |
a book a letter in the sky |
2) You
have made dinner.
3) He
has given a book.
4) She
has written a letter.
I) Find
someone who has written a letter to a newspaper.
Name:-
II) Find
someone who has read English book.
Name:-
III) Find
someone who has eaten an egg.
Name:-
IV) Find
someone who has cleaned house.
Name:-
V) Find
someone who has spoken English.
Name:-
VI) Find
someone who has purchased a bike.
Name:-
VII) Find
someone who has accepted a mistake.
Name:-
VIII) Find
someone who has helped you.
Name:-
IX) Find
someone who has watched a new movie.
Name:-
X) Find
someone who has done good work
Name:-
Past Perfect tense
A)
Study
the following sentences and underline the verbs.
I) I
had gone to Baroda.
II) You
had completed the project before the deadline.
III) He
had passed the exam.
IV) She
had made a painting.
V) It
had jumped out of its cage before we arrived at the zoo.
B)
Complete
the passage by using given the verb in the bracket.
[Complete, get,
plan, stop, purchase, to be, agree]
Sanjay _______________his
College before he went to Vapi. He lived
in a rent room after he _____________the job.
Then he sent the money to his parents, but he _____________for saving
the money. So he _______________sending
the money. Later on he called his
parents to Vapi before he ________________a flat. At last his parents ______________very
happy. His parents saw a girl after he
______________ to marry.
Future perfect tense
A)
Study
the following sentences with underlined verbs.
1) By
the time it starts raining, we will have brought the lawn furniture in
2) The
bus will have left the station, when Sanjay gets there
3) Before
the store opens, the employees will have prepared for the sale.
B)
Fill
in the following sentences by using given verb in a bracket.
1) By
the time the treasure hunt begins, Satish (hide) _______________ all the
clues.
2) The
house keeper (clean) _________________ the house when the guests arrive.
3) You
can touch the wall tomorrow. The paint (dry)
__________________ by then
4) Let’s
watch TV at 8.00pm. By then, then news (end)
_____________________.
5) Mahesh
wants to get a good grade on the quiz.
He (study) _________________.
6) Rohan
and Satish (buy) ____________ a house before they move to Baroda in
August.
7) The
explorers (climb) _____________ the mountain when the helicopter brings
their supplies.
8) By
Tuesday, the roofers (finish) ______________ laying the tiles.
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