GRADE 6 GRAMMAR WORKSHEET

Tenses:

I.Fill in the blanks with the SIMPLE PRESENT or PRESENT CONTINUOUS tense.

1. The children ………………………….. (play) outside now.
2. She usually ………………………. (read) the newspaper in the morning.
3. I …………………………… (do) my homework now.
4. I ………………………… (eat) my dinner now
5. They …………………………….. (watch) TV now.
6. I ……………………………. (not / like) spaghetti.
7. The baby …………………………. (sleep) now.
8. My mother usually …………………. (cook) dinner in the evening.
9. He …………………….. (write) a letter to his pen-friend every month.
10. Mary ………………………….. (listen) to music now.
11. Tom usually ……………………(drink) coffee, but he …………………. (drink) tea now.
12. We ………………………. (go) to the disco tonight.

II.Fill in the blanks with SIMPLE PAST or PAST CONTINUOUS tense:

1.George ________________ off the ladder while he ________________ the ceiling. (fall, paint)
2.Last night I ________________ in bed when I suddenly ________________ a scream. (read, hear)
3.________________ TV when I ________________ you? (you watch, phone)
4.Ann ________________ for me when I ________________(wait, arrive).
5.Maisie ________________ up the kitchen when John ________________ her to marry him. (clean,ask)
6.The house ________________ £ 150,000 in 2003. (cost)
7.The fire _______________________ at six in the morning. (still burn)
8.My brother ________________ a new job a week ago (get).
9.Columbus ________________ America over 500 years ago (discover)
10.She __________ not interested in the book because she ________________ it. (be, not understand)
11.________________ at school yesterday? (you be)
12.We ________________ in a house near the sea last summer (live)
13.She ________________ the piano very well when she ________________ young. (can play, be)
14.She ________________ the office very early last night (leave).
15.I ________________ a friend while I ________________ the shopping (meet, do)