Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 108 · 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.Name the tense: “You have told a story.” (a) simple present (b) past perfect (c) present perfect (d) present continuous
2. 2.My cousins have just ___ the train. (a) took (b) taken (c) take (d) taking
3. 3.___ you speak Hindi every day? (a) Is (b) Does (c) Are (d) Do
4. 4.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) has carried
5. 5.They ___ played cricket already. (a) has (b) have
6. 6.We ___ a tree when the bell rang. (a) were climbing (b) were climb (c) was climbing (d) are climbing
7. 7.She is going to ___ in the park next week. (a) jogged (b) jog (c) jogs (d) jogging
8. 8.At 8 pm yesterday, you ___ in the park. (a) were jogging (b) are jogging (c) was jogging (d) were jog
9. 9.___ I clap for the team every day? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Does (d) Do
10. 10.Name the tense: “Priya is drawing a picture.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) present perfect (d) past perfect
11. 11.Yash ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) washed (b) will wash (c) washes (d) has washed
12. 12.Choose the right verb: The news ___ good today. (a) are (b) is
13. 13.My sister ___ the bag every Sunday. (a) carries (b) carry (c) carrying
14. 14.Dev ___ washed the dishes already. (a) has (b) have
15. 15.They ___ cricket every Sunday. (a) playing (b) plays (c) play
16. 16.My sister ___ going to watch a cartoon next week. (a) am (b) is (c) are
17. 17.He ___ tea when the bell rang. (a) is making (b) was making (c) was make (d) were making
18. 18.___ I telling a story right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
19. 19.You ___ in the park every morning. (a) jogs (b) jog (c) jogging
20. 20.Choose the right verb: Physics ___ interesting. (a) are (b) is
21. 21.Choose the right verb: There ___ two cats in the garden. (a) is (b) are
22. 22.I ___ the train in 2023. (a) taked (b) take (c) will take (d) took
23. 23.___ Rahul drinking milk now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
24. 24.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwed (b) thrown (c) throwing (d) threw
25. 25.Riya ___ vegetables at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was buy (b) is buying (c) were buying (d) was buying
26. 26.I ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) have sung (b) has sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
27. 27.Name the tense: “They help Grandma.” (a) past perfect (b) present perfect (c) simple present (d) present continuous
28. 28.When Mum came home, you ___ a letter. (a) are writing (b) were writing (c) were write (d) was writing
29. 29.She has just ___ a cake. (a) bakes (b) baking (c) baked (d) bake
30. 30.___ the students singing a song now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
31. 31.My sister ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) had taken
32. 32.When Dad called, she ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
33. 33.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
34. 34.She ___ a tree last week. (a) climbed (b) has climbed (c) climbs (d) will climb
35. 35.When Dad called, my parents ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) had (c) have
36. 36.___ we taking the train right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
37. 37.At 8 pm yesterday, we ___ a kite. (a) were fly (b) was flying (c) were flying (d) are flying
38. 38.___ she sing a song last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
39. 39.He ___ the dog on Saturdays. (a) feed (b) feeds (c) feeding
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washing (c) washhing

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