CBSE Class 7 English Tenses Worksheet Set 04

Unusual Creature

Weighing up to two and a half tons and stretching up to fi fty-fi ve feet in length, this creature is the largest animal without a backbone on Earth. What is the common name for this animal?
To answer the question, match the present-tense form of the irregular verb on the left with its past-tense form on the right. Write the letter of the pasttense form in the space above the verb’s number at the bottom of the page.You will need to divide the letters into words.

 Present                       Past

1. tear           O. torn            N. tore
Answer. N

2. sink           E. sunk            I. sank
Answer. I   

3. break         S. broke         K. brake
Answer. S

4. tell             R. toll             T. told
Answer. T

5. throw          I. threw         C. thrown
Answer. I

6. come          S. come         D. came
Answer. D

7. wear           A. wore          T. worn
Answer. A

8. bring           G. brought     O. brang
Answer. G

9. shut           Q. shut           E. shutted
Answer. Q

10. sit            M. set             U. sat
Answer. U

Out of This World

In 1962, this astronaut was the fi rst American to orbit the Earth. Who was this person?           
To answer the question, complete each sentence below with the correct form of the irregular verb. Choose your answers from the verbs that follow the sentence. Write the letter of each answer in the space above its sentence number at the bottom of the page. You will need to divide the letters into words.      

1. After school yesterday Alison’s mother _______________ her to the library.
N. drove
L. drived
Answer. N

2. Alison _______________ out several books on space.
E. taked
N. took
Answer. N

3. She _______________ at the checkout counter for several minutes.
G. stood
D. standed
Answer. G

4. She _______________ many of her classmates there.
P. seen
J. saw
Answer. J

5. Mrs. Walters, Alison’s science teacher, _______________ the students a project on the solar system.
T. gived
H. gave
Answer. H

6. Students _______________ different topics for their projects.
E. chose
A. choosed
Answer. E

7. Alison _______________ the project could raise her science grade.
O. thought
E. thinked
Answer. O

8. She _______________ an excellent picture of the solar system as a part of her project.
D. drawed
N. drew
Answer. N

9. She also ____________ a model of the sun and planets.
L. made
T. maked
Answer. L

Office Essential

In 1899, a Norwegian invented a product that is found in just about every office. What was this invention?
To answer the question, fi nd the verb in each sentence below. Determine whether the verb is used correctly. If it is correct, write the letter for “correct” in the space above its sentence number at the bottom of the page. If the verb is not used correctly, write the letter for “incorrect.” You will need to divide the letters into words.

1. Stacey went with her mother to work on Take Your Daughter to Work Day.
I. Correct
E. Incorrect
Answer. I

2. They leaved early in the morning to avoid traffi c.
P. Correct
E. Incorrect
Answer. E

3. They begun work at 9:00 A.M.
N. Correct
S. Incorrect
Answer. S

4. Stacey set in a chair beside her mother’s desk.
O. Correct
A. Incorrect
Answer. A

5. Her mother gave Stacy plenty of work to do.
R. Correct
T. Incorrect
Answer. R

6. Stacey writ the addresses on packages for clients.
S. Correct
L. Incorrect
Answer. L

7. She brang the packages to the mail room for her mother.
E. Correct
P. Incorrect
Answer. P

8. Stacey seen some packages with her mother’s name on them.
M. Correct
P. Incorrect
Answer. P

9. She took the packages back to her mother’s offi ce.
C. Correct
E. Incorrect
Answer. C

10. Stacey and her mother ate lunch in the company’s cafeteria.
P. Correct
C. Incorrect
Answer. P

Old Writing

The Maya were one of the most advanced of all the Native American groups.They invented a form of writing that used pictures to represent sounds. What are these pictures called?

To answer the question, complete each sentence below by writing the correct present-tense form of the verb. Choose your answers from the verbs following each sentence. Write the letter of each answer in the space above its sentence number at the bottom of the page.

1. The meeting of the history club _______________ at 3:15 today.
E. begin
O. begins
Answer. O

2. Students _______________ for books on history in the library.
U. looks
Y. look
Answer. Y

3. Carly _______________ history to be fascinating.
E. fi nds
P. fi nd
Answer. E

4. She and Jason _______________ to the history club in school.
T. belongs
P. belong
Answer. P

5. Many students _______________ members of the club.
I. are
M. is
Answer. I

6. Sara _______________ learning about prehistoric cultures.
R. enjoys
S. enjoy
Answer. R

7. Anna _______________ to attend a lecture about ancient Mayan culture.
G. plans
C. plan
Answer. G

8. Jason and his brother _______________ archeology is an interesting subject.
S. thinks
H. think
Answer. H

9. Sue _______________ the Maya had the most advanced culture in the Americas.
S. believes
C. believe
Answer. S

10. Raymondo _______________ to read about the history of the Far East.
T. like
L. likes
Answer. L

Time to Wake Up

This New Hampshire man invented the fi rst alarm clock in 1787. What was his name?
To answer the question, complete each sentence below by writing the correct present-tense form of the verb. Choose your answers from the verbs following each sentence. Write the letter of each answer in the space above its sentence number at the bottom of the page.

1. Scott _______________ the buzz of his alarm clock to be the worst sound in the world.
M. consider
T. considers
Answer. T

2. He _______________ sleeping late in the morning.
E. loves
A. love
Answer. E

3. On weekdays, his alarm clock _______________ off at 7:00 A.M.
S. go
C. goes
Answer. C

4. The other members of his family _______________ up early every morning without an alarm clock.
E. wakes
N. wake
Answer. N

5. His little sisters, Sara and Suzanne, _______________ him each morning with their boundless energy.
S. astonish
Y. astonishes
Answer. S

6. They _______________ downstairs right after their parents.
U. scamper
O. scampers
Answer. U

7. After breakfast Scott usually _______________ fully alert.
J. are
L. is
Answer. L

8. Neither Sara nor Suzanne _______________ the reason for his sleepiness in the morning.
R. understand
H. understands
Answer. H

9. Scott _______________ the reason.
V. knows
K. know
Answer. V

10. He of all the family members _______________ up too late at night.
E. stay
I. stays
Answer. I

Tasty Treat

In 1874, Robert Green created this tasty treat. What treat did he create?
To answer the question, complete each sentence below by writing the correct present-tense form of the verb. Choose your answers from the verbs after each sentence. Write the letter of each answer in the space above its sentence number at the bottom of the page. You will need to divide the letters into words.

1. Jasmine’s uncle Tyler _______________ a candy shop.
S. owns
N. own
Answer. S

2. Her uncle _______________ an excellent businessperson.
R. is
S. are
Answer. R

3. There _______________ hundreds of different kinds of candy in his shop.
C. is
M. are
Answer. M

4. Either Jasmine or one of her brothers _______________ in the shop every Saturday.
O. helps
E. help
Answer. O

5. She or her brothers usually _______________ in the afternoon.
I. works
A. work
Answer. A

6. Last Saturday there _______________ a lot to do.
E. was
C. were
Answer. E

7. Uncle Tyler always _______________ his niece and nephews for their help.
I. thank
D. thanks
Answer. D

8. Jasmine _______________ about owning a candy shop herself someday.
P. think
I. thinks
Answer. I

9. Neither her parents nor her uncle _______________ of her secret ambition.
I. know
C. knows
Answer. C

Famous Cartoon Character

Along with Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, Goofy is one of Disney’s most famous characters. But this cartoon star was not always known as Goofy.
What was Goofy’s original name?
To answer the question, read the sentences below and identify the verbs.Determine whether each verb agrees with its subject. If the verb agrees with its subject, write the letter for “yes” in the space above its sentence number. If the verb does not agree with its subject, write the letter for “no.”

1. Countless children and adults watch cartoons.
I. Yes
E. No
Answer. I

2. Some cartoon characters is as popular as real Hollywood movie stars.
Y. Yes
W. No
Answer. W

3. Tess and some of her friends in seventh grade are experts on the history of cartoons and animation.
A. Yes
E. No
Answer. A

4. The fi rst animated cartoons was created nearly a hundred years ago.
N. Yes
Y. No
Answer. Y

5. Margo, one of Tess’s sisters, admire early animators.
S. Yes
G. No
Answer. G

6. The work of these fi rst animators were slow and painstaking.
T. Yes
P. No
Answer. P

7. The girls share a big collection containing several old cartoons on DVD.
P. Yes
I. No
Answer. P

8. Sometimes they have a cartoon party with their friends.
D. Yes
T. No
Answer. D

9. Friends of Tess and Margo comes to their house to watch classic cartoons.
M. Yes
D. No
Answer. D