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Subject: English

Grade: IV

Topic: The Future Tense

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Say whether the underlined verbs are past or present tense.

  1. The fish swims in the ocean.
  2. The honey bee stung the boy.
  3. The octopus moves away quickly.
  4. She swam as fast as she could.
  5. She wears her favourite red frock for the party.
  6. The man makes beautiful sandcastles.
  7. The crab grew out of his shell.
  8. The breeze blows softly over the water.

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Say whether the underlined verbs are past or present tense.

  1. The fish swims in the ocean. Present tense
  2. The honey bee stung the boy. Past tense
  3. The octopus moves away quickly. Present tense
  4. She swam as fast as she could. Past tense
  5. She wears her favourite red frock for the party. Present tense
  6. The man makes beautiful sandcastles. Present tense
  7. The crab grew out of his shell. Past tense
  8. The breeze blows softly over the water. Present tense

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Put the verbs into the correct form (simple future).�

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18 years old James asked a fortune teller about his future. Here is what she told him.

  1. You _________(be) very happy.
  2. You _________ (earn) a lot of money.
  3. You _________ (buy) a beautiful house.
  4. Your ____________ (have)  many friends
  5. You __________ (get) a good job.
  6. You _______(do) well in your job.

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Put the verbs into the correct form (simple future)�

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18 years old James asked a fortune teller about his future. Here is what she told him:

  1. You will be very happy.
  2. You will earn a lot of money.
  3. You will buy a beautiful house.
  4. Your will have  many friends
  5. You will get a good job.
  6. You will do well in your job.

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Present tense

Past tense

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Future tense

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I /you play

I /she played

I/you/she will play

He ________

She slept

They __________

I laugh

He _________

We _________

____________

__________

Macy will call

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of verbs.

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Present tense

Past tense

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Future tense

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I /you play

I /she played

I/you/she will play

He sleeps

She slept

They will sleep

I laugh

He laughed

We will laugh

Macy calls

Macy called

Macy will call

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of verbs.

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Give the Present, Past and Future form of the given verbs.

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Present

Past

future

blow

___________

___________

___________

tap

___________

___________

___________

push

___________

___________

___________

shake

___________

___________

___________

play

___________

___________

___________

open

___________

___________

___________

dance

___________

___________

___________

close

___________

___________

___________

pull

___________

___________

___________

turn

___________

___________

___________

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Give the Present, Past and Future form of the given verbs.

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Present

Past

future

blow

blow

blew

will blow

tap

tap

tapped

will tap

push

push

pushed

will push

shake

shake

shook

will shake

play

play

played

will play

open

open

opened

will open

dance

dance

danced

will dance

close

close

closed

will close

pull

pull

pulled

will pull

turn

turn

turned

will turn

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Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in the future continuous tense.

  1. The taxi driver ___________(drive) you to the Marriot Hotel.

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  • I will wear a suit to the office tomorrow as they ________(take) photographs.

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  • The festival begins next week, so the people ________ (sing and dance) on the streets.

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  • The prince ___________ (look) for Cinderella.

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  • Father _________ (iron) his shirts for next week.

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Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in the future continuous tense.

  1. The taxi driver will be driving you to the Marriot Hotel.

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  • I will wear a suit to the office tomorrow as they will be taking photographs.

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  • The festival begins next week, so the people will be singing and dancing on the streets.

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  • The prince will be looking for Cinderella.

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  • Father will be ironing his shirts for next week.

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Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the future continuous tense.

  1. This time next year I ____________ (live) in Srinagar.
  2. I ____________ (have) dinner with my family at 8 p.m. .
  3. They ____________ (run) for about four hours in Marathon.
  4. Unfortunately, I __________ (work) on my project so I won’t be able to watch the match.
  5. She ____________ (study) in the library tonight.
  6. I __________ (watch) the movie at 3 p.m. today.
  7. They ____________ (attend) the concert next Friday.

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Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the future continuous tense.

  1. This time next year I will be living in Srinagar.
  2. I will be having dinner with my family at 8 p.m. .
  3. They will be running for about four hours in Marathon.
  4. Unfortunately, I will be working on my project so I won’t be able to watch the match.
  5. She will be studying in the library tonight.
  6. I will be watching the movie at 3 p.m. today.
  7. They will be attending the concert next Friday.

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Fill in the blanks with the future continuous tense of the verbs in the brackets.

  1. I ___________________my vacation in the countryside. (spend)

2. Ten Sports __________________ all the matches live. (show)

3. Soon we _____________________ for Jaipur.

4. We _________________ at the Indira Gandhi Airport in five minutes. (land)

5. Our team ________________ a practice match after we reach the stadium. (play)

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Fill in the blanks with the future continuous tense of the verbs in the brackets.

  1. I will be spending my vacation in the countryside. (spend)

2. Ten Sports will be showing all the matches live. (show)

3. Soon, we will be leaving for Jaipur. (leave)

4. We will be landing at the Indira Gandhi Airport in five minutes. (land)

5. Our team will be playing a practice match after we reach the stadium. (play)

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Yesterday

Today/ Now

Tomorrow

Past

Present

Future

smiled

smile

will smile

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jump

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dug

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plant

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will cry

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talk

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read

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ran

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Yesterday

Today/ Now

Tomorrow

Past

Present

Future

smiled

smile

will smile

jumped

jump

will jump

dug

dig

will dig

planted

plant

will plant

cried

cry

will cry

talked

talk

will talk

read

read

will read

ran

run

will run

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