Looking for 100% authentic, textbook-grounded solutions for DAV Class 6 English Practice Book Unit 5: Tenses (Part-I) Simple Tenses? This comprehensive guide provides complete solved exercises for every worksheet from Worksheet 1 to Worksheet 6 and Do It Yourself, covering Simple Present, Simple Past, and Simple Future Tense with formulas, rules, and error-spotting exercises.
Formulas of Simple Tenses:
• Simple Present: Subject + V1 (s/es with he/she/it/singular) + Object.
• Simple Past: Subject + V2 (past form) + Object.
• Simple Future: Subject + will / shall + V1 + Object.
Worksheet 1: Identifying Verbs & Their Tenses
Read the passage and identify the highlighted verbs and specify their tenses:
| No. | Verb from Passage | Tense Identified | Usage Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | scolds | Simple Present Tense | Habitual action / Routine |
| 2 | saw | Simple Past Tense | Action completed in the past |
| 3 | ran | Simple Past Tense | Completed past event |
| 4 | will arrive | Simple Future Tense | Future prediction / Plan |
| 5 | revolves | Simple Present Tense | Universal / Scientific truth |
| 6 | baked | Simple Past Tense | Completed action |
Worksheet 2: Tense Chart Multiple Choice & Fill in the Blanks
Fill in the blanks with the correct verb form from the options provided:
1. She goes (goes / is going) to school daily at 7 o’clock in the morning.
Reason: Daily routine uses Simple Present Tense.
2. Ravi has gone (going / has gone) to school.
Reason: Helping verb ‘has’ takes past participle V3.
3. Leena will be (had / will be) working on the machine at this time tomorrow.
Reason: Future time marker ‘at this time tomorrow’.
4. By 11 a.m., they had done (doing / had done) half the work.
Reason: Completed past milestone before a specified time.
5. They were (are / were) playing in the park yesterday.
Reason: Past time adverb ‘yesterday’ requires past tense.
Worksheet 3: Error-Spotting in Simple Tenses
Underline the incorrect verb form in each sentence and write the correction:
| No. | Sentence with Error | Incorrect Word | Correction & Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Sun is rising in the east every morning. | is rising | rises (Universal truth takes Simple Present) |
| 2 | I have received your letter yesterday. | have received | received (Specific past time ‘yesterday’ takes Simple Past) |
| 3 | She do not know the answer to this question. | do not | does not (‘She’ takes ‘does not’) |
| 4 | We will went to the zoo tomorrow. | will went | will go (‘will’ is followed by base verb V1) |
| 5 | He did not went to school on Monday. | did not went | did not go (‘did not’ always takes base verb V1) |
Worksheet 4: Negative & Interrogative Transformations
Transform the given affirmative sentences into Negative and Interrogative forms:
1. “Rohan speaks fluent French.”
• Negative: Rohan does not speak fluent French.
• Interrogative: Does Rohan speak fluent French?
2. “The boys played football after school.”
• Negative: The boys did not play football after school.
• Interrogative: Did the boys play football after school?
3. “They will attend the annual prize distribution.”
• Negative: They will not attend the annual prize distribution.
• Interrogative: Will they attend the annual prize distribution?
Worksheet 5: Diary Entry in Simple Past Tense
Complete the diary entry describing your school picnic using the Simple Past Tense of the verbs in brackets:
Diary Entry: A Memorable Picnic
Yesterday our school organized (organize) an excursion to the Science City. We boarded (board) the bus at 8:00 a.m. During the journey, we sang (sing) lively songs and enjoyed (enjoy) the scenic views. At the venue, the guide showed (show) us 3D space models and explained (explain) planetary motions. We had (have) our lunch in the lush green gardens and returned (return) home safely by sunset.
Worksheet 6 / Do It Yourself: Comprehensive Application
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate Simple Tense form of the verbs given in brackets:
1. Water freezes (freeze) at 0 degrees Celsius.
2. India became (become) an independent nation in 1947.
3. The train will leave (leave) platform number 3 in ten minutes.
4. Birds build (build) nests in spring and lay (lay) eggs.
5. Last night, the guard locked (lock) the main gates after the siren blew (blow).
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