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CBSE · Class 6 · English

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: Nowadays, Ananya ____ (send) the messages twice a week.
  1. will send
  2. was sending
  3. sends
  4. sent
2.
Choose the right form of the verb: Nowadays, Zoya ____ (cook) the vegetables twice a week.
  1. cooks
  2. cooked
  3. had cooked
  4. was cooking
3.
Choose the right form of the verb: My sister ____ (send) the messages yesterday.
  1. sent
  2. is sending
  3. will send
  4. sends
4.
Which tense is used in this sentence? “These days, my brother repairs the fan every day.”
  1. future perfect
  2. future continuous
  3. simple future
  4. simple present
5.
The present continuous tense is formed with:
  1. am/is/are + the -ing form
  2. has/have + past participle
  3. was/were + the -ing form
  4. will + base verb
6.
The past participle of “fly” is:
  1. flew
  2. flies
  3. flying
  4. flown
7.
Make the sentence negative: “Look! our neighbours are painting the wall.” The verb becomes:
  1. are painting not
  2. are not painting
  3. not are painting
  4. do not are painting
8.
Assertion (A): “Meera cooks the vegetables two days ago.” is correct.
Reason (R): The simple past is used for a finished action at a stated past time.
  1. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
  2. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
  3. A is true, but R is false.
  4. A is false, but R is true.
Section B — Short answer8 × 2 = 16 marks
9.
Fill in the blank with the right form of the verb: Neha ____ (sing) the songs yesterday.
10.
Fill in the blank with the right form of the verb: Nowadays, she ____ (read) the poems twice a week.
11.
Fill in the blank with the right form of the verb: Asha ____ (wash) five plates since Monday.
12.
Fill in the blank with the right form of the verb: My parents ____ (fly) the kites two days ago.
13.
Name the tense, and say why it is used: “My parents cooked the vegetables two days ago.”
14.
Rewrite the sentence in the simple past, ending it with “yesterday”: “Rohan makes the kites.”
15.
Write the past form, the past participle and the -ing form of “read”.
16.
Change into a question: “Kabir will repair the bicycle next week.”
Section C — Longer answers4 × 4 = 16 marks
17.
Fill in each blank with the right form of the verb in brackets:
(1) Listen! I ____ (catch) the balls.
(2) Meera ____ (cook) the meals two days ago.
(3) These days, Farhan ____ (read) a poem every evening.
(4) Farhan ____ (feed) the birds at this time yesterday.
18.
Write three sentences about Neha: one about what Neha did yesterday (take), one about what Neha is doing now (feed), and one about what Neha will do tomorrow (build).
19.
Find the mistake and write the sentence correctly. Say which tense is needed and why: “My brother has sent a parcel next Sunday.”
20.
Explain when we use the past continuous, the simple past, the simple future, and write one sentence of your own for each.
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CBSE · Class 6 · English

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QAnswerWorking
1(c) sendssimple present: habits and facts: base verb, with -s/-es for he, she, it and singular nouns
2(a) cookssimple present: habits and facts: base verb, with -s/-es for he, she, it and singular nouns
3(a) sentsimple past: a finished action at a stated past time: the past form
4(d) simple presenthabits and facts: base verb, with -s/-es for he, she, it and singular nouns
5(a) am/is/are + the -ing form—
6(d) flownfly – flew – flown
7(b) are not painting“not” goes after the first helping verb
8(d) A is false, but R is true.A is false: it should be “cooked”: the time words call for the simple past. R is true.
9sangsimple past: a finished action at a stated past time: the past form
10readssimple present: habits and facts: base verb, with -s/-es for he, she, it and singular nouns
11has washedpresent perfect: a past action linked to now (so far, since): has/have + past participle
12flewsimple past: a finished action at a stated past time: the past form
13Simple past: a finished action at a stated past time: the past form—
14Rohan made the kites yesterday.a finished action at a stated past time: the past form
15read, read, reading—
16Will Kabir repair the bicycle next week?move the first helping verb before the subject
17(1) am catching; (2) cooked; (3) reads; (4) was feedingpresent continuous; simple past; simple present; past continuous
18Neha took a photograph yesterday. Neha is feeding the dog now. Neha will build a sandcastle tomorrow.simple past, present continuous, simple future
19My brother will send a parcel next Sunday. The simple future: a future action: will + base verb.—
20Past continuous: an action going on at a moment in the past: was/were + the -ing form, e.g. My parents were building a sandcastle at this time yesterday. Simple past: a finished action at a stated past time: the past form, e.g. Kavya cleaned the rooms two days ago. Simple future: a future action: will + base verb, e.g. The children will write a letter next week.Any correct sentences.