Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 118 · 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.When it started to rain, she ___ a mango. (a) was eating (b) was eat (c) were eating (d) is eating
2. 2.My parents ___ in the park right now. (a) is jogging (b) are jogging (c) are jog (d) am jogging
3. 3.He ___ in the park when the phone rang. (a) was jogging (b) is jogging (c) were jogging (d) was jog
4. 4.Aditya is going to ___ in the park next week. (a) ran (b) runs (c) running (d) run
5. 5.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flyed (b) flown (c) flying (d) flew
6. 6.I ___ help Grandma every morning. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) aren't
7. 7.___ I help Grandma on Saturdays? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do (d) Does
8. 8.When Dad called, I ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) have (c) had
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) have washed
10. 10.My brother ___ in the park when the phone rang. (a) were jogging (b) was jog (c) is jogging (d) was jogging
11. 11.My parents ___ vegetables when Mum came home. (a) was buying (b) were buy (c) are buying (d) were buying
12. 12.My brother ___ the train twice a week. (a) take (b) takes (c) taking
13. 13.___ he singing a song now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
14. 14.He has studied in this school ___ 2019. (a) for (b) since
15. 15.The children have worked in Delhi ___ 2020. (a) since (b) for
16. 16.Saanvi did not ___ a letter in 2023. (a) writing (b) write (c) wrote (d) writes
17. 17.Name the tense: “You were sending a message.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) simple future (d) present perfect
18. 18.Kavya has just ___ on the stage. (a) dance (b) dances (c) dancing (d) danced
19. 19.He ___ to school right now. (a) am going (b) is go (c) are going (d) is going
20. 20.They ___ the match two days ago. (a) win (b) will win (c) won (d) winned
21. 21.My sister did not ___ a cap last week. (a) wear (b) wears (c) wearing (d) wore
22. 22.Yash ___ a picture right now. (a) is drawing (b) are drawing (c) am drawing (d) is draw
23. 23.They did not ___ Hindi last Sunday. (a) speaks (b) speaking (c) spoke (d) speak
24. 24.I ___ a picture at the moment. (a) is drawing (b) are drawing (c) am draw (d) am drawing
25. 25.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eated (b) eaten (c) eating (d) ate
26. 26.Choose the right verb: Each child ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
27. 27.My parents ___ a message before it got dark. (a) had send (b) had sent (c) has sent (d) have sent
28. 28.When Dad called, you ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
29. 29.He is going to ___ lunch tomorrow. (a) brings (b) brought (c) bringing (d) bring
30. 30.They ___ milk yesterday. (a) will drink (b) drank (c) drinked (d) drink
31. 31.Choose the right verb: All the students ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writeing (c) writing
33. 33.Saanvi is going to ___ in the pool next month. (a) swimming (b) swim (c) swims (d) swam
34. 34.Vivaan ___ throw the ball on Saturdays. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
35. 35.Name the tense: “They will take the train.” (a) simple present (b) present continuous (c) simple future (d) past perfect
36. 36.Name the tense: “The students had helped Grandma.” (a) past perfect (b) present continuous (c) past continuous (d) simple present
37. 37.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) bought (c) buyed
38. 38.He ___ a sandcastle every day. (a) build (b) building (c) builds
39. 39.Sneha is going to ___ a mango next week. (a) eats (b) ate (c) eating (d) eat
40. 40.Vivaan ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) will wash (b) washed (c) washes (d) has washed

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