Name: _____________________

FORMULA-TO-REMEMBER
1) Read the whole passage. Find out PRESENT TENSE / PAST TENSE!!

2) Find out SINGULAR / PLURAL.

3) …to ___________ (back to root word)

4) will be _________ (+ ing)

5) Singular (Present Tense) Singular (Past Tense)

…is + ____ing ….was + _____ing

Plural (Present Tense) Plural (Past Tense)

.are + ____ing were + ____ing

6) Present tense

Verb = plays / reads / sings/ eats/ cuts/ arranges

7) Past tense

Verb = played/ jumped/ arranged/ ate/ drove/ caught

Practice makes
perfect!
Question 1

Yesterday, Encik Roslan and his family were having picnic in their garden. Puan Rosnah
______1______ some tea into a cup. Encik Roslan ___2___ his tea while reading the
newspaper. Rosman and his sister, Rosmini, were playing badminton. They ___3____ under a
mango tree. They wanted their parents to ___4____ with them together.

1 (a) is pouring 2 (a) is sipping 3 (a) play 4 (a) play

(b) are pouring (b) are sipping (b) plays (b) plays

(c) was pouring (c) was sipping (c) played (c) played

(d) were pouring (d) were sipping (d) playing (d) playing

Question 2

Yesterday was 16 May. The school was ___1___ Teacher’s Day. Mei Ling, Mimi and
Sarojini __2___ on the stage. Mimi was wearing a kebaya. She ___3___ the joget. Mei Ling will
be ___4___ next in the line.

1 (a) celebrate 2 (a) is 3 (a) is dancing 4 (a) perform

(b) celebrates (b) are (b) are dancing (b) performs

(c) celebrated (c) was (c) was dancing (c) performed

(d) celebrating (d) were (d) were dancing (d) performing

Question 3

The pupils of Year Six are ___1___ for their English Test. They ___2___not allowed to
____3___ their bags into the classroom. They can only bring stationery and put it on their
desk. The class is very quiet. Mrs Tan ___4___ around the classroom to ___5___ sure that no
one is cheating.

1 (a) sit 2 (a) is 3 (a) bring 4 (a) walk 5 (a) make

(b) sits (b) are (b) brings (b) walks (b) makes

(c) sat (c) was (c) brought (c) walked (c) made

(d) sitting (d) were (d) bringing (d) walking (d) making

Question 4

Last month, the pupils of Year Six were ___1___ for their English Test. They ___2___not
allowed to ____3___ their bags into the classroom. They can only bring stationery and put it on
their desk. The class was very quiet. Mrs Tan ___4___ around the classroom to ___5___ sure
that no one is cheating.

1 (a) sit 2 (a) is 3 (a) bring 4 (a) walk 5 (a) make

(b) sits (b) are (b) brings (b) walks (b) makes

(c) sat (c) was (c) brought (c) walked (c) made

(d) sitting (d) were (d) bringing (d) walking (d) making