CBSE Class 4 English Tenses Worksheet

Rewrite the following sentences as directed in brackets.

1. I am travelling to Lucknow. (future continuous)
Answer. I will be travelling to Lucknow.

2. My sister is watching TV. (future continuous)
Answer. My sister will be watching TV.

3. Whom are we going to meet? (past continuous)
Answer. Whom were we going to meet?

4. I am learning Japanese. (future continuous)
Answer. I will be learning Japanese.

5. The trains will be leaving soon. (present continuous)
Answer. The trains are leaving soon.

6. Mina is shopping in the mall. (past continuous)
Answer. Mina was shopping in the mall.

7. Baby will be sleeping at noon. (past continuous)
Answer. Baby was sleeping at noon.

8. Father and my uncle are jogging in the park. (future continuous)
Answer. Father and my uncle will be jogging in the park.

9. The horse is galloping in the field. (past continuous)
Answer. The horse was galloping in the field.

10. We will be going for the picnic. (present continuous)
Answer. We are going for the picnic.

Rewrite the sentences in their present perfect tense.

The verbs are given in brackets.

1. Rajiv (earn) some money at his new job.
Answer. Rajiv has earned some money at his new job.

2. I (cut) my finger and it is bleeding now.
Answer. I have cut my finger and it is bleeding now.

3. He (help) people in fields as well.
Answer. He has helped people in fields as well.

4. The rabbits (eat) all the carrots.
Answer. The rabbits have eaten all the carrots.

Rewrite the sentences in their past perfect tense. The verbs are given in brackets.

1. Before he turned sixteen, neighbours (ask) him to do their small jobs.
Answer. Before he turned sixteen, neighbours had asked him to do their small jobs.

2. Rajiv (think) before that he would open his own shop.
Answer. Rajiv had thought before that he would open his own shop.

3. His parents (ask) him about earning money.
Answer. His parents had asked him about earning money.

Rewrite the following in their future perfect tense.

The verbs are given in brackets.

1. By September, Rajiv (earn) enough money to buy a new shop.
Answer. By September, Rajiv will have earned enough money to buy a new shop.

2. So, by then, he also (find) a new way to make money.
Answer. So, by then, he will also have found a new way to make money.

3. Johnny (meet) all his friends.
Answer. Johnny will have met all his friends.

Fill in the following table.

Fill in the blanks as per the instructions given in the brackets.

1. We ...................................... cards for last few hours. (play – present perfect continuous)
2. When I ...................................... (walk – past continuous) through the park, I ....................................... (think – past continuous) about the wonderful times I ........................... (spend – past perfect) there as student.
3. What ...................................... for the last two hours? (Rahul, do – present perfect continuous)
4. Who .............................................. my flower vase? (break – simple past)
5. They ...................................... T.V. when the earthquake occurred. (watch – past continuous)
6. We ...................................... for half an hour before the food arrived. (already, wait – past perfect continuous)
7. I .................................... (take – present perfect continuous) care of my neighbour’s dogs since they were away.
8. Mr Smith ............................... (look – present continuous) for a job.
9. My mother ..................................... (cook – simple present) delicious food.
10. She ............................................ (come – present perfect continuous) to our house since years.
Answer.
1. have been playing
2. was walking, was thinking, had spent
3. has Rahul been doing
4. broke
5. were watching
6. had already been waiting
7. have been taking
8. is looking
9. cooks
10. has been coming

Question. I ....... come if I had had time.
(a) have
(b) had
(c) would have
(d) did
Answer. C

Question. This time tomorrow you ....... sitting in a deck chair on the beach.
(a) are
(b) were
(c) will
(d) will be
Answer. D

Question. Before you telephoned, I ....... watching television.
(a) was
(b) will be
(c) am
(d) have
Answer. A

Question. After the storm ....... finished, many people were found lying in the street.
(a) has
(b) had
(c) were
(d) did
Answer. B

Question. Tomorrow we ....... taking the day off.
(a) will
(b) have
(c) were
(d) are
Answer. D

Question. Where did you ....... for your holiday in the end?
(a) went
(b) gone
(c) go
(d) going
Answer. C

Question. I must admit you ....... tried but I'm afraid the answer is still no.
(a) did
(b) will
(c) do
(d) have
Answer. D

Question. Sometimes I wonder if I ....... ever succeed.
(a) do
(b) shall
(c) am
(d) were
Answer. B

Question. How many times ....... you been there?
(a) has
(b) will
(c) have
(d) did
Answer. C

Question. She's ....... working there since she left school.
(a) had
(b) done
(c) have
(d) been
Answer. D

Question. It's time we ........

(a) go
(b) went
(c) are going
(d) going
Answer. B

Question. I honestly couldn't follow a word you ........
(a) are saying
(b) will say
(c) were saying
(d) did say
Answer. C

Question. He asked me what I ....... doing there.
(a) am
(b) did
(c) will be
(d) was
Answer. D

Question. I've just ....... that the price has gone up again.
(a) am told
(b) have told
(c) been told
(d) was told
Answer. C

Question. She was annoyed that she ....... spoken to like that.
(a) had been
(b) has been
(c) was been
(d) will have been
Answer. A

Question. I've just been ....... here that man has been released.
(a) reads
(b) reading
(c) read
(d) have read
Answer. B

Question. If you were stopped by the police for speeding, what ....... you do?
(a) will
(b) shall
(c) do
(d) would
Answer. D

Question. Long ....... the King!
(a) live
(b) lives
(c) living
(d) lived
Answer. A

Question. If I get there early enough, I ....... you a seat.
(a) did save
(b) do save
(c) am saving
(d) shall save
Answer. B

Question. When I'm in town, I ....... listening to the birds.
(a) missing
(b) miss
(c) misses
(d) missed
Answer. D

Question. Ah there you .......! I wondered where you were.
(a) be
(b) were
(c) are
(d) have been
Answer. C

Question. She said she'd help him if she ........
(a) could
(b) can
(c) can't
(d) have been able
Answer. A

Question. He told them he ....... starting work the next day.
(a) will be
(b) will have been
(c) would be
(d) would have been
Answer. C

Question. I had instructions that I ....... to leave the door unlocked when I came home.
(a) will being
(b) were
(c) am
(d) was
Answer. D

Question. He refused to go until he ....... seen all the paintings.
(a) had
(b) was
(c) is
(d) has
Answer. A

Question. Don't worry even if you make a mistake because if you ......., it doesn't matter.
(a) were doing
(b) had done
(c) do
(d) will do
Answer. C

Question. He ....... silly things like this. Take no notice now.
(a) always did
(b) will always do
(c) had always done
(d) is always doing
Answer. D

Question. The man who ....... walking down the road just then, lives next door.
(a) is
(b) will be
(c) was
(d) has been
Answer. C

Question. It doesn't make sense. I can't understand why he ....... at you last night.
(a) had shouted
(b) is shouting
(c) has should
(d) shouted
Answer. D

Question. Come on tell me honestly what you ....... to do now.
(a) wanted
(b) want
(c) are wanting
(d) will want
Answer. B

Question. I want to try and carry out an ........
(a) experience
(b) endeavour
(c) endurance
(d) experiment
Answer. D

Question. My ....... is to explain the different uses of the tenses.
(a) problem
(b) plan
(c) situation
(d) thought
Answer. B

Question. The main question is knowing where you .......?
(a) commence
(b) initiate
(c) start
(d) activate
Answer. C

Question. As you ....... know there are many tenses in English.
(a) probably
(b) certainly
(c) sometimes
(d) doubtfully
Answer. A

Question. The problem is ....... you can tell the difference
(a) what
(b) how
(c) which
(d) where
Answer. B

Question. between, for ......., the Present and Present Perfect.
(a) case
(b) sample
(c) instant
(d) example
Answer. D

Question. But I should ....... myself from talking about
(a) control
(b) halt
(c) stop
(d) exact
Answer. C

Question. particular tenses ....... I've talked about tenses in general.
(a) since
(b) before
(c) although
(d) if
Answer. B

Question. Please ....... me for going on to the middle of my story
(a) forgive
(b) forget
(c) forbid
(d) forefend
Answer. A

Question. when I should be thinking about the ........
(a) initial
(b) genesis
(c) first
(d) beginning
Answer. D

English tense explanations Questions for Class 4 English

Question. So let's go ....... to the beginning.
(a) on
(b) back
(c) for
(d) over
Answer. B

Question. The ....... thing to remember is
(a) superior
(b) premier
(c) premium
(d) first
Answer. D

Question. that each tense has two ........
(a) shapes
(b) figures
(c) forms
(d) outlines
Answer. C

Question. ....... are the Simple and the Continuous.
(a) Them
(b) They
(c) Their
(d) Theirs
Answer. B

Question. We can say: he goes to work Monday to Friday and that ....... a habit and is the Present simple tense.
(a) describes
(b) defeats
(c) detracts
(d) defers
Answer. A

Question. This is something he ....... every day.
(a) did
(b) doing
(c) does
(d) done
Answer. C

Question. He lives in a small house that's another ........
(a) picture
(b) illustration
(c) image
(d) painting
Answer. B

Question. Now we come to the other part and we ....... that continuous.
(a) call
(b) hail
(c) nominate
(d) address
Answer. A

Question. We say: he is walking home now and that means at this ....... and is the Present continuous tense.
(a) day
(b) period
(c) moment
(d) occasion
Answer. C

Question. In this way we describe what is ....... now.
(a) going
(b) elapsing
(c) taking
(d) happening
Answer. D

Rewrite the following sentences changing the verb of each so as to show that the action named is going on at the present moment :

1. The teacher teaches in the class.
2. The children swim in the pool.
3. Smoke comes out of the chimney.
4. Raj listens to western music.
5. The children listen to the teacher attentively.
6. Farmers grow wheat in their fields.
7. We take milk and egg for breakfast.
8. Food is expensive. It costs us a lot of money.

Rewrite the following sentences changing the verb of each so as to show that the action named has ended first now :

1. Rita is reading an article in the newspaper.
2. The children are writing an essay

JAMAICA is a large island in the Caribbean Sea. Nearly a million tourists visit the island every year to relax in the sun and swim in the clear blue sea.
For tourists, the island is a paradise, but for most Jamaican people life is hard. There are very few jobs, except in the tourist industry.
Jamaica is also famous for reggae music.

A) Chilli’s friend Della was on holiday in Jamaica. Read her letter to Chilli and complete it with the correct verbs.
* invited * stopped * talked * stayed * travelled * enjoyed
* didn’t sleep * didn’t get * watched * was * listened

Dear Chilli,
I had a fantastic holiday in Jamaica. It was hot and the sea was blue and lovely.
I ……………… by plane from London to Kingston. I really ……………….. the flight. It was eight hours long but I …………………..at all because I …………………. so excited. During the flight I ………………….. to music, ………………….. a film and ………………. to the girl in the seat next to me.I …………………… with my aunt and uncle in Kingston. They …………………. me on a trip to Montego Bay. We …………………. at an Orchid Farm. It was brilliant. On my last night there I …………………… to bed until there o’clock in the morning!
See you soon!
Love,
Della

B) Answer the questions:

1. Did she go to Jamaica?
2. How did she go to Kingston?
3. How was the weather?
4. What did she do on the plane?
5. Did she visit her grandparents?
6. Did she like the Orchid Farm?
7. When did she go to bed on her last night?
8. Where is Jamaica?
9. What do the tourists do in Jamaica?
10. How is the life for Jamaican people?

C) Complete these sentences in the PAST TENSE, using the correct verb:

* play * enjoy * watch * listen * talk * phone
* stop * walk * travel * like * stay

I watched the late film on TV last night.
1. We really ………………….. the concert last night. It was great!
2. She ………………… with friends in Brighton last summer.
3. Italy ………………… very well in the last World Cup.
4. Her parents ………………….. by train from Shanghai to Moscow.
5. I ………………….. you four times last night but you were out.
6. We …………………. along the beach yesterday. It was lovely.
7. She …………………. the film but she didn’t like the music.
8. The men ………………….. work at exactly one o’clock.
9. I ……………………. to the new Sting album yesterday. It’s great.
10. They ………………… to us about their trip to Madagaskar. It was very interesting.

D) Complete the conversation with WAS / WASN’T / WERE / WEREN’T.
A: Where were you last night? I phoned you but you …………… at home.
B: I …………..out with friends. We ……………. at the Bluenote Café.
A: …………… Julia there?
B: No, she …………… . Why?
A: Oh, I just wondered.
B: She ………….out with Nick. They ……………at the Oasis. I think.
A: No, they …………… .
B: How do you know?
A: Because I …………….. there!

E) Complete the man’s statement with the PAST SIMPLE form of the verbs in brackets:

Last night I ……………… (go) to my favorite restaurant in West Street. I ……………..(leave) the restaurant at about 11 o’clock. It …………….. (be) a warm evening and I…………….. (decide) to walk along the beach.
Suddenly, I ………………… (hear) a noise. I ……………….. (turn) and ……………… (see) three boys aged about eighteen. One boy ……………… (come) up to me and ……………….. (ask) me the time. When I ………………. (look) down at my watch, he ……………… (hit) me and I ……………… (fall) to the ground. Another boy ………………. (take) my wallet. I ……………….. (shout) for help. Then they ………………(run) away.

F) Complete the story. Use the verbs in the brackets:

Last year I went (go) on holiday. I ……………… (drive) to the sea with my friend. On the first day we ……………… (look) at the beautiful buildings and ……………. (eat) in lots of restaurants. The next day ……………… (be) very hot so we …………….. (drive) to the sea. We ……………….. (leave) our clothes in the car and ………………… (sunbathe) and ……………. (swim) all day. At six o’clock we ………………. (walk) to our car, but the car ……………(be) there. We ……………… (buy) some clothes and ………………. (go) to the Police Station. The police ……………. (be) nice and we …………….. (sleep) in the police station.

G) Make negative sentences (x) or questions (?) using the PAST TENSE:

Example: he / stay (x) in a hotel
He didn’t stay in a hotel.
you / learn (?) speak Italian when you were in Italy.
Did you learn to speak Italian when you were in Italy?
1. she / like (x) the film
2. I / use / (x) the school computer yesterday
3. they / arrive (?) home late yesterday
4. you / ask (?) her for Caroline’s address
5. he / enjoy (x) the concert in the park
6. we / talk (x) about school at all

H) Read the text. Write the questions below about Tamsin’s holiday:

Last September Tamsin went to Bali. She went by plane and stayed in a big hotel. It was very hot, so she swam every day. In the evenings she went to different restaurants, the food was very good. She met some nice people and every night she danced with them at the disco. She was happy because she wasn’t alone.
1. Where did she go? ………………………………………………. Bali.
2. …………………………………………………………………… Last September.
3. …………………………………………………………………… By plane.
4. …………………………………………………………………… In a big hotel.
5. …………………………………………………………………… It was very hot.
6. …………………………………………………………………… She swam.
7. …………………………………………………………………… It was very good.
8. …………………………………………………………………… Some nice people.

I) Match the questions with the answers:
1. When did you learn to drive a car?          a. By bus.
2. What did you watch on television            b. The news.
    last night?
3. What did you do last weekend?              c. 6th September.
4. Who were you with at 4pm today?          d. On Saturday I played
    tennis and on Sunday I slept.
5. When was the beginning of term?           e. January.
6. How did you come to class?                    f. Three years ago.
7. What did you eat for breakfast this          g. John.
    morning?

8. What was the month before last? h. Toast and coffee.

J) Read about Lucian and Estelle and write the questions:
Lucian and Estelle are from London, but they live in Madrid. They work for Opel, the car factory. Lucian and Estelle like swimming and cooking. They don’t have a car. They don’t like driving!

1. live / they / do / London? Do they live in London? ………………
2. Madrid / do / live / they? …………………………………………
3. Ferrari / they / work / do? …………………………………………
4. work / Renault / do / they? …………………………………………
5. swimming / like / cooking / they / do? …………………………………………
6. swimming / they / like / traveling / do? …………………………………………
7. like / do / driving / they ? …………………………………………

K) What does Ellie ask Carsten? Put the words in order to make questions:

Ellie: Sunday time What do get you up on?
What time do you get up on Sunday? ……………………. .

Carsten: Ten o’clock.
Ellie: you breakfast What do have for?
…………………………………………………………….

Carsten: Coffee, cheese and bread.
Ellie: morning you in do the What do?
…………………………………………………………….

Carsten: I play football in the park.
Ellie: do lunch When have you?
…………………………………………………………….

Carsten: At two o’clock.
Ellie: with Who lunch you do have?
……………………………………………………………..

Carsten: My parents.
Ellie: you afternoon What do do in the?
………………………………………………………………

Carsten: I watch football on TV.

L) Fill in with PRESENT SIMPLE or PRESENT CONTINUOUS:

Father: Alice, what are you doing (you / do)?
Alice: I ……………………… (clean) the house. I usually …………………… (do) my homework but today I ………………………….. (not / go) to school.
Father: Where’s your mum?
Alice: She …………………… (make) a cake. She usually …………………….. (go) to the market but today my friends …………………………. (come).

M) Fill in with PRESENT SIMPLE or PRESENT CONTINUOUS:

1) Sarah Star is a singer. She sings ………(sing) and ……………….. (dance) on TV. She …………………… (drive) a red Mercedes. At the moment she is with Nick Pear. They…………………….. (eat) in a restaurant. Sarah …………………….. (drink) a cocktail and Nick …………………….. (talk) to the waiter.

2) Ann is a doctor. She ………………….. (work) in a hospital but today she……………(stay) at home. Now she ……………………….. (cook) dinner. Her friends …………………..(visit) her today. It …………………. (be) her birthday.