Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 121 · 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.Aarav ___ going to cook rice next month. (a) are (b) am (c) is
2. 2.My brother ___ rice at the moment. (a) are cooking (b) is cook (c) is cooking (d) am cooking
3. 3.When the bell rang, they ___ a mango. (a) were eating (b) was eating (c) are eating (d) were eat
4. 4.You ___ Hindi two days ago. (a) speak (b) spoke (c) speaked (d) will speak
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, Ishaan ___ a story. (a) had told (b) had tell (c) have told (d) has told
6. 6.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taked (b) taken (c) taking (d) took
7. 7.___ Neel catching the ball now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speakking (c) speaking
9. 9.Name the tense: “They wash the dishes.” (a) simple present (b) past perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple past
10. 10.I ___ built a sandcastle already. (a) have (b) has
11. 11.When the bell rang, I ___ a letter. (a) am writing (b) were writing (c) was write (d) was writing
12. 12.We ___ in the pool every day. (a) swims (b) swimming (c) swim
13. 13.My sister ___ for the team next month. (a) will clapping (b) will claps (c) clapped (d) will clap
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watching (c) watchhing
15. 15.She ___ in this school since 2021. (a) have studied (b) studied (c) has studied (d) studies
16. 16.He ___ a message every day. (a) send (b) sends (c) sending
17. 17.You ___ cricket right now. (a) am playing (b) are play (c) is playing (d) are playing
18. 18.My sister did not ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) ride (b) rides (c) rode (d) riding
19. 19.He ___ planted a tree already. (a) has (b) have
20. 20.He ___ catch the ball on Saturdays. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, she ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) had drank (c) have drunk (d) has drunk
22. 22.At 8 pm yesterday, my parents ___ vegetables. (a) are buying (b) was buying (c) were buy (d) were buying
23. 23.___ my brother bake a cake last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
24. 24.I ___ go to school every day. (a) aren't (b) don't (c) doesn't
25. 25.I ___ a mango when the phone rang. (a) were eating (b) am eating (c) was eat (d) was eating
26. 26.Name the tense: “They watched a cartoon.” (a) simple present (b) past perfect (c) simple future (d) simple past
27. 27.Choose the right verb: Neither the girls nor Aisha ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
28. 28.They did not ___ for the team in 2023. (a) clapped (b) claps (c) clap (d) clapping
29. 29.The children ___ the dog in 2023. (a) feed (b) will feed (c) fed (d) feeded
30. 30.Choose the right verb: My trousers ___ new. (a) is (b) are
31. 31.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 3. (a) is (b) are
32. 32.Name the tense: “Farhan is bringing lunch.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) simple future (d) past perfect
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) runeing (c) running
34. 34.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 4. (a) are (b) is
35. 35.Name the tense: “You will run in the park.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) past perfect
36. 36.Name the tense: “Aarav will play cricket.” (a) past continuous (b) simple past (c) simple future (d) simple present
37. 37.We ___ vegetables when Mum came home. (a) were buy (b) were buying (c) was buying (d) are buying
38. 38.He ___ played cricket already. (a) have (b) has
39. 39.When the bell rang, the children ___ the dog. (a) are feeding (b) was feeding (c) were feeding (d) were feed
40. 40.They ___ to school right now. (a) is going (b) am going (c) are go (d) are going

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