Free practice on Verbs for Class 4, following the Cameroon primary school curriculum (English subsystem). Every answer is explained, so a parent who is not sure of the answer can still help.
Regular verbs add -ed for past tense: walk → walked, jump → jumped. Irregular verbs change completely: go → went, eat → ate, run → ran. Learn the irregular ones by heart.
| Verb | Past (regular?) |
|---|---|
| walk | walked ✓ |
| play | played ✓ |
| go | went ✗ irregular |
| eat | ate ✗ irregular |
| run | ran ✗ irregular |
| see | saw ✗ irregular |
The continuous tense shows something is happening NOW or over a period. It uses 'is/am/are' + verb + -ing. 'I am reading', 'She is cooking', 'They are playing'.
| Now (present continuous) | Then (past continuous) |
|---|---|
| I am eating. | I was eating. |
| She is running. | She was running. |
| We are singing. | We were singing. |
First conditional talks about possible future events. It uses 'if' + present + will + verb. 'If it rains, we will stay inside.' 'If you study, you will pass.'
Choose the correct verb: Yesterday, Ngu ___ to the market.
Answer: C. went
'Went' is the past tense of 'go'.
Which of these is a helping verb?
Answer: B. is
'Is' helps the main verb: She is running.
Write the past tense of the verb 'eat'.
Write your answer, then check below.
Answer: ate
'Eat' is an irregular verb: eat → ate.
Write the past tense of the verb 'dance'.
Write your answer, then check below.
Answer: danced
'Dance' is a regular verb: add -d.
Choose the correct sentence in the future tense.
Answer: A. Ama will visit Bamenda tomorrow.
'Will visit' shows the future.
Tabi ___ football every Saturday.
Answer: B. plays
With he/she/it in the simple present, the verb takes -s.
Arrange the words to make a sentence in the present continuous tense.
Write your answer, then check below.
Answer: The children are singing now
Present continuous = are + singing.
Which verb is irregular?
Answer: C. come
'Come' becomes 'came' — it does not take -ed.
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