Worksheet: Tenses | English Grammar for Class 9 PDF Download

Section A: Multiple Choice Questions

Q.1. Which of the following is the correct definition of tenses?
(a) Tenses show the gender of a noun.
(b) Tenses show the number of a verb.
(c) Tenses indicate the time of an action or state.
(d) Tenses determine the size of an object.

Q.2. Choose the correct sentence in the simple past tense:
(a) She is going to the park.
(b) They will study for the exam.
(c) I ate dinner an hour ago.
(d) The birds are flying in the sky.

Q.3. Identify the sentence in the present perfect tense:
(a) We will play soccer tomorrow.
(b) He writes a letter every week.
(c) She has finished her homework.
(d) They were singing in the concert.

Q.4. Which verb form is used to form the future perfect tense?
(a) Base form of the verb
(b) Present participle
(c) Past participle
(d) Auxiliary verb + past participle

Q.5. Which of the following is an example of the future continuous tense?
(a) I have been waiting for you.
(b) She will be reading a book.
(c) We had eaten dinner.
(d) They were playing football.

Section B: Short Questions

Q.1. Define the past continuous tense and give an example sentence.

Q.2. Explain the usage of the present perfect continuous tense with an example.

Q.3. Differentiate between the simple past tense and the past perfect tense.

Q.4. Give an example of a sentence in the future perfect continuous tense.

Q.5. Discuss the formation of the present continuous tense with the verb "run."

Section C: Fill in the Blanks

Q.1. Simple present tense: He _______ (goes/go) to school every day.

Q.2. Present continuous tense: They _______ (play/playing) football in the park now.

Q.3. Past continuous tense: She _______ (was studying/studied) when the phone rang.

Q.4. Simple past tense: We _______ (watched/watch) a movie last night.

Q.5. Future perfect tense: By next year, I _______ (will have completed/will complete) my studies.

Section D: Match the Column

Match the correct tense form with its corresponding sentence.

Section E: True or False

Q.1. The present perfect tense is used to describe an action that started in the past and continues into the present.

Q.2. The future tense is used to talk about actions that will happen in the future.

Q.3. The past perfect tense is used to describe an action that happened before another action in the past.

Q.4. The present continuous tense is used to describe a habitual action.

Q.5. The future continuous tense is used to describe an action that will be in progress at a certain time in the future.

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