The Present Tense Exercises with Answers for class 8 and worksheet with solution from the book Elementary English Grammar for CBSE and ICSE Students.
Sentences in Simple Present Tense
Exercise 5.1 Raman copied some notes about Rameshwaram :-
Rameshwaram – belief – built on the spot where Lord Rama placed his feet. Centre of Pilgrimage – during annual Shri Sita-Rama Kalyanam Ceremony.
Pilgrims ferried across the sea -between Rameshwaram and Dhanushkodi.
Dhanushkodi – 20 kilometres away in the sea.
Lord Rama – bathed here -sanctified the place.
Boulders between Dhanushkodi and Sri Lanka – remnants of the bridge used by Lord Rama.
Lanka – Kingdom of Ravana – Epic Ramayana.
Write the account in complete sentences in simple Present Tense.
Begin : People believe that Rameshwaram is built on the spot where Lord Rama placed his feet.
Answers:
People believe that Rameshwaram is built on the spot where Lord Rama placed his feet. It is a significant centre of pilgrimage, especially during the annual Shri Sita-Rama Kalyanam Ceremony. Pilgrims are ferried across the sea between Rameshwaram and Dhanushkodi, which is located 20 kilometres away in the sea. Lord Rama is said to have bathed in this place, sanctifying it with his presence. The boulders between Dhanushkodi and Sri Lanka are believed to be remnants of the bridge used by Lord Rama. Sri Lanka is known as the kingdom of Ravana, as described in the epic Ramayana.
Simple Present Tense
Write Sentences
Exercise 5.3 Write five sentences about the things you like and five about things you do not like. (keep to Simple Present Tense) :-
1. I like ________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________
3.______________________________________________________
4. _______________________________________________________
5. _______________________________________________________
1. I dislike ___________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________________
4. ____________________________________________________
5. _____________________________________________________
Answers:
I like 1. I like listening to music.
2. I like reading books in my free time.
3. I like playing football with my friends.
4. I like traveling to new places.
5. I like eating homemade food.
I dislike 1. I dislike waking up early in the morning.
2. I dislike eating spicy food.
3. I dislike being stuck in traffic.
4. I dislike watching horror movies.
5. I dislike doing laundry.
Present Continuous form
Exercise 5.6 Answer the following questions using already/just/yet/along with verbs given in brackets. One has been done for you :-
1. Where is he?
He has just come back (come back, just) from the market.
2. Have you visited Bengaluru?
No, I ______________________ (not visit/yet) it.
3. Do you know this town?
I_______________________ (live/already) in this town for more than 30 years.
4. We _____________________(mailed/already) our Diwali Greetings to our friends in India.
5. How is Sania?
I _______________ (not meet) her _________________________ (since) we left the college a year ago.
Answers:
1. Where is he?
He has just come back from the market.
2. Have you visited Bengaluru?
No, I have not visited it yet.
3. Do you know this town?
We have already lived in this town for more than 30 years.
We have already mailed our Diwali greetings to our friends in India.
4. How is Sania?
I have not met her since we left the college a year ago.
Exercise 5.7 Correct the following sentences :-
1. I waited for a bus since 3 o’clock but haven’t caught one.
2. I forgot the exact time of the meeting: let me ask my secretary.
3. Ramesh already seen this movie so he know story.
4. We never won a prize in this competition.
5. We didn’t go to the museum yet; we will go for next week.
Answers:
Incorrect: I waited for a bus since 3 o’clock but haven’t caught one.
Correct: I have been waiting for a bus since 3 o’clock but haven’t caught one.
Incorrect: I forgot the exact time of the meeting: let me ask my secretary.
Correct: I have forgotten the exact time of the meeting: let me ask my secretary.
Incorrect: Ramesh already seen this movie so he know story.
Correct: Ramesh has already seen this movie, so he knows the story.
Incorrect: We never won a prize in this competition.
Correct: We have never won a prize in this competition.
Incorrect: We didn’t go to the museum yet; we will go for next week.
Correct: We haven’t gone to the museum yet; we will go next week.
Simple Present/ Present Continuous
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
Write sentence
Exercise 5.10 Use Present Tense to write a sentence on the following situations. One has been done for you :-
1. You are watching a cricket match. You have never seen before.
Ans : This is the first time I’ve seen a cricket match.
2. You have lost your bank card. It has happened once before.
3. You have missed the School Bus. This is 4th time in one month.
4. You are staying in hotel for the first time in your life.
Answers:
2. You have lost your bank card. It has happened once before.
Ans: This is the second time I’ve lost my bank card.
3. You have missed the School Bus. This is the 4th time in one month.
Ans: This is the fourth time I’ve missed the school bus this month.
4. You are staying in a hotel for the first time in your life.
Ans: This is the first time I’ve stayed in a hotel.