Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 123 · 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.You ___ run in the park already. (a) has (b) have
2. 2.___ you build a sandcastle every day? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is (d) Does
3. 3.They ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) claping (c) clapping
5. 5.___ my sister playing cricket now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
6. 6.When the bell rang, Yash ___ in the park. (a) was jogging (b) is jogging (c) were jogging (d) was jog
7. 7.Choose the right verb: Mathematics ___ my favourite subject. (a) are (b) is
8. 8.Name the tense: “She is cleaning the room.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) present perfect (d) past perfect
9. 9.My sister ___ a song when it started to rain. (a) was sing (b) is singing (c) was singing (d) were singing
10. 10.I ___ going to clean the room next week. (a) is (b) are (c) am
11. 11.They have worked in Delhi ___ last year. (a) for (b) since
12. 12.___ she play cricket in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
13. 13.Name the tense: “Nisha studied science.” (a) present perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple future (d) simple past
14. 14.We ___ a cake when Mum came home. (a) was baking (b) were baking (c) are baking (d) were bake
15. 15.My sister ___ science at the moment. (a) is studying (b) is study (c) are studying (d) am studying
16. 16.My brother ___ clap for the team on Saturdays. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
17. 17.Name the tense: “I had played cricket.” (a) past perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple future (d) past continuous
18. 18.___ Zoya bake a cake in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
19. 19.Choose the right verb: All the children ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
20. 20.Choose the right verb: Each of the children ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
21. 21.Sneha has just ___ the ball. (a) caught (b) catches (c) catch (d) catching
22. 22.___ he throw the ball every Sunday? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is (d) Does
23. 23.___ they send a message twice a week? (a) Is (b) Does (c) Do (d) Are
24. 24.They ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
25. 25.When Dad called, I ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) had (c) has
26. 26.My friends ___ win the match twice a week. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
27. 27.I ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) had watched (b) has watched (c) had watch (d) have watched
28. 28.When Dad called, the children ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) has (c) have
29. 29.When Dad called, I ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.My friends ___ a letter at the moment. (a) are write (b) is writing (c) am writing (d) are writing
31. 31.Name the tense: “I have sent a message.” (a) simple future (b) present perfect (c) past perfect (d) simple past
32. 32.Choose the right verb: The bunch of bananas ___ ripe. (a) is (b) are
33. 33.You ___ planted a tree already. (a) has (b) have
34. 34.You ___ going to climb a tree next month. (a) are (b) am (c) is
35. 35.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sent (b) sended (c) sending
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ Grandma. (a) had helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) have helped
37. 37.My brother has played in the garden ___ morning. (a) since (b) for
38. 38.She ___ a sandcastle next month. (a) will builds (b) built (c) will building (d) will build
39. 39.My sister ___ carried the bag already. (a) have (b) has
40. 40.We did not ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) helping (b) help (c) helps (d) helped

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