Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 133 · 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.___ my parents drink milk yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
2. 2.___ they planting a tree at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
3. 3.Name the tense: “They were eating a mango.” (a) past perfect (b) past continuous (c) simple past (d) present perfect
4. 4.My brother is going to ___ a sandcastle next month. (a) built (b) build (c) builds (d) building
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throwing (c) throweing
6. 6.Choose the right verb: All the girls ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
7. 7.When Dad called, Karan ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
8. 8.___ he watch a cartoon twice a week? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Does (d) Is
9. 9.We ___ the ball last week. (a) caught (b) will catch (c) catch (d) catched
10. 10.They ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) have jogged (b) jogged (c) jog (d) will jog
11. 11.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drunk (c) drinking (d) drank
12. 12.Aarav ___ science at the moment. (a) am studying (b) is studying (c) are studying (d) is study
13. 13.Dev ___ the room every day. (a) cleans (b) clean (c) cleaning
14. 14.Choose the right verb: Each student ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
15. 15.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) won (c) winning
16. 16.Name the tense: “My brother is eating a mango.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple future
17. 17.I ___ a cap twice a week. (a) wearing (b) wear (c) wears
18. 18.Name the tense: “My brother swims in the pool.” (a) present perfect (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) past continuous
19. 19.You are going to ___ the dishes next week. (a) washing (b) washed (c) washes (d) wash
20. 20.When the bell rang, you ___ in the park. (a) was running (b) were run (c) were running (d) are running
21. 21.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sent (b) sending (c) sended
22. 22.They are going to ___ a cake next week. (a) bakes (b) baked (c) bake (d) baking
23. 23.Name the tense: “Zoya was washing the dishes.” (a) past continuous (b) simple present (c) present perfect (d) simple future
24. 24.Sneha ___ the room next week. (a) will cleans (b) will clean (c) cleaned (d) will cleaning
25. 25.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
26. 26.I have just ___ a picture. (a) drawing (b) drawn (c) draw (d) drew
27. 27.You ___ a message in 2023. (a) sended (b) send (c) will send (d) sent
28. 28.Choose the right verb: Each of the girls ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
29. 29.They ___ the train now. (a) are take (b) is taking (c) am taking (d) are taking
30. 30.He ___ thrown the ball already. (a) have (b) has
31. 31.Name the tense: “You were riding a bicycle.” (a) past continuous (b) present perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple present
32. 32.When Dad called, my brother ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
33. 33.At 8 pm yesterday, you ___ a message. (a) was sending (b) are sending (c) were sending (d) were send
34. 34.You have just ___ the ball. (a) throwing (b) thrown (c) throw (d) threw
35. 35.You did not ___ a story yesterday. (a) told (b) telling (c) tells (d) tell
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) had built (c) had build (d) has built
37. 37.I ___ play cricket every Sunday. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
38. 38.Name the tense: “They made tea.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) past perfect
39. 39.Choose the right verb: There ___ a lot of rice in the bag. (a) are (b) is
40. 40.I ___ a cap every Sunday. (a) wearing (b) wears (c) wear

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