Unit Test: Tenses | English Grammar for Class 6 PDF Download

Marks: 20
Instructions:

1. All questions are compulsory.
2. Write answers neatly.
3. Attempt all questions in order.
4. Section A carries 10 Marks and Section B, C carries 5 Marks.

Section A : Do as directed ( 10 x 1 = 10 Marks)

 (Transform the tenses of the following sentences as directed) 

1. The girl speaks the truth. (Present Continuous Tense) 

2. Mr Ram has spoken about Dinosaurs. (Present Perfect Continuous Tense) 

3. The boat sailed yesterday. (Simple Present Tense) 

4. Annie went to school yesterday. ( Future Continuous Tense) 

5. The baby cried for hours. (Present Perfect Continuous Tense) 

6. Rose ate all the cookies. (Present Perfect Tense) 

7. We have finished our assignments. (Past Perfect Tense) 

8. Mr Ben had taught for five years. (Past Perfect Continuous Tense) 

9. Dev saw the Prime Minister yesterday. (Future Continuous Tense) 

10. Pavi shall finish her stitching by then. (Future Perfect Tense)

Section B :  Fill in the blanks with the correct tense of the verb given in brackets. (5 x 1 = 5 Marks)

1. She usually ___ (go) to the gym after work. 
2. By the time you arrive, we ___ (finish) dinner. 
3. They ___ (live) in Paris for five years before moving to London. 
4. I ___ (study) when the phone rang. 
5. She ___ (write) three novels so far. 

Section C :  Replace verb given in brackets with the appropriate Tense Forms. (5 x 1 = 5 Marks)

1. The operator (work) with his new machine when I (visit) him last week. 
2. Scientists (find) that the burning of fossil fuels (increase) the level of greenhouse gasses. 
3. Tendulkar (start) playing cricket at a very young age. 
4. Japanese (make) great progress in the field of electronics since the sixties. 
5. The bed was very comfortable. I (have) a sound sleep.

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