Worksheet Solutions: Verb and Tense - 2 | English Grammar Class 4 PDF Download

Q1: Fill in the Blanks.

(i) My mother ______ (cook) dinner right now.
Ans: My mother (is cooking) dinner right now.
Present continuous tense is used to describe actions happening at the moment.

(ii) We  ______ (play) football every Saturday.
Ans: We (play) football every Saturday.
Present simple tense is used for habitual actions.

(iii) She  ______ (finish) her homework before dinner yesterday.
Ans: She (finished) her homework before dinner yesterday.
Past simple tense is used for actions that occurred in the past.

(iv) They  ______ (watch) a movie last night.
Ans: They (watched) a movie last night.
Past simple tense is used for actions that occurred in the past.

(v) The sun  ______ (rise) in the east every morning.
Ans: The sun (rises) in the east every morning.
Present simple tense is used for facts or general truths.

(vi) Tom and Jerry  ______ (be) best friends for years.
Ans: Tom and Jerry (have been) best friends for years.
Present perfect continuous tense is used to indicate an action that started in the past and continues into the present.

(vii) The cat  ______ (sleep) when I entered the room.
Ans: The cat (was sleeping) when I entered the room.
Past continuous tense is used to describe actions in progress in the past.

(viii) We  ______ (visit) the zoo last summer.
Ans: We (visited) the zoo last summer.
Past simple tense is used for actions that occurred in the past.

(ix) She usually  ______ (read) a book before bedtime.
Ans: She usually (reads) a book before bedtime.
Present simple tense is used for habitual actions.

(x) I  ______ (go) to school by bus every day.
Ans: I (go) to school by bus every day.
Present simple tense is used for habitual actions.

Q2: True or False.

(i) The present tense is used to talk about actions that happened in the past.
Ans: False
The present tense is used to talk about actions that happen in the present or are habitual. The past tense is used to talk about actions that happened in the past.

(ii) The future tense is used to talk about actions that will happen in the future.
Ans: True
The future tense is used to talk about actions that will happen in the future.

(iii) "I am eating" is an example of the present continuous tense.
Ans: True
"I am eating" is an example of the present continuous tense.

(iv) "They will be playing" is an example of the future continuous tense.
Ans: True
"They will be playing" is an example of the future continuous tense.

(v) The past perfect tense is used to describe actions that happened before another past action.
Ans: True
The past perfect tense is used to describe actions that happened before another past action.

(vi) "She sings" is an example of the present simple tense.
Ans: True
"She sings" is an example of the present simple tense.

(vii) "I have eaten" is an example of the present perfect tense.
Ans: True
"I have eaten" is an example of the present perfect tense.

(viii) "They had gone" is an example of the past perfect continuous tense.
Ans: True
"They had gone" is an example of the past perfect continuous tense.

(ix) The future perfect tense is used to talk about actions that will be completed in the future before a specific time.
Ans: True
The future perfect tense is used to talk about actions that will be completed in the future before a specific time.

(x)  "He will be studying" is an example of the future perfect continuous tense.
Ans: True
"He will be studying" is an example of the future perfect continuous tense.

Q3: Multiple Choice Questions.

(i) Which sentence uses the past tense?
(a) She is eating dinner.
(b) They will go to the park.
(c) He played football yesterday.
(d) We are going to the beach.
Ans: (c)
"Played" is in the past tense.

(ii) Which sentence uses the present perfect tense?
(a) I will read a book.
(b) They have finished their lunch.
(c) She will be sleeping.
(d) He is running fast.
Ans: (b)
"Have finished" is in the present perfect tense.

(iii) What is the future tense of the sentence: "They swim in the pool"?
(a) They will swim in the pool.
(b) They swimming in the pool.
(c) They swam in the pool.
(d) They have swum in the pool.
Ans: (a)
"Will swim" is in the future tense.

(iv) Which tense is used in the sentence: "I had been waiting for hours"?
(a) Past perfect continuous
(b) Present simple
(c) Future perfect
(d) Present continuous
Ans: (a)
 "Had been waiting" is in the past perfect continuous tense.

(v) What is the past continuous tense of the sentence: "She reads a book"?
(a) She will be reading a book.
(b) She was reading a book.
(c) She read a book.
(d) She had read a book.
Ans: (b)
"Was reading" is in the past continuous tense.

Q4: Rewrite the Statements Correctly.

(i) He eats ice cream.
Ans: He (eats) ice cream.
This is in the present simple tense.

(ii) I am writing a letter.
Ans: I (am writing) a letter.
This is in the present continuous tense.

(iii) They will go to the beach tomorrow.
Ans: They (will go) to the beach tomorrow.
This is in the future tense.

(iv) She has a new bicycle.
Ans: She (has) a new bicycle.
This is in the present simple tense.

(v) We play in the park every Sunday.
Ans: We (play) in the park every Sunday.
This is in the present simple tense.