Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 136 · 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 have just ___ vegetables. (a) buying (b) buys (c) bought (d) buy
2. 2.Farhan is going to ___ the dog next week. (a) feeds (b) fed (c) feeding (d) feed
3. 3.Name the tense: “He has drunk milk.” (a) past continuous (b) past perfect (c) simple past (d) present perfect
4. 4.Ira ___ cricket at the moment. (a) is playing (b) is play (c) are playing (d) am playing
5. 5.Isha ___ going to watch a cartoon tomorrow. (a) are (b) is (c) am
6. 6.___ they win the match twice a week? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Do (d) Are
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, Priya ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) had danced
8. 8.My sister ___ the train every morning. (a) take (b) takes (c) taking
9. 9.Omkar ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
10. 10.My sister ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) had danced
11. 11.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 9. (a) are (b) is
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speakeing (c) speaking
13. 13.I ___ a message every Sunday. (a) send (b) sends (c) sending
14. 14.I ___ a story every Sunday. (a) telling (b) tell (c) tells
15. 15.Name the tense: “Ishaan will jog in the park.” (a) simple past (b) past continuous (c) simple future (d) present continuous
16. 16.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catched (c) catching
17. 17.I ___ going to cook rice tomorrow. (a) are (b) am (c) is
18. 18.Choose the right verb: Each child ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
19. 19.He ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) had eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) has eaten
20. 20.Name the tense: “Ira will dance on the stage.” (a) simple future (b) simple past (c) present perfect (d) past continuous
21. 21.She ___ for the team now. (a) is clapping (b) are clapping (c) is clap (d) am clapping
22. 22.When the phone rang, you ___ the room. (a) were cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) was cleaning (d) were clean
23. 23.Choose the right verb: Each of the children ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
24. 24.Name the tense: “He is clapping for the team.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) present perfect (d) simple future
25. 25.They ___ milk every day. (a) drinking (b) drink (c) drinks
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyying (c) studyeing
27. 27.When Dad called, my friends ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
28. 28.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaked (b) spoken (c) speaking (d) spoke
29. 29.My sister ___ lunch when Mum came home. (a) is bringing (b) was bringing (c) was bring (d) were bringing
30. 30.She ___ in the pool tomorrow. (a) will swims (b) swam (c) will swimming (d) will swim
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, Aarav ___ a bicycle. (a) had ridden (b) has ridden (c) have ridden (d) had rode
32. 32.Choose the right verb: Neither my cousins nor Diya ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
33. 33.I have worked in Delhi ___ six months. (a) for (b) since
34. 34.At 8 pm yesterday, my friends ___ the bag. (a) was carrying (b) were carry (c) were carrying (d) are carrying
35. 35.You ___ wear a cap every day. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
36. 36.When Dad called, Neel ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
37. 37.I ___ Hindi when it started to rain. (a) was speaking (b) were speaking (c) am speaking (d) was speak
38. 38.Choose the right verb: There ___ some water in the bottle. (a) is (b) are
39. 39.When Dad called, we ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) has (c) had
40. 40.Name the tense: “They have told a story.” (a) simple present (b) present continuous (c) past perfect (d) present perfect

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