Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 141 · 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.They ___ the match next month. (a) will wins (b) will winning (c) will win (d) won
2. 2.Rohan ___ in the park every morning. (a) run (b) runs (c) running
3. 3.She ___ the bag every Sunday. (a) carries (b) carry (c) carrying
4. 4.We did not ___ the train last Sunday. (a) take (b) taking (c) took (d) takes
5. 5.I ___ help Grandma every day. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) aren't
6. 6.Name the tense: “My brother eats a mango.” (a) past perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) past continuous
7. 7.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 9. (a) are (b) is
8. 8.We have known my best friend ___ last year. (a) since (b) for
9. 9.They are going to ___ the ball next week. (a) catches (b) caught (c) catch (d) catching
10. 10.He did not ___ the ball in 2023. (a) caught (b) catch (c) catches (d) catching
11. 11.They ___ a kite twice a week. (a) flying (b) flies (c) fly
12. 12.Name the tense: “I have ridden a bicycle.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) present perfect (d) simple present
13. 13.___ we drink milk in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
14. 14.You ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) had won (b) has won (c) had win (d) have won
15. 15.You ___ cricket when the phone rang. (a) were playing (b) are playing (c) was playing (d) were play
16. 16.You ___ going to eat a mango next Sunday. (a) is (b) are (c) am
17. 17.Name the tense: “Ananya speaks Hindi.” (a) past continuous (b) present continuous (c) present perfect (d) simple present
18. 18.Choose the right verb: All the children ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
19. 19.___ my friends build a sandcastle in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
20. 20.You ___ the bag now. (a) am carrying (b) is carrying (c) are carrying (d) are carry
21. 21.Name the tense: “My friends plant a tree.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) simple present (d) past perfect
22. 22.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
23. 23.We ___ win the match on Saturdays. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) aren't
24. 24.When it started to rain, he ___ a mango. (a) was eat (b) is eating (c) were eating (d) was eating
25. 25.Manav ___ plant a tree twice a week. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
26. 26.Isha ___ Hindi at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was speaking (b) were speaking (c) was speak (d) is speaking
27. 27.She ___ a bicycle tomorrow. (a) will rides (b) rode (c) will riding (d) will ride
28. 28.My sister ___ with Nani since 2019. (a) has stayed (b) stayed (c) have stayed (d) stays
29. 29.We ___ Grandma when the phone rang. (a) was helping (b) are helping (c) were help (d) were helping
30. 30.We ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had thrown (b) has thrown (c) had threw (d) have thrown
31. 31.Name the tense: “We fed the dog.” (a) past perfect (b) simple present (c) simple future (d) simple past
32. 32.My friends ___ a song next month. (a) will singing (b) sang (c) will sing (d) will sings
33. 33.Arjun is going to ___ a message next month. (a) sending (b) sent (c) send (d) sends
34. 34.He ___ lunch yesterday. (a) brings (b) will bring (c) brought (d) bringed
35. 35.Name the tense: “I had caught the ball.” (a) simple past (b) simple future (c) past continuous (d) past perfect
36. 36.We ___ a sandcastle every day. (a) builds (b) building (c) build
37. 37.She ___ a picture next week. (a) will drawing (b) drew (c) will draws (d) will draw
38. 38.My parents have worked in Delhi ___ 2019. (a) since (b) for
39. 39.At 8 pm yesterday, we ___ a cap. (a) were wearing (b) are wearing (c) was wearing (d) were wear
40. 40.___ Ira tell a story two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was

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