Present Tense Exercises with Answers for CBSE and ICSE Class 7 students. Solution of Elementary English Grammar worksheets for free online practice.
Chapter 7 : The Present Tense
Write the Noun from adjectives
Fill with Present tense
Exercise 7.3 Newspaper headlines are usually given in Simple Present Tense.
Examples : 1. Tendulkar breaks another record.
2. A terrible cyclone hits Indonesia
Now give you own headlines to the following events :-
1. An Indian Airlines airplane carrying 400 passenger had to make an emergency landing at Jaipur.
2. Gujjars threaten to agitate in Delhi and stop all traffic on 29th July.
3. Honda Siel Cars will launched its and Indian’s first hybrid car – The Honda Civic Hybrid on June 18 in Delhi market.
Answers:
1. Indian Airlines Plane Makes Emergency Landing at Jaipur, 400 Passengers Onboard.
2. Gujjars Threaten to Agitate in Delhi, Plan to Halt All Traffic on 29th July.
3. Honda Siel Launches India’s First Hybrid Car, The Honda Civic Hybrid, in Delhi Market on June 18.
Exercise 7.4 Read the following sentences carefully. Underline the verbs. Write (A) in the brackets if the verb denotes an action. Write (s) if the verbs only something.
1. I love music and listen to it every evening.
2. Mohan drives a taxi to earn his livelihood.
3. My neighbour owns tow cars, a Mercedes and a Honda.
4. Radha goes to the temple daily.
5. The sky grows dark.
Answers:
1. I love music and listen to it every evening.
love (S), listen (A)
. Mohan drives a taxi to earn his livelihood.
drives (A), earn (A)
3. My neighbour owns two cars, a Mercedes and a Honda.
owns (S)
4. Radha goes to the temple daily.
goes (A)
5. The sky grows dark.
grows (S)
Exercise 7.5 There is an errors in each line. Underline the errors and write the correct word in the space given. One has been done for you :-
Advertisements is a help are
Because they tells us about _________________
a new product. Without them one did ___________________
not know what advances has been ___________________
made in any field. We are not ____________________
been able to learn about the merits _________________
of a new product. It will be anything, ___________________
a new machine, a new book, a new ____________________
school – the list are endless. ______________________
Answers:
Because they tells us about → tell
a new product. Without them one did → would
not know what advances has been → have
made in any field. We are not been able → be
to learn about the merits of a new product. It will → can
de anything, → be
a new machine, a new book, a new school – the list are endless. → is
Present Continuous Tense
Simple Present or Present Continuouns Tense
Present Perfect Continuous
Present form of the verbs
Exercise 7.9 Complete the answers to column B. Use the present form of the verbs given in bubbles. Some sentences are positive and some are negative. One has been done for you.
eat, see, play, be, finish, hear, happen, see, meet, be
| A | B |
| 1. Where is your friend Aamir these days? | I don’t know, I haven’t heard from him recently. |
| 2. Would you like to watch a movie? | Yes, thank you. I ___________ a movie recently. |
| 3. I lost my book again | Again! This is the second time it ___________ . |
| 4. Which boor are you reading? | I am reading Harry potter, but ____________ it. |
| 5. Are you hungry? | Yes, I __________ much today. |
| 6. Which game can you play? | I can play chees, but __________ it for years. |
| 7. Is Srinagar really beautiful? | Yes, I __________ a more beautiful place. |
| 8. Are you enjoying your holidays? | Yes, these are the best holidays I ___________ in a long time. |
| 9. What is Sita’s elder sister like? | I have no idea, I __________ her. |
| 10. How is your mother now? | Thank you. She ___________ much better in health now. |
Answers:
2. Would you like to watch a movie?
Yes, thank you.
I haven’t watched a movie recently.
3. I lost my book again.
Again! This is the second time it has happened.
4. Which book are you reading?
I am reading Harry Potter, but I haven’t finished it.
5. Are you hungry?
Yes, I haven’t eaten much today.
6. Which game can you play?
I can play chess, but I haven’t played it for years.
7. Is Srinagar really beautiful?
Yes, I haven’t seen a more beautiful place.
8. Are you enjoying your holidays?
Yes, these are the best holidays I have had in a long time.
9. What is Sita’s elder sister like?
I have no idea, I haven’t met her.
10. How is your mother now?
Thank you. She is much better in health now.