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Class 6 Tenses worksheet

CBSE English. Choosing the right tense from the time words, verb forms, negatives and questions. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the words change every time.

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Sample questions

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Section A · multiple choice

  1. 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
    Answer

    (c) sends

    simple present: habits and facts: base verb, with -s/-es for he, she, it and singular nouns

  2. 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
    Answer

    (a) cooks

    simple present: habits and facts: base verb, with -s/-es for he, she, it and singular nouns

  3. 3.

    Choose the right form of the verb: My sister ____ (send) the messages yesterday.

    1. sent
    2. is sending
    3. will send
    4. sends
    Answer

    (a) sent

    simple past: a finished action at a stated past time: the past form

Section B · short answer

  1. 4.

    Fill in the blank with the right form of the verb: Neha ____ (sing) the songs yesterday.

    Answer

    sang

    simple past: a finished action at a stated past time: the past form

  2. 5.

    Fill in the blank with the right form of the verb: Nowadays, she ____ (read) the poems twice a week.

    Answer

    reads

    simple present: habits and facts: base verb, with -s/-es for he, she, it and singular nouns

Section C · long answer

  1. 6.

    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.

    Answer

    (1) am catching; (2) cooked; (3) reads; (4) was feeding

    present continuous; simple past; simple present; past continuous

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