Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 115 · 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 has just ___ cricket. (a) play (b) playing (c) plays (d) played
2. 2.Name the tense: “My sister is playing cricket.” (a) simple future (b) present continuous (c) past continuous (d) simple present
3. 3.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 5. (a) are (b) is
4. 4.I ___ a kite tomorrow. (a) flew (b) will flies (c) will flying (d) will fly
5. 5.Name the tense: “I carry the bag.” (a) simple future (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) past continuous
6. 6.When Mum came home, they ___ a bicycle. (a) are riding (b) was riding (c) were ride (d) were riding
7. 7.When the phone rang, the students ___ the ball. (a) were catching (b) were catch (c) was catching (d) are catching
8. 8.___ my cousins clean the room in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
9. 9.Name the tense: “We had carried the bag.” (a) present perfect (b) simple future (c) simple past (d) past perfect
10. 10.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 5. (a) is (b) are
11. 11.Name the tense: “He sent a message.” (a) simple future (b) present perfect (c) simple present (d) simple past
12. 12.Tara ___ science every day. (a) studying (b) studies (c) study
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the ball. (a) had caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) has caught
14. 14.___ he cleaning the room right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
15. 15.Name the tense: “We had drunk milk.” (a) present perfect (b) past perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple past
16. 16.When the bell rang, I ___ a cake. (a) were baking (b) was baking (c) was bake (d) am baking
17. 17.We did not ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) buying (b) bought (c) buy (d) buys
18. 18.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drank (b) drinked (c) drinking (d) drunk
19. 19.Choose the right verb: All the students ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinkking (c) drinking
21. 21.Name the tense: “I was dancing on the stage.” (a) past continuous (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) present perfect
22. 22.We ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sung (d) had sang
23. 23.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoke (b) speaked (c) speaking (d) spoken
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, Diya ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had play (c) have played (d) had played
25. 25.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawed (b) drew (c) drawn (d) drawing
26. 26.They ___ lunch right now. (a) are bring (b) is bringing (c) are bringing (d) am bringing
27. 27.You ___ science when the phone rang. (a) was studying (b) are studying (c) were study (d) were studying
28. 28.When the phone rang, my brother ___ Hindi. (a) is speaking (b) was speaking (c) was speak (d) were speaking
29. 29.Diya ___ the match when the phone rang. (a) was win (b) was winning (c) is winning (d) were winning
30. 30.You ___ a mango when the phone rang. (a) were eat (b) were eating (c) was eating (d) are eating
31. 31.___ the students study science last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
32. 32.You have been in the library ___ morning. (a) for (b) since
33. 33.We ___ a cap every Sunday. (a) wearing (b) wears (c) wear
34. 34.My brother did not ___ a bicycle two days ago. (a) riding (b) rode (c) ride (d) rides
35. 35.Zoya ___ catch the ball every Sunday. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
36. 36.___ they plant a tree every Sunday? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Are (d) Do
37. 37.You ___ a kite now. (a) am flying (b) are fly (c) is flying (d) are flying
38. 38.___ you watch a cartoon in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
39. 39.___ they swim in the pool every Sunday? (a) Is (b) Does (c) Do (d) Are
40. 40.I ___ the ball now. (a) are throwing (b) am throwing (c) am throw (d) is throwing

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