Manav Rachna International School

Session – 2020-21
Subject: English
Worksheet
Grade: IV Section _______________
Name: _____________________ Focus: Tenses Date: ___________
The tense of a verb tells us the time of action. There are three types of tenses:

 Present tense – actions that happen in the present

 Past Tense – actions that have happened in the past
 Future Tense – actions that will happen in future

TENSE

PAST PRESENT FUTURE

Simple Past Simple Present Simple Future

Jack helped the poor. Jack helps the poor. Jack will help the poor.

Past Continuous Present Continuous Future Continuous

Jack was helping Jack is helping the poor. Jack will be helping the
the poor. poor.
Let’s learn more about the Present Tense.
We use the Simple Present Tense to:
 Describe things that happen regularly.
i. He plays football every evening.
ii. I sleep early.

 State general truths or facts.

i. The sun rises in the east.
ii. Monkeys love bananas.

Note:
 With I, we, you, they and all the plural subjects, we use:
[subject+ base form of the verb]
Example: We go to play every day.
Birds fly in the sky.

 With he, she, it and all other singular subjects , we use :

[subject t + base form of the verb + s/es/ies]
Example: She sings very well.
The tortoise moves very slowly.
A. Complete these sentences with the correct present tense form of the verb in the brackets.

1. The elephant _____uses_______ (use) its trunk to pick up things.

2. The boat ______ferries________ (ferry) people to that island.

3. Cats ________give ________ (give) birth to many kittens at a time.

4. The old scientist _____makes________ (make) wonderful toys.

5. She _____tidies______ (tidy) up the room every day.

6. Whenever the dog _____gets____ (get) a bone, he _____burries_____ (burry) it in the garden.

B. Underline the verbs in the present tenses in the following paragraph.

Frogs are animals that live in water and on land. They use their strong back legs to swim and hop. If an enemy

approaches, they can bounce away quickly.

In the day time, frogs perch on lily pads and sleep, but at night, they croak loudly.

The female frog lays eggs in still water. These eggs then hatch into tadpoles. Tadpoles, like fish, live in the water

so they need to breathe through gills. Later, the tadpoles grow lungs to help them breathe. Gradually the tadpoles

grow legs and lose their tails.

C. Fill in the blanks with verbs in simple present tense.

The man on the moon _____looks______ (look) down into a jungle. He __sees____ (see)

a rabbit, a fox and a monkey living together. He _____disguises_____ (disguise) himself into a beggar and

______comes___ (come) to meet the animals. He _____asks_____ (ask)

for help. The three animals _____run_____ (run) to find food for the old beggar.

The monkey _____brings_______ (bring) a fruit and the fox ___catches______ (catch) a fish. The rabbit finding

nothing _____thinks___ (think) of offering himself to be cooked and eaten. He ___shares____ (share) his idea

with his friends.

The old beggar ____hears___ (hear) the friends discuss the idea. He ___changes_______

(change) his guise and _____says________ (say), “You are very kind to get yourself cooked for me, dear rabbit.”

He ____takes______ (take) the rabbit with him to the moon. Till today, it is believed, the rabbit

____lives________ (live) with the man on the moon.

D. Write down five things you do after school. (Remember to use Simple Present tense)

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