Unit Test Solutions: 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)

Ans: 

1. The girl is speaking the truth. 

2. Mr Ram has been speaking about Dinosaurs. 

3. The boat sails today. 

4. Annie will be going to school tomorrow. 

5. The baby has been crying for hours. 

6. Rose has eaten all the cookies. 

7. We had finished our assignments.

8. Mr Ben had been teaching for five years.

9. Dev will be seeing the Prime Minister tomorrow. 

10. Pavi shall have finished her stitching by then.

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. 
Ans: 

1. She usually goes to the gym after work. ( Simple Present) 
2. By the time you arrive, we will have finished dinner. (Future Perfect) 
3. They had lived in Paris for five years before moving to London. (Past Perfect) 
4. I was studying when the phone rang. (Past Continuous) 
5. She has written three novels so far. (Present Perfect)

Section C :  Replace bracket words 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.

Ans: 

1. The operator was working with his new machine when I visited  him last week. 
2. Scientists have found  that the burning of fossil fuels increases  the level of greenhouse gasses. 
3. Tendulkar started  playing cricket at a very young age. 
4. Japanese have made  great progress in the field of electronics since the sixties. 
5. The bed was very comfortable. I had  a sound sleep.