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English - Tenses Topic Answer Key.

This document provides an overview of verb tenses in English, including the simple present, present continuous, simple past, and simple future tenses. It defines each tense, gives examples of verbs used in each tense, and provides exercises for students to practice forming and identifying sentences in different tenses. The key points covered are: - The simple present tense refers to daily or habitual actions. - The present continuous tense refers to actions happening now. - The simple past tense refers to actions that happened earlier. - The simple future tense refers to actions that will happen later, and uses helping verbs like "will" or "shall".

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English - Tenses Topic Answer Key.

This document provides an overview of verb tenses in English, including the simple present, present continuous, simple past, and simple future tenses. It defines each tense, gives examples of verbs used in each tense, and provides exercises for students to practice forming and identifying sentences in different tenses. The key points covered are: - The simple present tense refers to daily or habitual actions. - The present continuous tense refers to actions happening now. - The simple past tense refers to actions that happened earlier. - The simple future tense refers to actions that will happen later, and uses helping verbs like "will" or "shall".

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Tenses
Let's link it
A Tick() the sentences that tellwhat you do every day.
1. lgo tothe zoo. 2. Iplayed football yesterday.
3. Tplay games. 4. Ibrush my teeth.
B. What is happening in these pictures? Use the given words to make sentences and write
them in your notebook.

2. playing football 13. sleeping marn


Read these SetEnh
" I play football.
Iplayedfootballyesterday.
The boy is playing football.
Noticethat the verb play is used in different forms. The different forms of the verb show us the
time of action.These forms are the tenses.
enses tell us the time at vwhich an action happens by using the different forms of verbs.

Simple present tense


Read these sentences.
I brush my teeth every day. Sarah and Mini play in the park every evening.
The verbs brush and play state what you do every day. They are in the simple present tense.
The simple present tense talks about actions that take place every day.
Present continuous tense
Read these sentences.
" Amit iseating dinner. " lam writing a story.
The verbs eating and writing tell us that the activities are happening at the time of
They are in the present continuous tense. speaking.
The present continuous tense tells us about actions that are happening at the time of
speaking
The present continuous tense is formed by using am / is / are with the -ing
form of the verh

am / is / are + verb + -ing

C. Fill in the blanks with correct form of the verb given in


brackets for each pair of sentences.
1. | eal an egg every day.
lam
eatirg an egg. (eat)
2. Sameera uchesthe stars at night.
Sameera is athrthe stars twinkle in the sky. (watch)
Simple past tense
Now read these sentences.
Iplanted a tree. " | borrowed a book from the library.
The verbs plantedand borrowed tell us that the activities happened earlier. They are in
the
simple past tense.
The simple past tense tells us about actions that happened earlier.

Thesimple past tense of most verbs is formed by adding -d or -ed to the verb. For example
borrow+ -ed = borrowed dance +-d=danced
paint + -ed = painted " brush + -ed = brushed
The simple past tense of some verbs is not formed by adding -d or -ed. These verbs change
completely in the simple past tense,
Here are some examples.
Note
" Jate eggs for breakfast. (simple past tense of eat)
" I slept well last night. (simple past tense of sleep) Alist of irregular verbs is given
at the end of the chapter for
" Imade a snowman last winter, (simple past tense your reference.
of make)
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more words in theepast tense.
esome
sit-sat "run-ran " begin-began
drink-drank " write-wrote " draw-drew

verbsgiven in brackets in the correct form to complete these sentences.


sethe
She LOAhaC\reach) home at 5pm.
all(eat) pancakes for breakfast yesterday.
)the new game yesterday evening.
4. They-gal (sit) under the shade of the tree.
butterflies in the park.
5. Dina2ON (run) after the
mple future tense
ead these sentences.
"|will go to school tomorrow.
grandparents next week.
" We shall visit our
year.
" We will be in class 4 next that has not happened yet and
about something
in colour tell us
these sentences, the words simple future tense.
In
later or after some time. These words are in the
will happen
will happen or is expected to happen after
The simple future tense talks about what
Some time.

formed by using will or shall with the verb.


The simple future tense is
will/shall +verb

Use of will and shall


Read these sentences.
We will run a race.
o'clock.
" |will eat at seven " Weshall run a race.
o'clock.
" | shalleat at seven andwe.
sentences both willand shallare used with l
In these
Let's read some more sentences.
Monday. " She willplay with us.
" Youwill go to schoolon
" He will buy a new pen.
" They will come tomorrow.
O Willis also used with you, he, she,and they.
Let's crack it
A. Use will / shall +verb to complete these sentences. One has been done
for you.
eat rain do meet carry
1. It will rain tomorrow.
2. 1gbalLcotthe bag for you.
3. He_usl othis work tomorrow.
4.
They_Lteasalad
5. We 2lbamthem on
for dinner tonight.
Sunday. -
B. What will you do tomorrow?
Write five sentences using willor shall in your notebook

Let's perfect it
A. Write if the sentences are in the
present continuous (PC), the simple past (P), or the simpl
future (F) tense.
1. lam reading.
2. Iwent for a walk.
PC
3. I shallwatch a film.
4. It will rain at night.
5. It rained hard last night.
6. It is raining heavily.
7. We are eating lunch.
PC
PC
8. We will eat lunch at one o'clock.
9. We ate rice for lunch.
P
10. They will paint the house next week.
B. Make sentences of your own using words from each
your notebook.
column. Write the sentences In

1. |
2. You are going
3. We
went
4. Zak to the school.
5. Aisha
willgo
6. They shall go
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( )the correct
Tick
c sentences.
1. You are be in class 4 next
year.
They will paint the wall
2.
tomorrow.
1shall went to a party on
3
Saturday,
4. Heiis running fast in this race.
Aisha willgo to the museum on
Sunday.
errors in
these
D. Spot the sentences and rewrite them
1 They are go on atrip tomorrow.
correctly.

2. lam wènt to the dentist today.


meieo
3.1a read an infteresting book.
3.1am
e
4. We will baking a cake in the' evening.

5. Iclean my room yesterday.

’Loeanid my
E. Complete these sentences with ideas of your own.

1. YesterdayImet my wncle at Auehty (Past teu


2 Right now anm u h n a meeCPC)
3. Tomorrow I
4. Today I shallalyaeckdl

B-Pa4s
hal qe8cheel
te he SAha uill
schsel schcel
cte the

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