Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 101 · 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.Choose the right verb: Neither the twins nor Manav ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
2. 2.You have just ___ vegetables. (a) buying (b) bought (c) buys (d) buy
3. 3.We ___ tea when the phone rang. (a) was making (b) were making (c) are making (d) were make
4. 4.I ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
5. 5.My cousins have just ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) carries (c) carrying (d) carried
6. 6.My cousins are going to ___ the bag next month. (a) carry (b) carries (c) carrying (d) carried
7. 7.I have just ___ vegetables. (a) bought (b) buy (c) buys (d) buying
8. 8.She ___ a tree now. (a) is climb (b) is climbing (c) am climbing (d) are climbing
9. 9.I ___ a cartoon when it started to rain. (a) am watching (b) were watching (c) was watching (d) was watch
10. 10.My friends ___ for the team on Saturdays. (a) clap (b) claps (c) clapping
11. 11.Choose the right verb: Each girl ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
12. 12.They ___ in the park twice a week. (a) runs (b) run (c) running
13. 13.Karan has just ___ a story. (a) tell (b) tells (c) telling (d) told
14. 14.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) is (b) are
15. 15.You ___ the match when Mum came home. (a) were winning (b) was winning (c) are winning (d) were win
16. 16.When Dad called, I ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) have (c) has
17. 17.Aisha ___ to school at the moment. (a) is go (b) am going (c) is going (d) are going
18. 18.Name the tense: “They were speaking Hindi.” (a) past perfect (b) simple past (c) past continuous (d) present perfect
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceeing (c) danceing
20. 20.He ___ gone to school already. (a) have (b) has
21. 21.My parents ___ on the stage when the phone rang. (a) were dancing (b) were dance (c) was dancing (d) are dancing
22. 22.When Mum came home, we ___ lunch. (a) were bring (b) were bringing (c) was bringing (d) are bringing
23. 23.Aditya ___ the room tomorrow. (a) cleaned (b) will cleaning (c) will clean (d) will cleans
24. 24.Name the tense: “My brother tells a story.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) past continuous (d) simple future
25. 25.You ___ eaten a mango already. (a) have (b) has
26. 26.Choose the right verb: Every child ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
27. 27.At 8 pm yesterday, they ___ in the park. (a) were jog (b) were jogging (c) was jogging (d) are jogging
28. 28.Kunal ___ a sandcastle when the bell rang. (a) is building (b) was build (c) was building (d) were building
29. 29.Aarav ___ in this school since 2020. (a) studied (b) studies (c) have studied (d) has studied
30. 30.___ they build a sandcastle every Sunday? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Does (d) Are
31. 31.By the time we reached, she ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) has danced
32. 32.We ___ going to bring lunch next Sunday. (a) are (b) am (c) is
33. 33.They ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) had carry (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) has carried
34. 34.You ___ in the park tomorrow. (a) will run (b) will running (c) ran (d) will runs
35. 35.___ Sneha clap for the team last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
36. 36.Choose the right verb: There ___ a mango in the basket. (a) are (b) is
37. 37.They ___ ride a bicycle every Sunday. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
38. 38.The children ___ in this school since 2020. (a) teach (b) taught (c) have taught (d) has taught
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) has watched (d) had watched
40. 40.___ he feed the dog last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do

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