Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 138 · 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.Rohan has lived in Pune ___ January. (a) for (b) since
2. 2.Name the tense: “Sneha washes the dishes.” (a) simple past (b) simple future (c) simple present (d) present perfect
3. 3.Ishaan ___ drink milk every morning. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
4. 4.Neel ___ a picture tomorrow. (a) will draw (b) drew (c) will drawing (d) will draws
5. 5.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 6. (a) is (b) are
6. 6.I did not ___ lunch last Sunday. (a) bring (b) bringing (c) brings (d) brought
7. 7.Choose the right verb: Every girl ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
8. 8.She ___ Grandma every day. (a) help (b) helping (c) helps
9. 9.When Dad called, he ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) had (c) have
10. 10.Nisha ___ milk when the phone rang. (a) is drinking (b) were drinking (c) was drink (d) was drinking
11. 11.When Mum came home, the children ___ the dishes. (a) was washing (b) are washing (c) were wash (d) were washing
12. 12.Omkar ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
13. 13.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) gone (c) went (d) going
14. 14.He ___ on the stage when Mum came home. (a) was dance (b) was dancing (c) is dancing (d) were dancing
15. 15.Choose the right verb: My spectacles ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
16. 16.They ___ vegetables in 2023. (a) buy (b) will buy (c) buyed (d) bought
17. 17.You ___ a bicycle when Mum came home. (a) were riding (b) was riding (c) are riding (d) were ride
18. 18.They ___ drink milk every Sunday. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
19. 19.___ I wash the dishes in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
20. 20.She ___ the train tomorrow. (a) will takes (b) took (c) will take (d) will taking
21. 21.Choose the right verb: The bunch of bananas ___ ripe. (a) are (b) is
22. 22.___ you plant a tree two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
23. 23.My sister ___ on the stage next month. (a) danced (b) will dance (c) will dancing (d) will dances
24. 24.My brother ___ Hindi when it started to rain. (a) was speak (b) were speaking (c) is speaking (d) was speaking
25. 25.I ___ tea in 2023. (a) will make (b) make (c) made (d) maked
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writing (c) writeing
27. 27.___ you run in the park every morning? (a) Is (b) Does (c) Do (d) Are
28. 28.She did not ___ a story last week. (a) tell (b) told (c) telling (d) tells
29. 29.Name the tense: “We bake a cake.” (a) simple present (b) past continuous (c) simple past (d) present continuous
30. 30.___ they throwing the ball now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
31. 31.Omkar ___ planted a tree already. (a) has (b) have
32. 32.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telled (b) telling (c) told
33. 33.She ___ written a letter already. (a) have (b) has
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
35. 35.My sister has just ___ vegetables. (a) buys (b) buying (c) buy (d) bought
36. 36.At 8 pm yesterday, she ___ in the park. (a) was running (b) was run (c) were running (d) is running
37. 37.Name the tense: “You have helped Grandma.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) present perfect
38. 38.___ she cooking rice right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleanning (c) cleaning
40. 40.___ you going to school at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is

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