St. Andrews Scots Sr. Sec.

School

9th Avenue, I.P. Extension, Patparganj, Delhi – 110092

Session: 2023-2024

Class :IV Sub:English Grammar

Tenses Worksheet
[Link] in the blanks with the correct form of verbs in the simple present tense.
1) Ria football. (play)
2) He for a morning walk every day. (go)
3) Stars at night. (twinkle)
4) I books whenever I travel. (read)
5) Sheena and Sapna usually late to school. (reach)
[Link] in the blanks with the correct form of verbs in the simple past tense.
1) I very hard for the exam. (work)
2) He near my house. (live)
3) Raj a letter to his father. (write)
4) Reena the flute very well. (play)
5) My mother _ the newspaper. (read)
6) We the movie. (like)

[Link] the table given below.

PRESENT TENSE PAST TENSE FUTURE TENSE
1 sit ________
2 ___________ will fly
3 eat will eat
4 ________ stood
5 sleep ___________
6 ___________ will teach
 [Link] in the blanks with future tense of the verbs given in the
bracket.
1)Rohit home by 7 p.m. (come)
2) I you tomorrow. (see)
3)We hard for final exams. (work)
4)We the doctor immediately. (call)
5)Mrs. Sharma Science from today. (teach)
6)They__________on Sundays. (swim)

[Link] the Sentences with correct present continuous form of

verb.

[Link] __________ (plan) a trip.

2.I _________ (teach) English.
[Link] Students_________(prepare)for the festival now.
[Link] _________(make) a cake in the kitchen.
[Link] _______(study)English.
[Link] _________ (rain) outside.
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Date________________

The Past Tense – Simple Past

There are three aspects of the past tense:
1) Simple past = action
2) Past progressive
3) Past perfect (simple and progressive)
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now
The simple past tense is used to describe: A time in
the past
1. an action that happened in the past
2. a truth about a time in the past
• Add “ed” or “ied” to regular verb endings in simple past tense when used to describe
any subject (I, you, we, they, he, she, it).
Subject [verb + “ed” or “ied”]
The verb “to be” has an irregular conjugation:
I / he / she / it [was]
you / we / they [were]

Example: He walked to school yesterday.

Example: She was happy.
Directions: Write the correct form of the verb in the spaces below.
1) When I was in school, I _____ (to do) my homework everyday.
2) She _______ (to like) chocolate milk when she was a girl.
3) It always _______ (to rain) when we lived in Seattle.
4) Joey and Mike _______ (to be) friends a long time ago.
5) I _______ (to try) to make a snowman last winter.
6) Our favorite game when we were little ______ (to be) chess.
7) It ______ (to be) so sunny yesterday.
8) Jeremy ______ (to want) to go to the beach this summer.
9) Shelby ______ (to save) $100.
10) It ______ (to snow) last December.
Directions: Put the following sentences in simple past tense.
1) I talk to Anne on the phone.
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2) Nikko laughs at the joke.
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Directions: Now make your own sentences using the simple past tense.
1) _____________________________________________________________________

2) _____________________________________________________________________
NAME: ________________________ DATE: ________________________
GRAMMAR WORKSHEET
PAST SIMPLE: Irregular
I I
You You
He He
She ate dinner. She didn’t eat dinner.
It It
We We
They They
Yes, No,
I I I
you you you
he he he
Did she eat dinner? she did. she didn’t.
it it it
we we we
they they they

 Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences. Study the boxes above.

1. I (eat)___________ dinner at six o’clock yesterday.

2. A: ___________ Helen (drive)___________ to work? B: Yes, she ___________.
3. My neighbor (buy)___________ a new car last week.
4. They (go)___________ to Italy on their last summer holiday.
5. A: ___________ they (swim)___________ at the beach? B: No, they __________.
6. My family and I (see)___________ a comedy movie last night.
7. First, we (do)___________ exercise, and then we (drink)___________ some water.
8. Suddenly, the animal jumped and (bite)___________ my hand.
9. What time (do)___________ you (get up)___________ this morning?
10. The Wright brothers (fly)___________ the first airplane in 1903.
11. I think I (hear)___________ a strange sound outside the door one minute ago.
12. When I was ten years old, I (break)___________ my arm. It really (hurt) __________.
13. The police (catch)___________ all three of the bank robbers last week.
14. How many times (do)___________ you (read)___________ that book?
15. Unfortunately, I (forget)___________ to (bring)___________ my money.

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 Past Simple

A Write the Past Simple of each verb in the correct column.

open marry like try bake stop mix plan repeat worry decide travel

-ed -d -ied double consonant + -ed

opened

B Complete the sentences with the Past Simple of the verbs in brackets.
tried
1 My sister ..................... (try) to bake a cake 3 I ..................... (phone) my cousin in Canada
last Saturday. three days ago.
2 We ..................... (not order) steak and chips 4 The children ..................... (play) on the
at the restaurant yesterday. computer yesterday.

C Write the questions. Then answer them.

1 you / watch TV / last night 3 your mum / bake / a cake / last weekend
Did you watch TV last night?
....................................................................... .......................................................................
Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t.
......................................................... .........................................................
2 your friends / play football / yesterday 4 you / phone / a friend / an hour ago
....................................................................... .......................................................................
......................................................... .........................................................

D Write the Past Simple form of the verbs.

1 take took
..................... 4 give ..................... 7 go .....................
2 drink ..................... 5 think ..................... 8 wake .....................
3 ride ..................... 6 have ..................... 9 buy .....................

E Write questions with the words below. Then answer the questions according to the pictures.
Use the Past Simple.
1880s Good morning!
1 2 3 4

buy a jeep ride horses speak English

wear jeans
1 Rob / buy a small car 3 cowboys / drive cars / in the 1880s
Did Rob buy a small car?
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No, he didn’t. He bought a jeep.
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2 Jenny / wear a skirt / to the party 4 the teacher / speak Greek / in the lesson
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Name:_____________________
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Read the clues and then complete the puzzle.

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Across: Down:

3 the past tense of break _________ 1 the past tense of write _________
4 the past tense of have _________ 2 the past tense of begin _________
5 the past tense of jump _________ 6 last year he _________ football
8 the past tense of run _________ 7 the past tense of watch _________
9 yesterday I __________ to music 10 the past tense of rain _________
11 the past tense of dream _________ 12 the past tense of eat _________
14 the past tense of sleep _________ 13 the past tense of stand _________
15 this morning many birds __________ in the 14 the past tense of swim _________
sky 16 He used to love his girlfriend ___
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19 the past tense of drive _________ 17 the past tense of go _________
18 the team __________ a lot of trophies

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