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CBSE · Class 4 · English

Verbs and Tenses

Standard difficulty · 20 questions · 40 marks

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Write full answers in Sections B and C. Answers are on the last page — try every question first!

Section A — Choose the correct answer8 × 1 = 8 marks
1.
Choose the right form of the verb: My grandfather ____ (eat) idlis on Saturdays.
  1. eating
  2. eat
  3. to eat
  4. eats
2.
Choose the right form of the verb: Arjun ____ (dance) in the hall yesterday evening.
  1. dances
  2. dancing
  3. danced
  4. will dance
3.
What is the past form of “eat”?
  1. eats
  2. eating
  3. eated
  4. ate
4.
Choose the right form of the verb: I ____ (catch) the bus now.
  1. caught
  2. is catching
  3. am catching
  4. catching
5.
Which tense is used in this sentence? “Asha is washing the car now.”
  1. simple future
  2. simple present
  3. simple past
  4. present continuous
6.
Choose the right word: You ____ happy with the result yesterday.
  1. were
  2. am
  3. was
  4. are
7.
Which sentence tells us about something that happened in the past?
  1. Aman will drink orange juice tomorrow.
  2. Aman drinks orange juice every day.
  3. Aman drank orange juice yesterday.
  4. Aman is drinking orange juice right now.
8.
Choose the right form of the verb: Zoya ____ (wash) the car tomorrow.
  1. will wash
  2. washed
  3. washing
  4. will washes
Section B — Short answer8 × 2 = 16 marks
9.
Write the past form of each verb: (a) drink (b) catch (c) paint (d) throw
10.
Fill in the right form of the verb in brackets: Dev ____ (kick: simple present) the ball every Sunday.
11.
Fill in the right form of the verb in brackets: The children ____ (make: simple past) a card yesterday evening.
12.
Fill in the right form of the verb in brackets: Rohan ____ (buy: present continuous) a newspaper right now.
13.
Write the -ing form of each verb: (a) feed (b) fly (c) kick (d) drink
14.
Change the sentence to the past: “We throw the ball on Saturdays.” → We ____ the ball two days ago.
15.
Fill in was or were: Anu ____ very tired yesterday.
16.
Write two sentences about what you did at the park last week.
Section C — Longer answers4 × 4 = 16 marks
17.
Fill in each blank with the right form of the verb in brackets:
(1) Kabir ____ (run: simple past) to school yesterday evening.
(2) My friends ____ (watch: simple present) a cricket match on Saturdays.
(3) Anu ____ (run: simple future) to school next Sunday.
(4) My friends ____ (sing: present continuous) a rhyme right now.
18.
Rewrite the passage so that it tells what happened yesterday morning: “Pooja buys vegetables every morning. Then she throws the ball. After that, she paints a picture.”
19.
Change each sentence so that it tells what is happening now (use “right now”):
(1) The children buy a newspaper every Sunday.
(2) Zoya washes the clothes every Sunday.
(3) Riya sings a song every evening.
20.
Write three sentences about Meera: what she did yesterday (buy), what she is doing now (help) and what she will do tomorrow (throw).
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1(d) eatssimple present: something done often: base verb, with -s or -es for he, she, it and one person
2(c) dancedsimple past: something finished in the past: the past form
3(d) ateeat → ate
4(c) am catchingpresent continuous: something happening now: am/is/are and the -ing form
5(d) present continuoussomething happening now: am/is/are and the -ing form
6(a) were“was” with I, he, she, it and one; “were” with we, you, they and more than one
7(c) Aman drank orange juice yesterday.the past form with a past time word (yesterday)
8(a) will washsimple future: something that will happen: will + base verb
9(a) drank; (b) caught; (c) painted; (d) threwdrink → drank; catch → caught; paint → painted; throw → threw
10kickssimple present: something done often: base verb, with -s or -es for he, she, it and one person
11madesimple past: something finished in the past: the past form
12is buyingpresent continuous: something happening now: am/is/are and the -ing form
13(a) feeding; (b) flying; (c) kicking; (d) drinkingdrop a final e (write → writing); double the last letter in words like run, swim, sit
14threwsimple past: throw → threw
15was“was” with I, he, she, it and one; “were” with we, you, they and more than one
16e.g. Last week, I went to the park. I flew a kite with my brother.Two sentences in the simple past.
17(1) ran; (2) watch; (3) will run; (4) are singingsimple past; simple present; simple future; present continuous
18Pooja bought vegetables yesterday morning. Then she threw the ball. After that, she painted a picture.simple past: buys → bought, throws → threw, paints → painted
19(1) The children are buying a newspaper right now.; (2) Zoya is washing the clothes right now.; (3) Riya is singing a song right now.present continuous: am/is/are and the -ing form
20e.g. Meera bought vegetables yesterday. She is helping the teacher now. She will throw the ball tomorrow.simple past, present continuous and simple future, each correct