Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 102 · 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.When Mum came home, my sister ___ the room. (a) were cleaning (b) was clean (c) is cleaning (d) was cleaning
2. 2.___ Isha telling a story now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
3. 3.My sister ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) had bake
4. 4.We ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) had buy (b) had bought (c) have bought (d) has bought
5. 5.Rohan ___ going to make tea next month. (a) are (b) is (c) am
6. 6.Dev is going to ___ a mango tomorrow. (a) eats (b) eating (c) eat (d) ate
7. 7.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) wrote (b) writing (c) writed (d) written
8. 8.When the phone rang, you ___ Grandma. (a) were helping (b) are helping (c) was helping (d) were help
9. 9.Name the tense: “We had baked a cake.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) simple present (d) present continuous
10. 10.He has just ___ the dog. (a) feeding (b) feed (c) fed (d) feeds
11. 11.___ Nisha clean the room in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
12. 12.___ we clap for the team in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studyying (c) studying
14. 14.___ my friends plant a tree twice a week? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are (d) Does
15. 15.Name the tense: “Omkar will build a sandcastle.” (a) present perfect (b) simple future (c) past perfect (d) past continuous
16. 16.Name the tense: “They danced on the stage.” (a) simple future (b) simple past (c) present continuous (d) simple present
17. 17.He ___ with Nani since 2019. (a) stayed (b) stays (c) have stayed (d) has stayed
18. 18.Choose the right verb: All the girls ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
19. 19.I ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am plant (b) is planting (c) am planting (d) are planting
20. 20.They ___ a cake on Saturdays. (a) bakes (b) bake (c) baking
21. 21.Name the tense: “She is making tea.” (a) past continuous (b) simple past (c) present continuous (d) past perfect
22. 22.When Dad called, my sister ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
23. 23.I have just ___ the dog. (a) feeding (b) feeds (c) fed (d) feed
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaning (c) cleaneing
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) has watched
26. 26.___ we go to school every day? (a) Are (b) Does (c) Is (d) Do
27. 27.When Dad called, she ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
28. 28.My cousins ___ in the pool every Sunday. (a) swimming (b) swim (c) swims
29. 29.___ we bring lunch yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
30. 30.She ___ in the pool next month. (a) will swim (b) will swims (c) swam (d) will swimming
31. 31.Name the tense: “Pooja buys vegetables.” (a) simple future (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) present perfect
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringing (c) bringging
33. 33.___ the children making tea now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
34. 34.___ my parents clean the room two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
35. 35.Choose the right verb: There ___ five mangoes in the basket. (a) are (b) is
36. 36.___ they wear a cap in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
37. 37.Choose the right verb: Every girl ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) have drawn
39. 39.___ Kunal helping Grandma now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) has flown (c) have flown (d) had flown

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