Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 117 · 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.We ___ vegetables next Sunday. (a) will buy (b) will buying (c) will buys (d) bought
2. 2.We are going to ___ a cake tomorrow. (a) baked (b) baking (c) bake (d) bakes
3. 3.___ Yash dance on the stage every Sunday? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Are (d) Do
4. 4.Name the tense: “She had played cricket.” (a) past continuous (b) past perfect (c) simple future (d) simple present
5. 5.___ we swim in the pool every morning? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is (d) Does
6. 6.They ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am climbing (b) are climbing (c) is climbing (d) are climb
7. 7.I ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) had planted
8. 8.They ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) had caught
9. 9.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) is (b) are
10. 10.___ we write a letter on Saturdays? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Does (d) Are
11. 11.We have just ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) catching (c) catches (d) caught
12. 12.Rahul did not ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) buy (b) buying (c) buys (d) bought
13. 13.She ___ with Nani since 2021. (a) stayed (b) has stayed (c) have stayed (d) stays
14. 14.Choose the right verb: The news ___ good today. (a) is (b) are
15. 15.Name the tense: “He jogs in the park.” (a) present perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) past continuous
16. 16.When Dad called, they ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
17. 17.I ___ a story next month. (a) told (b) will tell (c) will telling (d) will tells
18. 18.You ___ written a letter already. (a) has (b) have
19. 19.I ___ on the stage when the phone rang. (a) am dancing (b) was dance (c) were dancing (d) was dancing
20. 20.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telled (b) telling (c) told
21. 21.The children are going to ___ a picture next month. (a) drew (b) drawing (c) draws (d) draw
22. 22.She ___ a tree next week. (a) planted (b) will plants (c) will planting (d) will plant
23. 23.___ you carry the bag two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
24. 24.___ they build a sandcastle last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
25. 25.She ___ a picture every Sunday. (a) draw (b) draws (c) drawing
26. 26.She did not ___ the bag two days ago. (a) carrying (b) carries (c) carried (d) carry
27. 27.The students ___ in Pune since 2020. (a) have lived (b) lived (c) has lived (d) live
28. 28.He ___ a mango when the phone rang. (a) is eating (b) were eating (c) was eating (d) was eat
29. 29.Choose the right verb: The packet of biscuits ___ open. (a) are (b) is
30. 30.We ___ tea next month. (a) will make (b) will making (c) will makes (d) made
31. 31.My sister ___ a cap when Mum came home. (a) were wearing (b) was wearing (c) was wear (d) is wearing
32. 32.She ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) had ate (b) has eaten (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
33. 33.Choose the right verb: Each student ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
34. 34.When the phone rang, Farhan ___ vegetables. (a) is buying (b) were buying (c) was buying (d) was buy
35. 35.Name the tense: “He is washing the dishes.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple future
36. 36.He ___ a message at the moment. (a) am sending (b) is sending (c) is send (d) are sending
37. 37.___ I cleaning the room right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
38. 38.She has just ___ a sandcastle. (a) building (b) builds (c) build (d) built
39. 39.She ___ a message when the bell rang. (a) was send (b) was sending (c) were sending (d) is sending
40. 40.Vivaan ___ on the stage on Saturdays. (a) dancing (b) dances (c) dance

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