CBSE Class 4 English Tense Assignment

Topic: Present Continuous and Past Continuous Tense

Any action that continues for some time is said to be continuous .The action may be in the present or in the past.

Examples:

• The sun is rising.

• It was raining when we were playing cricket.

Continuous forms end with –i ng Present continuous tense:

Present continuous (progressive) is used to talk about action in progress- actions which are not yet complete. This tense is used to refer to an action that has begun but not ended at the time of speaking.

Rule: We use is/am/are +verb+ -ing, i.e. is, am, are + present participle.We use present continuous tense:

o To describe an action that is going on at the time of speaking.

e. g I am writing a letter to my brother.

o To describe an action that is in progress but not going on at the time of speaking.

e. g These days I am learning to swim.

o To express an action that is expected to take place in the near future.

e. g The principal is coming for inspection on Monday.

Verb forms in the present continuous tense

o We generally add -ing to most verbs. e. g

• I am learning to play guitar.

o For some verbs that end in –e, we drop the –e and add –ing. e. g

• She is dancing well.

o In some verbs, we have to double the last letter and add –ing. e. g

• We are jogging in the park.

o In some verbs ending in –ie, we change the –ie to –y and add –ing .e. g

• He is lying to his mother.(verb- lie)

Past continuous tense Is used to talk about something which was in progress/going on at some point of time in the past. Rule: We use was /were +verb + -ing, i.e. was /were + present participle form of verb.

e. g. Radha was cooking food.

This tense is also used:

• To describe two or more actions going on at the same time.

e. g. I was sleeping while my brother was studying.

• To express a continuing action at some point in past when another event took place.

e. g. We were playing outside when the ball rang.

Practice Exercise

Q1. Complete these sentences using present continuous tense of the verbs given after the blanks.

a. We __________________________ (study) hard because the final examination is near.

b. The doctors _______________________ (do) their best to save the patient’s life.

c. The principal________________________ (look) into student’s problems.

d. A cold wind ___________________ (blow) and we_________________ (shiver).

e. Some people ___________________________ (light) a bonfire.

f. Others______________________________ (warm) their hands on the fire.

Q2. Change these sentences from the present continuous into past continuous. Begin with the words such as yesterday, last evening, last year, etc.

a. The farmer is ploughing his field.

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b. He is driving to work.

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c. I am reading a ghost story.

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d. He is selling fruits and vegetables.

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e. They are practicing for the final match.

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f. We are listening to our favourite songs.

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Q3. In the following sentences, correct the errors in the tenses and rewrite in appropriate present and past tense.

a. Don’t make noise, we watch a movie.

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b. I am prepare food when the light went off.

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c. We go to the museum this year.

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d. The car race start on the 15th of next month.

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e. The helper washes the car when the tyre burst.

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f. These days Sunil directed a new play.

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Present Perfect Simple and Continuous  

1. Do you know how old I am? (YOU KNOW)

I Complete the following sentences.

1. Pizzo usually left his pizza box on his moped unlocked so that ---------------------------------------

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2. The two young men tied up the man and the woman in the house because -------------------

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3. When the bird asked for bubblegum , the girl was ----------------and ----------------------------------

{Clue : two different feelings }

II State whether following statements are true or false.

1. The two young men who took pizzas from Pizzo’s box were also pizza delivery boys.-------

2. When the bird asked for more bubblegum on the second day the girl was annoyed.--------

III Answer the following questions.

1. Did the two young men obey Pizzo’s command?

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2. What lesson did Pizzo learn from the incident?

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3. What did the bird do with the bubblegum?

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IV Make meaningful sentences about the following animals using ‘can’ and the clues given.

1. Lion – eat 40 kg of meat in a single meal.

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2. Penguins - live in very cold climate.

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V Tick the correct option.

1. Pizzo’s job was to –

a. put pizzas into cartons. [ ]

b. deliver pizzas to homes. [ ]

c. load pizzas on the moped. [ ]

2. After the storm , the girl didn’t see the bird . She thought that –

a. The bird has died in the storm. [ ]

b. The bird had gone away in search of food. [ ]

c. The bird had gone away to another neighbourhood. [ ]

VI Arrange the following set of words in alphabetical order.

1. Praise Pretty Prove Prize

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2. Scold Sneeze Super Scene

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VII Put a tick against those group of words which are sentences and a cross against those which are not.

[i] Come in. [ ] [ii] Not walk in the sun. [ ]

[iii] The boys are. [ ] [iv] Always obey your elders . [ ]

VIII Rewrite the following group of words as sentences.

1. gave pen beautiful my Dorji birthday on me a

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2. a hen dinosaurs were small as as some

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IX Write S for statements , Q for questions and C for commands.

1. My friend, go to a doctor. [ ]

2. My parents will be happy to meet you. [ ]

3. Where is the wedding being celebrated ? [ ]

4. Do come to attend my sister’s wedding. [ ]

5. I have a new geometry box . [ ]

X Combine these sentences by using because or so.

1. I was tired. ---------------I went to bed early.

2. She was angry-----------------everyone made fun of her.

3. The car stopped ----------------there was no petrol in it.

4. No one came to meet us at the station. ----------------we found our way home ourselves.

XI Make the following sentences negative.

1. I am satisfied with your work.

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2. Write fast.

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3. This park has got swings and slides.

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4. We have a holiday today.

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XII Make the following sentences interrogative.

1. That snake was dangerous.

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2. She has two sisters.

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3. You should believe him.

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4. The meeting is at 6 p.m.

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XIII Supply the subject in the following sentences. If no subject is needed, just put [x] :

1. A----------------------- gives the meanings of words.

2. ----------------------------- is celebrated on 5th September.

3. -------------------- do not talk loudly near the patient.

XIV Underline the subject in the following sentences.

1. Noise pollution can cause a headache.

2. Don’t throw stones at the animals.

3. Most of the rooms in the hotel were lying vacant.

XV Supply the predicate in the following sentences.

1. A year ------------------------------------------------------

2. The Republic Day ----------------------------------------

Complete the sentences using the correct form of the present tense.

Present Tense Simple and Progressive 

Fill in the correct form of the present tense.

Fill in the correct form of the verb given: Present Tense Simple or Progressive

More questions-

Children you already know:

• A sentence is a group of words which expresses a complete thought.

• A noun is a word that functions as the name of some specific thing or set of things.

• Adjectives are words that describe or modify another person or thing in the sentence.

• Verbs are necessary component of all sentences. Subject and verb agreement means matching the correct form of the subject with the correct form of the verb. Singular subjects go with the singular form of the verb. Plural subjects go with the plural form of the verb.

• An adverb is a word or set of words that modifies verbs, adjectives or other adverbs.

Reading Comprehension

Q1.This story is about Aladdin and his magic lamp. Aladdin was the son of a poor tailor. He was very young when his father died. One day, he found an old lamp in a cave. He took it home. He began to polish it. When he was rubbing it a jinn appeared. The jinn said to him, “I am the slave of the lamp. Whenever you rub the lamp, I shall then come. I shall do whatever you ask me to do.” The jinn brought Aladdin money, fine clothes and rich food. He also built a palace for him.

A. Find any 10 nouns from the passage:

a. _________________________

b. _________________________

c. _________________________

d. _________________________

e. _________________________

f. _________________________

g. _________________________

h. _________________________

i. _________________________

j. _________________________

Q2. Re-arrange the words to frame meaningful sentences. Use appropriate punctuation marks.

a. sister/ girl / clever / is / my / a

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b. a/ beautiful/ india / place/ is

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c. teacher /writing / is / my/ the / on / board

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d. driving / is/ the / woman / scooty / a

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e. parents / loves / raj / his

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Q3. Underline the adjectives in these sentences.

a. Ahmad is a nice boy.

b. This flower is beautiful.

c. Reeta is very slow.

d. Give me your red pen.

e. My uncle is very tall.

Q4. Circle the correct verb in each sentence.

a. Sereena (plant/ plants) the seeds.

b. The seeds (grow/ grows) into flowers.

c. The bees (visits/ visit) the flower.

d. The bees (make/ makes) honey.

e. The beekeeper (collect /collects) the honey.

Q5. Circle the suitable adverbs.

a. The children played (joy / joyfully) in the park.

b. My brother laughed (noise/ noisily) at the clown.

c. Rita ran (slow / slowly) to the garden.

d. Raj jumped over the wall (easy / easily).

e. The baby smiles (beautiful / beautifully).