CBSE Class 5 English Tenses Worksheet

Class 5 English Practice Set: Tenses

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Question. They .............................. fixing the roof by evening.
(a) finish
(b) are finishing
(c) will have finished

Answer : C

Question. What time …………………… the meeting ……………………?
(a) does start
(b) is starting
(c) does starts

Answer : A

Question. My children live abroad. I …………………… to meet them.
(a) die
(b) am dying
(c) died

Answer : B

Question. If you break the law of the land, you ………………………..
(a) will punish
(b) will be punished
(c) would be punished

Answer : B

Question. I ………………………. my grandparents on the coming weekend.
(a) visit
(b) am visiting
(c) will visit

Answer : B

Question. You look hot. Yes, I ................................
(a) am running
(b) run
(c) had been running

Answer : C

Question. He ............................. at gun point.
(a) robbed
(b) was robbed
(c) has robbed

Answer : B

Question. This house ……………………………. with rats.
(a) is infesting
(b) is infested
(c) has infested

Answer : B

Question. She ……………………….. next door.
(a) is living
(b) lives
(c) Either could be used here

Answer : B

Question. The film ……………………… at 6.30.
(a) starts
(b) is starting
(c) start

Answer : A

Question. Millions of Jews ………………………… in the Nazi holocaust.
(a) perished
(b) were perished
(c) has perished

Answer : A

Question. Although I had no ticket, I ................... able to get in.
(a) was
(b) am

Answer : A

Question. It is important that the meeting ..................... on time.
(a) start
(b) should start
(c) Either could be used here

Answer : A, B

Question. Whom ………………….. you …………………… to meet?
(a) do want
(b) are wanting

Answer : A

Question. Drug dealers sometimes ………………. drug addicts.
(a) impersonates
(b) impersonate
(c) has impersonated

Answer : B

Question. Physical beauty …………………………. with age.
(a) is fading
(b) fades
(c) has faded

Answer : B

Question. She ……………………… married in August.
(a) gets
(b) is getting

Answer : B

Question. If he does not have an accident I ........................ surprised.
(a) will be
(b) would be
(c) would have been

Answer : A

Question. What ……………….. you …………………. in the afternoon?
(a) do do
(b) are doing
(c) will do

Answer : B

Question. He ........................... since last week.
(a) is absconding
(b) has been absconding
(c) absconded

Answer : B

Question. The ice will melt when the sun ………………………. on it.
(a) shines
(b) is shining
(c) shine

Answer : A

Question. He confessed that he …………………………. the money.
(a) has taken
(b) took
(c) had taken

Answer : C

Question. Who do you think .............................. the match?
(a) will win
(b) would win
(c) wins

Answer : A

Question. How ………………….. you ………………….. him?
(a) do know
(b) are knowing
(c) will know

Answer : A

Question. I ……………………… my grandparents whenever I can.
(a) visit
(b) am visiting
(c) have visited

Answer : B

Question. By the time the cops reached the store, the burglars ................................
(a) escaped
(b) have escaped
(c) had escaped

Answer : C

Question. You never tell me what you ..............................
(a) are thinking
(b) have thought
(c) thought

Answer : A

Question. I ………………………….. anything this evening.
(a) do not do
(b) am not doing

Answer : B

Question. It is difficult to imagine how the early man ………………………. without fire.
(a) live
(b) lived
(c) has lived

Answer : B

Question. The thief ……………………………. refuge in a cave.
(a) took
(b) take
(c) have taken

Answer : A

Question. What time ……………………… the train ………………….. to Birmingham?
(a) is getting
(b) does get

Answer : B

Question. This .............................. for a while.
(a) is going
(b) has been going
(c) goes

Answer : B

Question. The impertinent boy …………………………. to his room.
(a) has sent
(b) was sent
(c) had sent

Answer : B

Question. It is imperative that we ………………………. the police.
(a) called
(b) have called
(c) call

Answer : A

Question. He ........................... ill for several months before he died.
(a) was
(b) had been
(c) Either could be used here

Answer : A

Question. Susie ……………………….. tomorrow.
(a) is coming
(b) comes

Answer : A

 

(Simple Present tense, Present Continuous tense, Simple Past tense, Past Continuous tense and Simple Future tense)
 
I. Fill in the blanks with the Simple Present tense form of the verb given in brackets.
 
1. Emily ______________ delicious cakes. (bake)
2. Rohan _____________ at a supermarket. (work)
3. Indians _____________ their homes for many festivals. (decorate)
4. My little daughter ______________ her dolls. (adore)
 
 
II. Rewrite the given sentences in their Present Continuous form.
 
1. The children take the sweets from the kitchen shelf
2. Rahu receives an award on the Children’s Day.
3. The students play chess very well.
4. The monkey swings on the branch.
 
 
III. Fill in the blanks with the Simple Past tense form of the verb given in the brackets.
 
1. Mrs. Robert _______________________the stray dogs often. (feed)
2. The cleaner _______________________ the trash in the dustbin. (empty)
3. The tailor __________________________ my pants by an inch. (lengthen)
4. She ________________her time in reading books. (spend)
 
 
IV. Rewrite the given sentences in their Past Continuous form.
 
1. John waited for the train to arrive.
2. We watched the solar eclipse last week.
3. The director made the film last year.
4. We listened to the cricket commentary all evening.
 
 
V. Fill in the blanks with the Simple Future tense form of the verb given in the brackets.
 
1. I _______________ build a hospital for the poor when I grow up. (build)
2. The cook __________________all the sandwiches in foil and pack them. (wrap)
3. We ____________________in the school Annual Day celebrations. (participate)
4. The police ______________________the thief sooner or later. (catch)
 
 
VI. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb given in the brackets as directed.
 
1. I _____________ ( listen ) to the news. ( Past Continuous)
2. The train to Delhi ____________________(leave) from platform number three. (Present Continuous)
3. Rita ______________________ (give) a dance performance this evening. (Simple Future)
4. We _______________________ (attend) her performance. (Simple Past).
5. I _____________________ (understand ) the present continuous tense. (Simple Past) .
 
 
VII. Change the tense of the verbs given in bold as directed and rewrite the sentences.
 
1. He was distributing news papers to the entire neighbourhood. (change to Simple Present)
2. We will visit our cousin during holidays. ( change to Simple Past)
3. My teacher gives homework everyday. (change to Present Continuous)
4. My mother was giving milk and egg every day. (change to Simple Present) .
5. I am typing a letter to my best friend. (change to Past Continuous)


VIII. Rearrange the following group of words to make meaningful sentences and rewrite them in the given space:
 
1. from/ Mani/book/a/in/ Mumbai/a/ bought/bookstore
2. feeling/left/she/store/the/happy/very
3. walked/the/bus stop/she/towards
4. arrived /the/soon/bus/in/and/boarded/she
5. reached /noon/at/Bandra /she
6. home/ran/eager/she/new book/the/read/to
7. presented/father /a/with /her/jigsaw puzzle
8. him/showed/she/book/ her
9. took/her/began/from/read/to /it/he/and
 

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