UDGAM SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN

Std. VII English 2022–2023

L-11 The Simple & Progressive Tenses (WS-AK)
Name: ________________________ Std / Sec: _______ Roll No.: ______ Date__________

A. Fill in the blanks with Simple Present Tense or Present Continuous Tense.

1) I cannot go out as it is raining. (rain)

2) As it is a good weather, children are playing in the park. (play)
3) Don’t go inside. The doctor is examining the patient. (examine)
4) People celebrate Diwali in a grand way. (celebrate)
5) Water usually boils at 100 C. (boil)
6) Life on earth depends on the Sun. (depend)
7) He generally wears a white suit, but today he is wearing a blue one. (wear)
8) Do not make noise. The baby is sleeping .(sleep)
9) The teacher wants to speak to you. (want)
10) Nobody plans to fail. (plan)
11) I usually write with a fountain pen, but today I am writing with a ball pen. (write)
12) “Where are the children?” “They are playing in the garden. (play)
13) Most children like ice cream. (like)
14) Be quiet! I am listening to music. (listen)

B. Fill in the blanks with Simple Past Tense or Past Continuous Tense.
1) Meena burnt (burn) her fingers while she was cooking (cook) dinner.

2) It was raining (rain) when I got up (get up) this morning.

3) While Ben was walking (walk) in the park, a dog bit (bite) him.

4) Ashok fell off (fall off) while he was riding (ride) a bike.

5) It started (start) to rain while we were playing (play) cricket.

6) As she was cleaning (clean) the room, she found (find) her lost pen.

7) Gopi fell (fall) asleep while he was watching (watch) TV.

8) The children were fighting (fight) when I came (come) in.

9) I was having (have) a bath when the phone rang. (ring)

10) The thief broke (break) in when we were watching (watch) TV.

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 11) The teacher entered (enter) when the students were shouting (shout).

12) The car stopped (stop) as children were crossing (cross) the road.

C. Frame questions for the following statements, using do, does or did.
1) Yes, we reached Delhi safely.
Did you reach Delhi safely?
2) Yes, the train arrived on time.
Did the train arrive on time?
3) No, we did not have rain yesterday.
Did you have rain yesterday?
4) Yes, I celebrated my birthday on Sunday.
When did you celebrate your birthday?
5) No, we do not have school on Saturdays.
Do you have school on Saturdays?
6) Yes, I completed my project.
Did you complete your project?
7) Yes, we won the finals of the quiz contest.
Did you win the finals of the quiz contest?
8) Yes, they go for a walk in the morning.
Do they go for a walk in the morning?
9) No, they did not go for a walk today.
Did they go for a walk today?
10) Yes, I travelled widely during the vacation.
Did you travel widely during the vacation?

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