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CBSE · Class 5 · 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 past
  2. simple present
  3. past continuous
  4. present continuous
6.
Choose the right form of the verb: At seven o’clock yesterday evening, Zoya ____ (cook) rice.
  1. cooking
  2. were cooking
  3. was cooking
  4. is cooking
7.
Choose the right form of the verb: Zoya ____ (wash) the car tomorrow.
  1. will wash
  2. washed
  3. washing
  4. will washes
8.
Which sentence tells us about something that happened in the past?
  1. They sat on the bench yesterday.
  2. They are sitting on the bench right now.
  3. They sit on the bench every day.
  4. They will sit on the bench tomorrow.
Section B — Short answer8 × 2 = 16 marks
9.
Write the past form of each verb: (a) catch (b) climb (c) make (d) paint
10.
Fill in the right form of the verb in brackets: I ____ (make: simple present) tea every morning.
11.
Fill in the right form of the verb in brackets: He ____ (kick: simple past) the ball yesterday evening.
12.
Fill in the right form of the verb in brackets: Dev ____ (eat: present continuous) a banana at the moment.
13.
Write the -ing form of each verb: (a) drink (b) buy (c) fly (d) sit
14.
Change the sentence to the past: “Aman eats idlis every Sunday.” → Aman ____ idlis two days ago.
15.
Name the tense of this sentence: “Kabir will ride a horse next week.”
16.
Write two sentences about what you did on your last birthday.
Section C — Longer answers4 × 4 = 16 marks
17.
Fill in each blank with the right form of the verb in brackets:
(1) My friends ____ (sing: simple future) a rhyme tomorrow.
(2) At seven o’clock yesterday evening, he ____ (read: past continuous) a comic.
(3) Rohan ____ (catch: simple past) the bus last week.
(4) The children ____ (sing: present continuous) a rhyme at the moment.
18.
Rewrite the passage so that it tells what happened yesterday morning: “Farhan throws the ball every morning. Then he catches the ball. After that, he feeds the fish.”
19.
Change each sentence so that it tells what is happening now (use “right now”):
(1) My friends swim in the river every Sunday.
(2) They read the newspaper on Saturdays.
(3) The children throw the ball every morning.
20.
Write three sentences about Farhan: what he did yesterday (eat), what he is doing now (swim) and what he will do tomorrow (cook).
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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(c) was cookingpast continuous: something that was going on at a time in the past: was/were and the -ing form
7(a) will washsimple future: something that will happen: will + base verb
8(a) They sat on the bench yesterday.something finished in the past: the past form
9(a) caught; (b) climbed; (c) made; (d) paintedcatch → caught; climb → climbed; make → made; paint → painted
10makesimple present: something done often: base verb, with -s or -es for he, she, it and one person
11kickedsimple past: something finished in the past: the past form
12is eatingpresent continuous: something happening now: am/is/are and the -ing form
13(a) drinking; (b) buying; (c) flying; (d) sittingdrop a final e (write → writing); double the last letter in words like run, swim, sit
14atesimple past: eat → ate
15simple futuresomething that will happen: will + base verb
16e.g. On my last birthday, my friends came home. We ate cake and played games.Two sentences in the simple past.
17(1) will sing; (2) was reading; (3) caught; (4) are singingsimple future; past continuous; simple past; present continuous
18Farhan threw the ball yesterday morning. Then he caught the ball. After that, he fed the fish.simple past: throws → threw, catches → caught, feeds → fed
19(1) My friends are swimming in the river right now.; (2) They are reading the newspaper right now.; (3) The children are throwing the ball right now.present continuous: am/is/are and the -ing form
20e.g. Farhan ate an apple yesterday. He is swimming in the pool now. He will cook rice tomorrow.simple past, present continuous and simple future, each correct