Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 104 · 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.She ___ a sandcastle at 8 pm yesterday. (a) is building (b) was building (c) were building (d) was build
2. 2.You ___ a story at 8 pm yesterday. (a) are telling (b) were telling (c) was telling (d) were tell
3. 3.Vivaan ___ ridden a bicycle already. (a) have (b) has
4. 4.My brother ___ written a letter already. (a) has (b) have
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the match. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had win (d) had won
6. 6.Choose the right verb: All the boys ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
7. 7.Choose the right verb: The scissors ___ sharp. (a) are (b) is
8. 8.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) taking (c) took (d) taked
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) makeeing (c) making
10. 10.Name the tense: “You have gone to school.” (a) present perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple future (d) simple present
11. 11.Name the tense: “Dev is planting a tree.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) simple past (d) present perfect
12. 12.She has just ___ Grandma. (a) helping (b) helps (c) helped (d) help
13. 13.You did not ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) dancing (b) dances (c) dance (d) danced
14. 14.My brother ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) had watched (d) have watched
15. 15.When Mum came home, Riya ___ on the stage. (a) were dancing (b) was dancing (c) was dance (d) is dancing
16. 16.We ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) have helped (b) had helped (c) has helped (d) had help
17. 17.Name the tense: “The children were sending a message.” (a) past continuous (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) past perfect
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studyying (c) studying
19. 19.She ___ milk next month. (a) drank (b) will drink (c) will drinks (d) will drinking
20. 20.He ___ drunk milk already. (a) has (b) have
21. 21.Name the tense: “Riya watches a cartoon.” (a) past perfect (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) past continuous
22. 22.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
23. 23.My sister ___ in this school since 2021. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) studied (d) studies
24. 24.Choose the right verb: Neither Omkar nor my cousins ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
25. 25.I ___ the train next month. (a) took (b) will taking (c) will take (d) will takes
26. 26.My brother did not ___ a cake last week. (a) baking (b) bakes (c) bake (d) baked
27. 27.They ___ a cartoon when the phone rang. (a) was watching (b) were watch (c) are watching (d) were watching
28. 28.We ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) will throw (b) throwed (c) threw (d) throw
29. 29.My brother has studied in this school ___ last year. (a) since (b) for
30. 30.Manav ___ cricket at the moment. (a) is play (b) are playing (c) am playing (d) is playing
31. 31.I ___ going to make tea next week. (a) am (b) is (c) are
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speakking (c) speaking
33. 33.She ___ cricket now. (a) is play (b) are playing (c) am playing (d) is playing
34. 34.When Mum came home, she ___ a song. (a) is singing (b) was sing (c) was singing (d) were singing
35. 35.You ___ the bag last week. (a) have carried (b) will carry (c) carry (d) carried
36. 36.Name the tense: “I will send a message.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) simple future (d) simple present
37. 37.Name the tense: “We had carried the bag.” (a) past perfect (b) past continuous (c) simple future (d) simple past
38. 38.You ___ a bicycle two days ago. (a) ride (b) rode (c) rided (d) will ride
39. 39.When Dad called, he ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) had (c) has
40. 40.___ she singing a song right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am

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