English grammar, Class 6-10
Short lessons: the rule in plain words, examples, common mistakes, then five practice questions with the answer explained.
Made by Shishya (AI-assisted); every answer checked by hand when written. Topic list for Class 9 and 10 from the CBSE 2026-27 English syllabus. Syllabus lists: Class 9 · Class 10 (cbseacademic.nic.in).
Class 6
Read and practise; answers are shown under each question. No account needed.
- Simple present and present continuous
Habits and facts use the simple present; actions happening now use the present continuous.
- The simple past
Finished actions in the past: regular verbs add -ed; irregular verbs change form.
Class 7
Read and practise; answers are shown under each question. No account needed.
- Talking about the future: will, going to and the present continuous
Will for decisions and predictions, going to for plans and signs, the present continuous for fixed arrangements.
- Active and passive voice: the basics
Turn 'The cat chased the rat' into 'The rat was chased by the cat' — simple present and simple past.
Class 8
Tap-to-answer practice with explanations.
- Present perfect, simple past and past perfect
Have / has + past participle links the past to now; had + past participle is the earlier of two past actions.
- Passive voice in more tenses (and with modals)
Continuous, perfect and modal passives: is being made, has been made, can be made.
- Reported speech: statements
Direct to reported speech: change the pronouns, step the tense back, and change time and place words.
Class 9
Tap-to-answer practice with explanations.
- Modals: can, could, may, might, must, should, have to
Modal verbs for ability, permission, possibility, obligation and advice — always followed by the base verb.
- Subject-verb concord (agreement)
A singular subject takes a singular verb, a plural subject a plural verb — even when words come between them.
- Determiners: a, an, the, some, any, much, many, few, little
The small words before a noun that say which one or how much.
Class 10
Tap-to-answer practice with explanations.
- Reported speech: questions, commands and requests
Asked if / whether, wh- questions in statement order, and told / asked + to for commands and requests.
- Tenses in gap-filling and editing
How to spot and fix the tense in a passage: find the time, keep the sequence, match the subject.