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Let's solve each section of the Tenses Worksheet step by step and explain the solutions.

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I. Rewrite these sentences using all three forms of verbs.

We need to use:
- Simple Present
- Simple Past
- Simple Future

For each sentence, we'll write all three tenses based on the verb in brackets.

1. Poonam _________ a letter to her grandmother. (write)
- Present: Poonam writes a letter to her grandmother.
- Past: Poonam wrote a letter to her grandmother.
- Future: Poonam will write a letter to her grandmother.

2. He _________ a pair of binoculars. (buy)
- Present: He buys a pair of binoculars.
- Past: He bought a pair of binoculars.
- Future: He will buy a pair of binoculars.

3. They _________ me a cricket bat to play with. (give)
- Present: They give me a cricket bat to play with.
- Past: They gave me a cricket bat to play with.
- Future: They will give me a cricket bat to play with.

4. Natasha _________ from school. (return)
- Present: Natasha returns from school.
- Past: Natasha returned from school.
- Future: Natasha will return from school.

5. Anju _________ the room without switching off the light. (leave)
- Present: Anju leaves the room without switching off the light.
- Past: Anju left the room without switching off the light.
- Future: Anju will leave the room without switching off the light.

6. She _________ her hair. (comb)
- Present: She combs her hair.
- Past: She combed her hair.
- Future: She will comb her hair.

7. Deepa _________ her history book in class. (bring)
- Present: Deepa brings her history book in class.
- Past: Deepa brought her history book in class.
- Future: Deepa will bring her history book in class.

8. I _________ the car key in my purse. (keep)
- Present: I keep the car key in my purse.
- Past: I kept the car key in my purse.
- Future: I will keep the car key in my purse.

9. Robby _________ his younger brother a lot. (love)
- Present: Robby loves his younger brother a lot.
- Past: Robby loved his younger brother a lot.
- Future: Robby will love his younger brother a lot.

10. We _________ our teeth two times in a day. (brush)
- Present: We brush our teeth two times in a day.
- Past: We brushed our teeth two times in a day.
- Future: We will brush our teeth two times in a day.

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II. Fill in the blanks with the simple present forms of the verbs given in the brackets.

Simple Present Tense Rules:
- For third-person singular (he, she, it), add -s or -es to the base verb.
- For others, use base form.

1. She eats an apple.
2. A tailor sews a shirt.
3. We do our homework daily.
4. The baby sleeps peacefully.
5. Her mother worships every morning.

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III. Fill in the blanks with the simple past forms of the verbs given in the brackets.

Simple Past Tense Rules:
- Regular verbs: add -ed
- Irregular verbs: memorize their past forms.

1. I lost my purse in the fair.
2. The birds flew in the sky.
3. The sun shone in the sky.
4. The man requested us to wait there.
5. Children played football.

> Note: "fly" → flew (irregular)
> "shine" → shone (irregular)
> "request" → requested (regular)
> "play" → played (regular)

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IV. Fill in the blank with the simple future forms of the verbs given in the brackets.

Simple Future Tense: Use will + base verb

1. Ratan will sell these kites in the market.
2. Meeta will meet me tomorrow.
3. They will visit our school the day-after-tomorrow.
4. Mohini will write a poem.
5. The pigeons will fly away.

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V. Fill in the blanks with the Present Continuous forms of verbs given in the brackets.

Present Continuous Tense: Subject + am/is/are + verb-ing

1. I am learning dance at school.
2. He is playing badminton with his friends.
3. The horses are galloping down the road.
4. My mother is knitting a sweater for me.

> Note:
> - "I" → am
> - "He" → is
> - "The horses" (plural) → are
> - "My mother" (singular) → is

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✔ Final Answer Summary:

#### I. Three Forms of Verbs
1. writes / wrote / will write
2. buys / bought / will buy
3. give / gave / will give
4. returns / returned / will return
5. leaves / left / will leave
6. combs / combed / will comb
7. brings / brought / will bring
8. keep / kept / will keep
9. loves / loved / will love
10. brush / brushed / will brush

#### II. Simple Present
1. eats
2. sews
3. do
4. sleeps
5. worships

#### III. Simple Past
1. lost
2. flew
3. shone
4. requested
5. played

#### IV. Simple Future
1. will sell
2. will meet
3. will visit
4. will write
5. will fly

#### V. Present Continuous
1. am learning
2. is playing
3. are galloping
4. is knitting

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✔ Explanation Recap:
- Simple Present: Used for habits, general truths. Add -s/-es for third person singular.
- Simple Past: Describes completed actions in the past. Regular verbs end in -ed, irregular ones have unique forms.
- Simple Future: Uses will + base verb to talk about future actions.
- Present Continuous: Used for actions happening now or around now. Structure: am/is/are + verb-ing.

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