Tenses - Class 6 English - Extra Questions

Answer: He eats as much as he can.

Here, the simple present tense of the verb 'can' is used as the rest of the sentence is in the simple present tense. Present tense is used to give instructions, permission or directions, habits, universal truths, unchanging situations and fixed arrangements. Here the speaker's habitual action is shown so it will be in simple present tense.

Answer: He rode as swiftly as he could.

Here, the simple past tense of the verb 'can', that is, 'could' is used as the rest of the sentence is in the simple past tense. Here a past incident is being narrated.

He works so hard that he is certain to succeed.

The correct answer is “likes” because Ian used as a plural form of ‘like’ with reference to a person or a thing of the same kind as another. 

According to the statement, the success has already been accomplished, hence it is a thing of the past, so it would be correct to say that, the Minister of Defence “congratulated” Dr.Kalaam, as congratulated is the past tense of congratulate. 

The statement is made in the past tense with respect to the present during that time, which can be figured due to the use of “while”, hence as it is in the past tense with respect to the present, it is correct to say that he dropped it while he “was boarding” the bus, as it is in the past tense. 

Here, the statement is made by a third person, and the school is considered as a singular noun, hence it’s correct to say that our school “goes” in a trip, because “goes” is the third person singular form of ‘go’ which means to travel or move a particular distance.

As the given statement is in the past tense, but as her friend came to visit her, it is in the past tense, hence it is correct to say that “when Kiran “was preparing” food in the kitchen’. 

As the statement says ‘these days’, hence it is in the  present tense, hence it is correct to say that many foreigners ‘are coming’ to India these days. 

As the given statement is in the present tense, it is correct to say that nobody "knows" where she has gone as "knows" is the third person present of "know" which means to be aware of.

The phrase 'once upon a time' clearly shows that we are referring to a time in the past. Hence the verb should be in the simple past form.

The use of 'next week' clearly proves that the sentence should be in the future tense.

With the use of 'tomorrow' in the sentence we know that it is in the future tense. Hence the correct form of the verb to be used in the sentence would be 'will read'.

1. Fire is the result of a chemical reaction.
2. This is what we call fire.
3. To burn a piece of paper or wood, we heat it before it catches fire.
4. Oxygen comes from the air.
5. It is sometimes said that fire is a good servant, but a bad master.
6. The third way to putting out a fire is to remove heat.
7. We spend millions of rupees each year in fighting fire.
8. It absorbs heat from burning fuel.
9. It only means that fire is very useful.
10. Fire is still worshipped in many parts of the world.

	Past	Earlier Past
a)	set out, stayed	had seen
b)	arrived, came back	had left, had gone
c)	sat, ate	had packed
d)	returned	had fallen

A man got on the train and sat down. The compartment was empty except for one lady. She took her gloves off. A few hours later the police arrested the man. They held him for 24 hours and then freed him.

Since the action happened in indefinite past, simple past tense is to be used. The past tense of throw  is "threw", which is the correct form. 

The pilot came down after the plane landed. 

The past simple is the form of a verb used to describe an action that happened before the present time and is no longer happening. It is usually made by adding -ed. Hence, "entered" is the correct verb form. 

The past simple is the form of a verb used to describe an action that happened before the present time and is no longer happening. The completion of painting happened before Neetu went to the market.  It is usually made by adding -ed. Hence, "completed" is the correct verb form. 

Since an action is continuing in the immediate present, like watching a film, present continuous tense must be used( am/is/are+verb+ing). Hence, "am watching" is the appropriate verb form to be used. 

We use the present perfect simple to talk about our experiences up to now. The time of the experiences is not important, like the plays written so far. Hence, the appropriate verb form is "has written". 

Will is used to make predictions about decisions, intentions and plans. We use will when the decision is immediate. Hence the verb form is "will go". 

We use the present continuous to talk about events which are in progress at the moment of speaking, like the rainfall. Hence, "is raining" is the appropriate form of the verb. 

We use the present continuous to talk about events which are in progress at the moment of speaking, like the talk in the library. Hence, "talking" is the appropriate form of the verb. 

We use the past simple to talk about single or regular (habitual) events or states in the past, getting a letter. Hence, "got" is the appropriate verb form. 

We use the present continuous tense to talk about events which are in progress at the moment of speaking. Hence, "is running" is the correct word. 

We use the present continuous tense to talk about events which are in progress at the moment of speaking. Hence, "are preparing" is the correct word. 

We use the past simple to talk about definite time in the past (often we specify when something happened, like before he died. Hence, "divided" is the most suitable verb form.

We use the present continuous to talk about events which are in progress at the moment of speaking, like the rainfall. Hence, "are going" is the appropriate form of the verb. 

We use the past simple to talk about single or regular (habitual) events or states in the past. Hence, "saw" is the appropriate word. 

We use the past simple to talk about definite time in the past (often we specify when something happened, like yesterday. Hence, "addressed" is the most suitable verb form.

You look very thoughtful. What you thinking about? I thinking about my retirement. But you are only twenty-five. You only just start you career. I know; but I am reading an article which says that a sensible man starts thinking about retirement at twenty-five. 

Husband: I am getting promoted next week. Mr. Khanna will leave and I am taking over the department. (These arrangements have already been made). Wife: At this rate you soon will be a director, and then you will spend two hours a day on business lunches and lose your figure.

Answer:

The future (simple) tense of the verb "can" is "will be able to"
Explanation:
Can is a defective verb, which means it does not have all valid forms used in different tenses. For example, it is not used in Future tenses, but it can be replaced with a phrase "to be able to" which has all forms and can be used in any tense (excluding continuous/progressive tenses which are not used for modal verbs can, must, should etc.).
The forms of phrase "be able to" consist of the appropriate form of the verb "to be" + "able to". Examples:
Future Simple: will be able to
Present Perfect: have/has been able to
Future Perfect will have been able to
etc.

The employers are going to meet the strikers again tomorrow. (This has been arranged). They are just repeating what they said today? Or they are climbing down? I believe that they are going to offer a ten per cent rise plus a productivity bonus. 

Where you going this evening? I am not going anywhere. I am staying at home. I am writing some letters.

When I asked him what he had done, he said that he had dropped a fifty paise coin outside the door and looked for it.