Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 1 · 40 questions

The grammar rule (Time word first): Find the time word: every day, now, yesterday, tomorrow, since, before … Choose the tense it needs. Fit the verb to the subject: he / she → -s, is, has, was; I → am; we / they → are, have, were.

1. 1.___ I bringing lunch right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
2. 2.___ he building a sandcastle now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
3. 3.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 6. (a) is (b) are
4. 4.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) taking (c) taked (d) took
5. 5.___ you clap for the team every morning? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Does (d) Are
6. 6.You ___ spoken Hindi already. (a) has (b) have
7. 7.She did not ___ the room last week. (a) clean (b) cleaning (c) cleaned (d) cleans
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) makeeing (c) making
9. 9.Choose the right verb: Neither Sneha nor the boys ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
10. 10.We have just ___ a kite. (a) fly (b) flew (c) flying (d) flown
11. 11.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) is (b) are
12. 12.She ___ in the park two days ago. (a) has jogged (b) jogged (c) jogs (d) will jog
13. 13.I ___ a picture right now. (a) are drawing (b) am draw (c) is drawing (d) am drawing
14. 14.They ___ science yesterday. (a) will study (b) study (c) studied (d) have studied
15. 15.Meera ___ a message twice a week. (a) sends (b) send (c) sending
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) have run
17. 17.She ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) drew (b) will draw (c) drawed (d) draws
18. 18.Name the tense: “She has helped Grandma.” (a) simple past (b) present perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple present
19. 19.___ she making tea at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
20. 20.Pooja ___ played cricket already. (a) has (b) have
21. 21.Farhan did not ___ the bag last week. (a) carrying (b) carried (c) carry (d) carries
22. 22.Aarav ___ take the train twice a week. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
23. 23.Choose the right verb: All the students ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
24. 24.You ___ science tomorrow. (a) studied (b) will studying (c) will study (d) will studies
25. 25.Name the tense: “My friends were studying science.” (a) past perfect (b) past continuous (c) present continuous (d) simple present
26. 26.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) caught (c) catching
27. 27.We have lived in Pune ___ January. (a) since (b) for
28. 28.They did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) climbed (b) climbing (c) climbs (d) climb
29. 29.Choose the right verb: Each of the girls ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
30. 30.Choose the right verb: My trousers ___ new. (a) are (b) is
31. 31.When Dad called, she ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) has (c) have
32. 32.She has just ___ Hindi. (a) spoken (b) speak (c) speaking (d) spoke
33. 33.Choose the right verb: There ___ three pencils in the box. (a) are (b) is
34. 34.Choose the right verb: Every player ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
35. 35.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringed (c) brought
36. 36.We ___ cricket on Saturdays. (a) play (b) playing (c) plays
37. 37.___ you bring lunch last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
38. 38.___ my friends plant a tree twice a week? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Are (d) Do
39. 39.My sister has just ___ a mango. (a) ate (b) eat (c) eaten (d) eating
40. 40.Name the tense: “Saanvi is singing a song.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) simple past (d) simple present

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