Grade-3 : Sub-Eng, Present Tense Practice Worksheet

Sub: English

Topic: Present Tense

Std: III

In the simple present tense, the verb takes the marker –s when the subject is a singular noun or pronoun. Note that the verb does not take –s when the subject is the first person singular pronoun ‘I’.

1. I …………….. for a walk in the morning. (go / goes)

2. My father ………………. for a walk in the morning. (go/ goes)

3. The sun ………………. in the east. (rise / rises)

4. Rahul ………………….. eight glasses of water every day. (drink / drinks)

5. My sister ………………. her pet dog. (adore / adores)

6. Cows ……………. milk. (give / gives)

7. My mother ……………….. delicious cookies. (make / makes)

8. My parents ………………… abroad. (work / works)

9. All girls ……………… to dress up. (like / likes)

10. Everybody ……………….. attention. (need / needs)

11. Plants ……………….. sunlight. (need / needs)

A. Tick the correct words in the brackets.

1. The man ______________(am, is, are) wearing a cap.

2. Birds ______________( (am, is, are) sitting on treetops.

3. We ______________( (am, is, are) learning grammar. 

4. People______________( (am, is, are) walking in the streets.

5. A kite______________( (am, is, are) flying high up in the sky

B. Fill in the blanks with the present continuous tense.

1. I _________ _________ chocolates, (eat)

2. My friends _________ _________ me. (call)

3. It _________ _________ outside, (rain)

4. Meena and Rita _________ _________ to school, (go)

5. The children _________ _________ noise, (make)

6. Ouch, you _________ _________ on my toe! (step)

Complete the following sentences using an appropriate present continuous tense form.

1. Raju ……………….. with his puppy.

a) is playing

b) are playing

c) am playing

2. I ……………….. for the bus.

a) am waiting

b) are waiting

c) is waiting

3. Priya …………………. ready for school.

a) is getting

b) am getting

c) are getting

4. Mother …………………. TV.

a) is watching

b) are watching

c) am watching

5. The birds ………………….. in the sky.

a) are flying

b) is flying

c) am flying

6. The cat ………………….. the mouse.

a) is chasing

b) are chasing

c) am chasing

7. I ………………… a letter.

a) am writing

b) are writing

c) is writing

8. The girls …………………..

a) are dancing

b) is dancing

c) am dancing

9. Rani …………………..

a) is dancing

b) are dancing

c) am dancing

10. It …………………..

a) is raining

b) are raining

c) am raining