Tenses for Class 6 Students with Examples

Tenses for Class 6 help students understand when an action happens and choose the correct verb form in a sentence. The three main time groups are present, past, and future. Practising tenses with examples and worksheets helps students identify the correct tense and use verbs accurately.

What Are Tenses?

A tense shows the time of an action or event. It tells us whether something happens in the present, happened in the past, or will happen in the future.

For example:

• Present: I play football.

• Past: I played football yesterday.

• Future: I will play football tomorrow.

The verb changes according to the time of the action.

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Types of Tenses for Class 6

There are three main types of tenses:

1. Present Tense

2. Past Tense

3. Future Tense

Each type has different forms that help show how an action happens.

Present Tense

The present tense is used for actions that happen regularly, facts, or actions happening around the present time.

Simple Present Tense

The simple present is commonly used for habits, routines, and facts.

Structure:

Subject + base verb / verb with s or es

Examples:

• I play cricket every Sunday.

• She reads a book every night.

• The sun rises in the east.

Present Continuous Tense

The present continuous is used for an action happening now or around the present time.

Structure:

Subject + is/am/are + verb-ing

Examples:

• I am reading a book.

• She is writing a letter.

• They are playing outside.

Present Perfect Tense

The present perfect is used for an action that has been completed with a connection to the present.

Structure:

Subject + has/have + past participle

Examples:

• I have finished my homework.

• She has completed the project.

• They have visited the museum.

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

The present perfect continuous is used for an action that began in the past and has continued up to the present.

Structure:

Subject + has/have been + verb-ing

Examples:

• She has been studying for two hours.

• They have been playing since morning.

Past Tense

The past tense is used for actions or events that happened earlier.

Simple Past Tense

The simple past is used for completed actions in the past.

Structure:

Subject + past form of verb

Examples:

• I visited my grandmother yesterday.

• She played tennis last Sunday.

• They went to the park.

Past Continuous Tense

The past continuous is used for an action that was in progress at a particular time in the past.

Structure:

Subject + was/were + verb-ing

Examples:

• I was reading a book.

• She was cooking dinner.

• They were playing football.

Past Perfect Tense

The past perfect is used when one past action happened before another past action.

Structure:

Subject + had + past participle

Examples:

• The train had left before we reached the station.

• She had finished her homework before dinner.

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

The past perfect continuous is used for an action that continued for some time before another event in the past.

Structure:

Subject + had been + verb-ing

Example:

• He had been studying for two hours before his friend arrived.

Future Tense

The future tense is used for actions or events that are expected to happen later.

Simple Future Tense

The simple future is commonly formed with will + base verb.

Structure:

Subject + will + base verb

Examples:

• I will visit my aunt tomorrow.

• She will complete her homework.

• We will watch a movie tonight.

Future Continuous Tense

The future continuous is used for an action that will be in progress at a particular time in the future.

Structure:

Subject + will be + verb-ing

Example:

• I will be studying at 8 p.m.

Future Perfect Tense

The future perfect is used for an action that will be completed before a particular future time.

Structure:

Subject + will have + past participle

Example:

• I will have finished my homework by evening.

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

The future perfect continuous is used for an action that will have continued for a period of time up to a particular point in the future.

Structure:

Subject + will have been + verb-ing

Example:

• By next month, she will have been studying here for a year.

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Tenses Worksheet for Class 6

Practise choosing the correct verb form.

Fill in the Blanks

1. The sun ______ in the east every day. (rise/rises)

2. I ______ to the market yesterday. (go/went)

3. She ______ her homework right now. (is doing/did)

4. We ______ a movie tomorrow. (will watch/watched)

5. The birds ______ in the sky when it started raining. (were flying/are flying)

6. They ______ the match before the rain started. (had won/win)

7. She ______ a letter every week. (writes/wrote)

8. I ______ my homework already. (have finished/finished)

9. He ______ football when I called him. (was playing/is playing)

10. We ______ to the museum next Sunday. (will go/went)

Answers

1. rises

2. went

3. is doing

4. will watch

5. were flying

6. had won

7. writes

8. have finished

9. was playing

10. will go

Worksheet on Tenses for Class 6 With Answers

Choose the correct tense form.

1. Riya ______ to school every day.
   a) go
   b) goes
   c) went
   Answer: goes

2. They ______ cricket yesterday.
   a) play
   b) are playing
   c) played
   Answer: played

3. I ______ my project now.
   a) am completing
   b) completed
   c) will complete
   Answer: am completing

4. We ______ our grandparents tomorrow.
   a) visited
   b) visit
   c) will visit
   Answer: will visit

5. She ______ the book before the class started.
   a) had read
   b) reads
   c) is reading
   Answer: had read

6. They ______ for two hours before the teacher arrived.
   a) had been waiting
   b) wait
   c) will wait
   Answer: had been waiting

Read More: Sequence of Tenses

Simple Present Tense Worksheet for Class 6

Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verb.

1. He ______ to school every day. (walk)

2. The Earth ______ around the Sun. (move)

3. My mother ______ tea every morning. (make)

4. Birds ______ in the sky. (fly)

5. Rohan ______ football after school. (play)

6. We ______ our homework in the evening. (do)

7. She ______ English very well. (speak)

8. The shop ______ at 9 a.m. (open)

Answers

1. walks

2. moves

3. makes

4. fly

5. plays

6. do

7. speaks

8. opens

Present Tense Worksheet for Class 6

Identify the present tense used in each sentence.

1. I read books every day.

2. She is writing a letter.

3. They have completed their work.

4. He has been studying since morning.

5. The train arrives at 8 a.m.

Answers

1. Simple Present

2. Present Continuous

3. Present Perfect

4. Present Perfect Continuous

5. Simple Present

Read More: Present Indefinite Tense

Past Tense Worksheet for Class 6

Fill in the blanks with the correct past-tense form.

1. She ______ a letter yesterday. (write)

2. We ______ to the park last Sunday. (go)

3. He ______ dinner before the guests arrived. (finish)

4. They ______ football when it started raining. (play)

5. I ______ the movie before you told me about it. (watch)

Answers

1. wrote

2. went

3. had finished

4. were playing

5. had watched

Simple Past Tense Worksheet for Class 6

Choose the correct verb.

1. I ______ my friend yesterday.
   a) meet
   b) met
   c) will meet

2. She ______ a cake last Sunday.
   a) baked
   b) bakes
   c) will bake

3. They ______ to Delhi last month.
   a) travel
   b) travelled
   c) will travel

4. He ______ his homework last night.
   a) completed
   b) completes
   c) will complete

Answers

1. met

2. baked

3. travelled

4. completed

Mixed Tenses Worksheet for Class 6 With Answers

Choose the correct form of the verb.

1. I ______ my homework every evening. (do/did/will do)

2. She ______ a story right now. (reads/is reading/read)

3. We ______ the zoo last week. (visit/visited/will visit)

4. They ______ to Mumbai next month. (travelled/travel/will travel)

5. He ______ dinner before his parents arrived. (had eaten/eats/will eat)

6. I ______ this book already. (have read/read/will read)

7. The children ______ outside when it began to rain. (were playing/play/will play)

8. She ______ for an hour before the teacher came. (had been studying/studies/will study)

Answers

1. do

2. is reading

3. visited

4. will travel

5. had eaten

6. have read

7. were playing

8. had been studying

Tense Exercise for Class 6

Rewrite each sentence using the tense given in brackets.

1. She plays tennis. (Simple Past)
   Answer: She played tennis.

2. They visit the museum. (Simple Future)
   Answer: They will visit the museum.

3. I read a book. (Present Continuous)
   Answer: I am reading a book.

4. He completes his homework. (Present Perfect)
   Answer: He has completed his homework.

5. We watch a movie. (Past Continuous)
   Answer: We were watching a movie.

Tense Questions for Class 6

Choose the correct answer.

1. Which sentence is in the simple present tense?
   a) She went home.
   b) She goes home every day.
   c) She will go home.
   Answer: b) She goes home every day.

2. Which sentence is in the simple past tense?
   a) I play cricket.
   b) I will play cricket.
   c) I played cricket yesterday.
   Answer: c) I played cricket yesterday.

3. Which sentence is in the simple future tense?
   a) We watched a movie.
   b) We watch a movie.
   c) We will watch a movie.
   Answer: c) We will watch a movie.

4. Which sentence uses the present continuous tense?
   a) She is singing.
   b) She sang.
   c) She will sing.
   Answer: a) She is singing.

5. Which sentence uses the past continuous tense?
   a) They play football.
   b) They were playing football.
   c) They will play football.
   Answer: b) They were playing football.

How to Choose the Correct Tense

Look at the time or meaning of the sentence before choosing the verb form.

With CuriousJr, students can learn to look at the time expression and the meaning of the whole sentence together.

Tenses for Class 6: Verb Forms

Learning common verb forms can make tense exercises easier.

Tips for Practising Tenses for Class 6

• Identify when the action happens.

• Look for useful time expressions such as yesterday, now, every day, and tomorrow.

• Check the subject before choosing the verb.

• Practise regular and irregular verb forms.

• Complete mixed tense exercises instead of practising only one tense.

• Read the complete sentence after choosing the verb to check whether it makes sense.