CBSE Class 6 English Tenses

Tenses

There are three main tenses (forms of verbs)

1. Present tense - the time that is passing

2. Past tense – the time that has passed

3. Future tense – the time to come

For example – the farmer works in the field.{ present}

The farmer worked in the field.{ past}

The farmer will work in the field.{future}

 

Each of these 3 main tenses has four kinds:

1. Simple or indefinite – He always speaks truth.

2. Continuous - Children are playing badminton.

3. Perfect - Ram has completed his work.

4. Perfect continuous - She has been writing a letter since 8 o’ clock.

 

Tenses for Class 6 English

Question. Mike: Please go away. I'm ....... a letter. I need some quiet.
(a) written
(b) wrote
(c) writing
(d) will write
Answer. C

Question. Sarah: I ....... I won't make a sound.
(a) promise
(b) am promising
(c) did promise
(d) promised
Answer. A

Question. Mike: That's what you always ........
(a) said
(b) are saying
(c) had said
(d) say
Answer. D

Question. Sarah: I know but this time I ....... it.
(a) have meant
(b) mean
(c) had meant
(d) will mean
Answer. B

Question. Mike: I don't honestly think you ....... telling the truth.
(a) were
(b) had been
(c) are
(d) will be
Answer. C

Question. Sarah: At least ....... me a chance.
(a) give
(b) gave
(c) giving
(d) are giving
Answer. A

Question. Mike: If I ......., I know I shall regret it.
(a) have
(b) do
(c) had
(d) were
Answer. B

Question. Sarah: No, you ........
(a) didn't
(b) haven't
(c) couldn't
(d) won't
Answer. D

Question. Mike: All right. You ....... stay as long as you don't make any noise.
(a) will
(b) could
(c) can
(d) would
Answer. C

Question. Sarah: Thank you very much. I shall be as quiet as a mouse but ....... just put the TV on.
(a) I'd
(b) I'll
(c) I've
(d) I'm
Answer. B 

Question. No sooner ....... I shut the door, when the telephone rang.
(a) have
(b) did
(c) will
(d) had
Answer. D

Question. By the time I had reached the bottom of the mountain, I ....... extremely tired.
(a) feel
(b) have felt
(c) felt
(d) am feeling
Answer. C

Question. When he was only thirty years old, he ....... already experienced what most people only experience when they are much older.
(a) has
(b) had
(c) is
(d) was
Answer. B

Question. The witness ....... everyone that he hadn't had anything to do with the crime.
(a) convinces
(b) is convincing
(c) convinced
(d) has convinced
Answer. C

Question. We asked him why he ....... telephoned earlier.
(a) hadn't
(b) hasn't
(c) didn't
(d) wouldn't
Answer. A

Question. Actually I had ....... it to her before we set out.
(a) mention
(b) mentions
(c) mentioning
(d) mentioned
Answer. D

Question. I must admit I ....... thought how the story would finish before I read the book.
(a) haven't
(b) hadn't
(c) aren't
(d) couldn't
Answer. B

Question. I'd had scarcely any time to think about it before they ....... me for my opinion.
(a) had asked
(b) did ask
(c) asked
(d) have asked
Answer. C

Question. He realized he ....... left it in the car before he reported it lost.
(a) has
(b) didn't
(c) wouldn't
(d) had
Answer. D

Question. It ....... a great shock to everyone because he hadn't said a word for 10 years.
(a) is
(b) will be
(c) was
(d) are
Answer. C

Question. Many people ....... tried but no-one has succeeded so far.
(a) did
(b) have been
(c) were
(d) have
Answer. D

Question. That programme is so boring that it's like watching paint ........
(a) dries
(b) dried
(c) dry
(d) has dried
Answer. C

Question. By the end of this year I realize I ....... writing tests for three years now.
(a) shall be
(b) shall have been
(c) will be
(d) shall have
Answer. B

Question. Do you mind ....... the door as I find it very hot in here?
(a) to open
(b) opened
(c) opens
(d) opening
Answer. D

Question. I honestly think that the time ....... come when we should celebrate our success.
(a) has
(b) had
(c) will
(d) having
Answer. A

Question. How anyone ....... to live in those conditions in the 18th century is difficult to imagine.
(a) manages
(b) will manage
(c) managed
(d) is managing
Answer. C

Question. ....... ever heard of this writer before?
(a) Did you
(b) Have you
(c) Do you
(d) Will you
Answer. B

Question. That stupid dog ....... all day long.
(a) does always bark
(b) always is barking
(c) had always barked
(d) is always barking
Answer. D

Question. They were eating dinner when the lights ....... out.
(a) go
(b) are going
(c) went
(d) goes
Answer. C

Question. No-one ....... believe your story when you tell them.
(a) will
(b) did
(c) has
(d) is
Answer. A

Question. ....... any one object if I turn the heating down?
(a) Do
(b) Does
(c) Did
(d) Doing
Answer. B

Question. I ....... come to the conclusion that nowadays nobody cares about anything.
(a) will
(b) had
(c) do
(d) have
Answer. D

Question. No matter what happens next I ....... help you.
(a) am
(b) have
(c) will
(d) would
Answer. C

Question. They ....... for 3 hours when the storm suddenly broke.
(a) had been running
(b) have been running
(c) are running
(d) will be running
Answer. A

Question. I assumed you ....... paying for the repairs until the end of last year.
(a) have been
(b) was been
(c) are being
(d) had been
Answer. D

Question. ....... get tired of answering the same questions every day?
(a) Have you ever
(b) Had you ever
(c) Do you ever
(d) Are you ever
Answer. C

Question. She ....... working on that manuscript for 2 years now.
(a) will be
(b) has been
(c) had been
(d) is
Answer. B

Question. I ....... there once a long time ago and haven't been back since.
(a) went
(b) go
(c) have gone
(d) was going
Answer. A

Question. She ....... trying to pass her driving test but fails every time.
(a) kept
(b) is keeping
(c) had kept
(d) keeps
Answer. D

Question. I ....... complete silence now while I try this experiment.
(a) am wanting
(b) want
(c) did want
(d) have wanted
Answer. B

 

Conditional Tenses for Class 6 English

Question. If I ....... you, I wouldn't risk it.
(a) had been
(b) am
(c) would be
(d) were
Answer. D

Question. If they had waited another month, they could probably ....... a better price for their house
(a) would get
(b) had got
(c) have got
(d) could get
Answer. C

Question. It's quite simple really. When it's cold, water ........
(a) froze
(b) has frozen
(c) freezes
(d) had frozen
Answer. C

Question. If he decides to accept that job, he ....... it for the rest of his life.
(a) has regretted
(b) had regretted
(c) is regretting
(d) will regret
Answer. D

Question. If you ....... of applying for that job, my advice is: forget it.
(a) are thinking
(b) will think
(c) will be thinking
(d) would think
Answer. A

Question. If he hadn't been driving so fast, he ....... have hit the motorcyclist.
(a) didn't
(b) hadn't
(c) wouldn't
(d) hasn't
Answer. C

Question. ....... he been more careful, he would have spotted the mistake.
(a) Were
(b) Had
(c) Has
(d) Is
Answer. B

Question. If she goes on passing her exams, ....... soon be qualified to practise as a lawyer.
(a) she's
(b) she had
(c) she has
(d) she'll
Answer. D

Question. If I pay you twice as much, will you ....... to finish by Tuesday?
(a) are able
(b) is able
(c) be able
(d) can be able
Answer. C

Question. If only I'd invested in that company, I'd ....... a millionaire by now.
(a) became
(b) have become
(c) had become
(d) would become
Answer. B

Passive Tense Forms for Class 6 English

Question. The castle ....... built in the 15th century.
(a) was
(b) is
(c) has been
(d) will be
Answer. A

Question. Is he ....... arrested as we speak?
(a) be
(b) been
(c) being
(d) will be
Answer. C

Question. All these houses ....... neglected for decades.
(a) will be
(b) are being
(c) has been
(d) have been
Answer. D

Question. There's no question that they ....... delighted when they see her tomorrow.
(a) have been
(b) will be
(c) had been
(d) will have been
Answer. B

Question. That building ....... left unoccupied since 1950.
(a) would be
(b) would being
(c) has been
(d) will be
Answer. C

Question. The children ....... taken to school by bus every day.
(a) are
(b) have
(c) was
(d) had
Answer. A

Question. I can assure you that this box ....... never been opened before I opened this morning.
(a) was
(b) will
(c) is
(d) had
Answer. D

Question. That ceremony ....... enacted on Tuesday next.
(a) has been
(b) is
(c) is being
(d) have
Answer. C

Question. How many times have you ....... your house broken into?
(a) been
(b) had
(c) be
(d) have
Answer. B

Question. I'm sorry you can't come in at the moment because we ....... the house decorated right now.
(a) have had
(b) will have
(c) had
(d) are having
Answer. D 

 

Present tense

Q1} Fill in the blanks with correct form of the verbs given in bracket.{present indefinite.}

1. My grandfather _____________________ short stories at bedtime.{tell}

2. Two and two _______________ four.{make}

3. When evening _____________, it ____________________ dark.{come,become}

4. The sun ___________ in the east and _____________ in the west.{rise,set}

5. We _______________ our native place during summer holidays.{visit]

 

Q2} Fill in the blanks by changing the verbs in the bracket into present perfecttense.

1. We ________________ the marina beach.{ visit}

2. our team _____________________ the match.{ win}3.they _______________________ the story.{ read}

4. the weather _____________________ now.{improve}

5.the farmers ______________ not ___________________ the field.{plough}

 

Q3} fill in the blanks with continuous form of verbs.

1. my father _______________________ some research work nowadays.{do}

2.the fan ________________________{move}

3. I ______________________________ abroad next month.{go}

4. we _____________________ a house at our native place.{build}

5.rupa and shilpa ________________.{laugh}

 

Q4} identify the tense in the following sentences and change the tense of the sentence into the tense given in the bracket.

1. Sabita plants the trees.{continuous }

2. He is preparing for the exams.{perfect tense}

3. Tiger is roaring in the jungle.{indefinite}

4. Children have done the given assignment.{continuous}

5. The peon have already rung the bell.{indefinite}

Q.1. Choose the correct verb from those in brackets : 10
(1) The earth _____ round the sun. (move, moves, moved).
(2) My friends _____ the fillm yesterday. (see, saw, have seen).
(3) It started to rain while we _____ tennis. (are playing, had played, were playing).
(4) I _____ English for five years. (have been studying, study, am studying)
(5) The train _____ before we reach the station. (arrives, will have arrived, had arrived)
(6) Don’t disturb me. I _____ my work. (do, did, am doing)
(7) Fortune _____ the brave. (is favouring, will favour, favours)
(8) I _____ the letter before you arrived. (had written, wrote, will write)
(9) He _____ us next week. (will have met, will have been meeting, will be meeting)
(10) Perhaps we _____ Delhi next month. (visit, will visit, visited)

Q.2. Correct the following sentences : 10
(1) I lived in Calcutta since 1930.
(2) She died before her husband came.
(3) I have written a letter to her last Monday.
(4) I am reading Kalidasa for the last six days.
(5) The new hotel has been opened last Saturday.
(6) He had gone to Madras last week.
(7) The train leave the station before I reached there.
(8) I wish my men had been coming quickly and and us.
(9) At the moment the baby sleep in the cradle.
(10) He goes out for ten minutes.

Q.3. Fill in the blanks choosing one word for each blank from the box: 4
knocked, injured, had died was reading, died, was turning, sat, slipped, was mowing crossed, arrived.
You may use a word or phrase more than once.
(1) He ………….. the room and ………….. down in the chair.
(2) As he ………….. left on the road, a bus ………….. him down.
(3) He ………….. and ………….. his leg.
(4) The passenger ………….. a newspaper.
(5) He was seventy years old when he …………..
(6) The doctor came after the patient …………..
(7) I noticed that his hair ………….. grey.
(8) When we ….. he ………….. the lawn.

Q.4. Rearrange the following to make meaningful sentences : 6
(1) Sudhir / coming / Tuesday / on / is
(2) be given / he / a thrashing / should
(3) they / in / the doctor / called
(4) the President / the prizes / away / gave
(5) I / my friends / a sad farewell / bade
(6) elected / President / Gopal / we

Present Simple and Present Continuous

A) Read the paragraphs and answer the questions:
Hello! My name is Douglas Hunter. I’m a pilot for British Airlines. I fly planes. I am not working today. I am playing golf. It is my favorite sport.
1. What is his name?
2. What does he do?
3. What is he doing now?
4. What is his favorite sport?

He is Gordon Lester. He is a champion jockey. He rides racehorses, but he isn’t riding a racehorse now. He is dancing with his wife.
1. What is his name?
2. What does he do?
3. Is he a good jockey?
4. Where is he now?
5. What is he doing?
6. Who is he with?

They are Bob and Michael. They teach English in a school. They aren’t teaching now.
They are in the pub. They’re talking and laughing.
1. Who are they?
2. Do they teach?
3. What do they teach?
4. Where are they now?
5. What are they doing now?

She is Rosalind Graham. She is a ballet dancer. She dances for Royal Ballet. She isn’t dancing now. She is having a bath.
1. What is her name?
2. What does she do?
3. Is she dancing now?
4. What is she doing?

B) Write DON’T, DOESN’T, ISN’T, AREN’T or AM NOT in the blank space in each sentence:
a. He isn’t listening to the radio right now.
b. He doesn’t listen to the radio every evening.
c. We …………………. watching a television program now.
d. We …………………. watch television every day.
e. They …………………. study their lessons after class.
f. They …………………. studying their lessons right now.
g. It ………………….. raining very hard right at the moment.
h. It ……………………rain very much during the summer.
i. Mr. Johnson ………………… eating his lunch now.
j. Mr. Johnson ………………… always eat at that place.
k. I ……………………. see any students in that room.
l. I ……………………. hear anyone in the hall now.

C) Complete the sentences:

1. Every Monday my father ……………………………… because
………………… ………………………. .
2. Linda usually ……………………………….. but she …………………………….
…………………………….. today.
3. I want to buy a ………………………………………… because …………………
………………………………. .
4. My teacher often ………………………………………. but today ……………….
………………………………. .
5. At the moment the children …………………………………………. they often
……………………………………………………… .

D) Read the following text and answer the questions:

My name is Kate O’Hara. I live on a farm with my mother and father. I like it but I work very hard. Every morning I wake up at five o’clock and feed the horses. Then I can go back to the house. Mum makes breakfast at 5:30 and I’m not late for breakfast because I don’t like cold eggs. After breakfast I help dad for an hour. Then I have a shower and get ready for school. The school bus leaves at 8:15. I leave home at 8:00.
After school I can watch TV for an hour. Then we have our dinner. We have chicken for dinner but I hate it. I eat it because mum gets angry. After dinner I do my homework. Then I go out and feed the horses. I go to bed early because I’m always very tired at the end of the day.

1. Where does Kate live?
………………………………………………………………………………………
2. What time does she get up every morning?
………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Who makes breakfast every morning?
………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Why isn’t she late for breakfast?
………………………………………………………………………………………
5. When does she have a shower?
………………………………………………………………………………………
6. What time does she catch the school bus?
………………………………………………………………………………………
7. How long can she watch TV?
………………………………………………………………………………………
8. What do they have for dinner?
………………………………………………………………………………………
9. When does she do her homework?
………………………………………………………………………………………
10. Why does she go to bed early?
………………………………………………………………………………………

True or False:

1. She doesn’t like the farm. _____________
2. Kate doesn’t work very hard. ______________
3. Kate has a shower before 8:15. ______________
4. Kate’s mother doesn’t like chicken. ______________
5. After dinner Kate feeds the horses. ______________

E) Complete the sentences using DO / DOES / AM / IS / ARE / HAVE GOT /HAS GOT:

1. …………………….. the children want toy for their birthday?
2. Dazzle ………………….. a new dress for the party.
3. When …………………… your brother’s birthday?
4. How much …………………. these glasses? “ 80. “
5. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson ……………………… two children.
6. ……………………. your uncle like chocolate?
7. ……………………. I your friend?
8. How much …………………… your new tennis racket?

F) Circle the correct answer:

1. Look! Thomas is bringing / brings his little sister to class.
2. My older sister is often listening / often listens to pop music.
3. We are writing / write an exercise now.
4. Mmmm! Mum is making / makes a cake.
5. Our teacher is giving / gives us a test every month.
6. Listen! Dad is reading / reads a story to Ricky.
7. Mr. Michael usually is growing / grows roses in his garden.
8. They are building / build a new house on the hill now.
9. Maria is drinking / drinks milk every morning.
10. Look! Nick is running / runs down the hill.

G) Change the following sentences into POSITIVE, NEGATIVE and QUESTION form:

1. You know the answer.
(-) ……………………………………………………………………………………….
(?) ………………………………………………………………………………………
2. He has breakfast at 8 o’clock.
(-) ……………………………………………………………………………………….
(?) ……………………………………………………………………………………….
3. Some schoolgirls don’t wear uniforms.
(+) ………………………………………………………………………………………
(?) ………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Does she cut her husband’s hair?
(+) ………………………………………………………………………………………
(-) ………………………………………………………………………………………
5. She does her homework everyday.
(-) ……………………………………………………………………………………….
(?) ……………………………………………………………………………………….

H) Supply PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE in the blanks:
1. He ………………………… (teach) his son to ride a bike.
2. A: Why …………….. Ann ………………… (wear) her new dress?
B: Because she ……………………………… (have) a party tonight.
3. Cindy usually does the shopping, but I ……………………………… (do) it today because she is ill.
4. She ………………………….. (not / work), she ……………………………… (swim)
in the river.
5. A: ……………………. Tom ……………………… (clean) his shoes now?
B: No, he …………………… . He ………………………………….. (tidy) his room.
A: Where is his brother?
B: He is in the garden, he …………………………………… (water) the flowers.