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CBSE · Class 7 · 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: Ananya ____ (send) the messages at present.

will send
was sending
is sending
sent

2.

Choose the right form of the verb: Zoya ____ (cook) the vegetables at present.

is cooking
cooked
had cooked
was cooking

3.

Choose the right form of the verb: By the time the guests arrived, my sister ____ (send) the messages.

had sent
is sending
will be sending
sends

4.

Which tense is used in this sentence? “These days, my brother repairs the fan every day.”

future perfect
future continuous
simple future
simple present

5.

The present continuous tense is formed with:

am/is/are + the -ing form
has/have + past participle
was/were + the -ing form
will + base verb

6.

The past participle of “fly” is:

flew
flies
flying
flown

7.

Make the sentence negative: “Our neighbours have painted six walls since Monday.” The verb becomes:

do not have painted
not have painted
have painted not
have not painted

8.

Assertion (A): “She will take the photographs tomorrow.” is correct.
Reason (R): The simple future is used only for actions that never happen.

Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
A is true, but R is false.
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: By the time we reached home, Farhan ____ (plant) the saplings.

10.

Fill in the blank with the right form of the verb: By the time the guests arrived, Asha ____ (plant) a sapling.

11.

Fill in the blank with the right form of the verb: My parents ____ (send) a parcel tomorrow.

12.

Fill in the blank with the right form of the verb: My brother ____ (take) a photograph last Sunday.

13.

Name the tense, and say why it is used: “By the time we reached home, Vikram had watered the plants.”

14.

Rewrite the sentence in the simple future, ending it with “tomorrow”: “Rohan cooks the vegetables.”

15.

Write the past form, the past participle and the -ing form of “make”.

16.

Change into a question: “Our neighbours were choosing the colours at eight o’clock last night.”

Section C — Longer answers4 × 4 = 16 marks

17.

Fill in each blank with the right form of the verb in brackets:
(1) My sister ____ (fly) a kite tomorrow.
(2) You ____ (write) six stories since Monday.
(3) Nowadays, our neighbours ____ (clean) the tables every morning.
(4) He ____ (finish) the projects at the moment.

18.

Write three sentences about Vikram: one about what Vikram did yesterday (build), one about what Vikram is doing now (write), and one about what Vikram will do tomorrow (carry).

19.

Find the mistake and write the sentence correctly. Say which tense is needed and why: “By the time the guests arrived, Dev will feed the birds.”

20.

Explain when we use the simple past, the simple present, the present perfect continuous, and write one sentence of your own for each.

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Tenses · AW-7E-TEN-2026-V1 · For parents — fold back or tear off before handing the sheet to your child.

Q	Answer	Working
1	(c) is sending	present continuous: an action going on now: am/is/are + the -ing form
2	(a) is cooking	present continuous: an action going on now: am/is/are + the -ing form
3	(a) had sent	past perfect: the earlier of two past actions: had + past participle
4	(d) simple present	habits and facts: base verb, with -s/-es for he, she, it and singular nouns
5	(a) am/is/are + the -ing form	—
6	(d) flown	fly – flew – flown
7	(d) have not painted	“not” goes after the first helping verb
8	(c) A is true, but R is false.	A is true: the time words call for the simple future. R is false.
9	had planted	past perfect: the earlier of two past actions: had + past participle
10	had planted	past perfect: the earlier of two past actions: had + past participle
11	will send	simple future: a future action: will + base verb
12	took	simple past: a finished action at a stated past time: the past form
13	Past perfect: the earlier of two past actions: had + past participle	—
14	Rohan will cook the vegetables tomorrow.	a future action: will + base verb
15	made, made, making	—
16	Were our neighbours choosing the colours at eight o’clock last night?	move the first helping verb before the subject
17	(1) will fly; (2) have written; (3) clean; (4) is finishing	simple future; present perfect; simple present; present continuous
18	Vikram built a sandcastle yesterday. Vikram is writing a letter now. Vikram will carry the box tomorrow.	simple past, present continuous, simple future
19	By the time the guests arrived, Dev had fed the birds. The past perfect: the earlier of two past actions: had + past participle.	—
20	Simple past: a finished action at a stated past time: the past form, e.g. Farhan made the cakes two days ago. Simple present: habits and facts: base verb, with -s/-es for he, she, it and singular nouns, e.g. Nowadays, Arjun flies the kites every morning. Present perfect continuous: an action that began in the past and is still going on: has/have been + the -ing form, e.g. Kavya has been writing a letter since morning.	Any correct sentences.