Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 122 · 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 the bell rang, you ___ the ball. (a) were catch (b) were catching (c) was catching (d) are catching
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watching (c) watchhing
3. 3.She ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) have built (b) had built (c) had build (d) has built
4. 4.Name the tense: “Aditya is eating a mango.” (a) past continuous (b) present perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple present
5. 5.Choose the right verb: All the players ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
6. 6.I did not ___ lunch two days ago. (a) bring (b) brings (c) brought (d) bringing
7. 7.They ___ in the park when it started to rain. (a) were run (b) are running (c) was running (d) were running
8. 8.When Dad called, they ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
9. 9.They ___ study science twice a week. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) aren't
10. 10.They have known my best friend ___ last year. (a) for (b) since
11. 11.When Dad called, Diya ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
12. 12.You ___ a cap next week. (a) will wears (b) will wearing (c) wore (d) will wear
13. 13.He has waited for the bus ___ half an hour. (a) for (b) since
14. 14.Choose the right verb: The scissors ___ sharp. (a) are (b) is
15. 15.I ___ the room when it started to rain. (a) was clean (b) am cleaning (c) was cleaning (d) were cleaning
16. 16.We ___ run in the park every Sunday. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
17. 17.When the bell rang, Kavya ___ a tree. (a) was climb (b) was climbing (c) were climbing (d) is climbing
18. 18.Name the tense: “We won the match.” (a) simple past (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) past continuous
19. 19.Saanvi has just ___ the match. (a) winning (b) won (c) wins (d) win
20. 20.We ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) had bought (d) have bought
21. 21.He ___ the dog next Sunday. (a) will feeds (b) will feed (c) will feeding (d) fed
22. 22.We did not ___ tea yesterday. (a) made (b) makes (c) making (d) make
23. 23.My sister did not ___ a cap two days ago. (a) wearing (b) wears (c) wore (d) wear
24. 24.Name the tense: “She plays cricket.” (a) simple past (b) simple future (c) present perfect (d) simple present
25. 25.We ___ in the park when it started to rain. (a) was jogging (b) are jogging (c) were jog (d) were jogging
26. 26.Name the tense: “He is climbing a tree.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) past perfect (d) past continuous
27. 27.Choose the right verb: Every child ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
28. 28.I have just ___ Hindi. (a) speaking (b) speak (c) spoken (d) spoke
29. 29.When the phone rang, I ___ a cap. (a) am wearing (b) were wearing (c) was wearing (d) was wear
30. 30.We ___ a cap at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were wearing (b) was wearing (c) were wear (d) are wearing
31. 31.He ___ going to speak Hindi next month. (a) are (b) is (c) am
32. 32.You ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) have watched (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) had watch
33. 33.She did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) throws (b) throw (c) threw (d) throwing
34. 34.Name the tense: “I throw the ball.” (a) past continuous (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) simple past
35. 35.Pooja ___ baked a cake already. (a) has (b) have
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throwing (c) throweing
37. 37.Neel has known my best friend ___ last year. (a) for (b) since
38. 38.I ___ the ball at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were catching (b) am catching (c) was catching (d) was catch
39. 39.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawn (b) drawed (c) drawing (d) drew
40. 40.She did not ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) buys (b) buy (c) bought (d) buying

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