Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 116 · 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: “She is dancing on the stage.” (a) present perfect (b) simple future (c) present continuous (d) past perfect
2. 2.Name the tense: “Nisha is washing the dishes.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) simple future
3. 3.The students have just ___ a tree. (a) planting (b) plants (c) plant (d) planted
4. 4.They ___ a cartoon next Sunday. (a) will watches (b) will watch (c) watched (d) will watching
5. 5.My friends ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) have planted (d) has planted
6. 6.___ we buying vegetables right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
7. 7.You ___ in Pune since 2021. (a) have lived (b) has lived (c) live (d) lived
8. 8.Name the tense: “I tell a story.” (a) past continuous (b) simple future (c) present perfect (d) simple present
9. 9.Choose the right verb: The news ___ good today. (a) are (b) is
10. 10.Name the tense: “The students have taken the train.” (a) present perfect (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) past perfect
11. 11.When Dad called, my parents ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
12. 12.___ we send a message in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
13. 13.Choose the right verb: Either the boys or Rohan ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
14. 14.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) bought (b) buying (c) buyed
15. 15.___ she bake a cake two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
16. 16.Choose the right verb: Either Ishaan or the twins ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
17. 17.We ___ the ball when the bell rang. (a) were throwing (b) was throwing (c) are throwing (d) were throw
18. 18.Aditya has just ___ rice. (a) cooking (b) cooks (c) cook (d) cooked
19. 19.Choose the right verb: Every player ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
20. 20.I have played in the garden ___ morning. (a) since (b) for
21. 21.___ he writing a letter right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
22. 22.At 8 pm yesterday, they ___ a picture. (a) were draw (b) was drawing (c) are drawing (d) were drawing
23. 23.They are going to ___ in the park tomorrow. (a) jogging (b) jogs (c) jogged (d) jog
24. 24.Rahul ___ going to carry the bag tomorrow. (a) am (b) is (c) are
25. 25.Sneha ___ science next month. (a) will studies (b) studied (c) will studying (d) will study
26. 26.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
27. 27.She ___ going to win the match next week. (a) am (b) are (c) is
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, she ___ in the pool. (a) had swum (b) have swum (c) has swum (d) had swam
29. 29.Name the tense: “They are riding a bicycle.” (a) simple future (b) past perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple past
30. 30.My friends ___ a kite now. (a) are flying (b) are fly (c) am flying (d) is flying
31. 31.He ___ rice when it started to rain. (a) were cooking (b) was cooking (c) was cook (d) is cooking
32. 32.Name the tense: “Dev climbs a tree.” (a) simple present (b) present continuous (c) past continuous (d) simple future
33. 33.I ___ a bicycle two days ago. (a) will ride (b) rided (c) ride (d) rode
34. 34.They ___ Grandma when the bell rang. (a) were help (b) were helping (c) are helping (d) was helping
35. 35.We ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) have gone (b) has gone (c) had went (d) had gone
36. 36.The children ___ plant a tree every Sunday. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
37. 37.Choose the right verb: All the children ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
38. 38.Name the tense: “They had made tea.” (a) present continuous (b) past perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple present
39. 39.You ___ the match when the bell rang. (a) are winning (b) was winning (c) were win (d) were winning
40. 40.My sister has worked in Delhi ___ five years. (a) for (b) since

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