Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 137 · 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.I ___ in the park next month. (a) jogged (b) will jog (c) will jogging (d) will jogs
2. 2.Ira did not ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wearing (b) wears (c) wore (d) wear
3. 3.___ my brother eat a mango yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
4. 4.Name the tense: “Kabir was singing a song.” (a) simple future (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) past continuous
5. 5.You ___ in Pune since 2019. (a) lived (b) live (c) have lived (d) has lived
6. 6.Name the tense: “He spoke Hindi.” (a) past continuous (b) simple past (c) present continuous (d) present perfect
7. 7.Name the tense: “Kavya was buying vegetables.” (a) simple present (b) simple past (c) past continuous (d) present perfect
8. 8.We ___ a story now. (a) is telling (b) am telling (c) are telling (d) are tell
9. 9.When Dad called, we ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
10. 10.Name the tense: “Ira is feeding the dog.” (a) simple future (b) simple past (c) past continuous (d) present continuous
11. 11.Kunal ___ in this school since 2019. (a) studied (b) studies (c) has studied (d) have studied
12. 12.___ they catching the ball now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
13. 13.We have worked in Delhi ___ 2019. (a) since (b) for
14. 14.Aisha has lived in Pune ___ a long time. (a) for (b) since
15. 15.She ___ a picture when Mum came home. (a) was draw (b) is drawing (c) were drawing (d) was drawing
16. 16.At 8 pm yesterday, Pooja ___ for the team. (a) was clap (b) were clapping (c) was clapping (d) is clapping
17. 17.Choose the right verb: The bunch of bananas ___ ripe. (a) are (b) is
18. 18.They ___ cook rice every morning. (a) aren't (b) don't (c) doesn't
19. 19.We ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
20. 20.___ she drawing a picture right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
21. 21.When Dad called, we ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) have (c) had
22. 22.The children ___ the ball every morning. (a) catches (b) catch (c) catching
23. 23.They ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) have bought
24. 24.They ___ fly a kite twice a week. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
25. 25.We ___ going to help Grandma tomorrow. (a) am (b) is (c) are
26. 26.When the phone rang, Pooja ___ the match. (a) was winning (b) were winning (c) was win (d) is winning
27. 27.My sister ___ for the team now. (a) is clapping (b) am clapping (c) is clap (d) are clapping
28. 28.The children ___ a kite now. (a) are flying (b) am flying (c) is flying (d) are fly
29. 29.Choose the right verb: Each player ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
30. 30.Name the tense: “They were eating a mango.” (a) present perfect (b) simple present (c) past continuous (d) past perfect
31. 31.___ he play cricket two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
32. 32.Name the tense: “Farhan is baking a cake.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) present perfect (d) past perfect
33. 33.Choose the right verb: Either Meera or the girls ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
34. 34.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 3. (a) is (b) are
35. 35.Choose the right verb: Every student ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
36. 36.My brother ___ a cartoon tomorrow. (a) will watching (b) watched (c) will watches (d) will watch
37. 37.___ my brother bring lunch every Sunday? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Does (d) Do
38. 38.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 3. (a) are (b) is
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeing (c) takeeing
40. 40.I ___ science last Sunday. (a) studied (b) study (c) will study (d) have studied

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