Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 143 · 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.He ___ going to bake a cake tomorrow. (a) is (b) am (c) are
2. 2.She did not ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) watched (b) watch (c) watching (d) watches
3. 3.They ___ going to help Grandma next week. (a) is (b) am (c) are
4. 4.Choose the right verb: Every student ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
5. 5.She ___ cricket at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were playing (b) is playing (c) was play (d) was playing
6. 6.He has been in the library ___ 10 am. (a) for (b) since
7. 7.When the bell rang, we ___ a picture. (a) are drawing (b) were drawing (c) was drawing (d) were draw
8. 8.My brother ___ drunk milk already. (a) has (b) have
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ the match. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had win (d) had won
10. 10.Name the tense: “He is planting a tree.” (a) past continuous (b) simple future (c) present perfect (d) present continuous
11. 11.Name the tense: “My cousins are catching the ball.” (a) simple present (b) present perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple future
12. 12.My sister did not ___ a mango in 2023. (a) eating (b) eat (c) eats (d) ate
13. 13.When Mum came home, my sister ___ the room. (a) is cleaning (b) was clean (c) were cleaning (d) was cleaning
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) running (c) runeing
15. 15.My sister ___ the train last week. (a) will take (b) takes (c) took (d) taked
16. 16.They ___ lunch when the bell rang. (a) are bringing (b) were bring (c) was bringing (d) were bringing
17. 17.They have just ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) planted (c) plants (d) planting
18. 18.She ___ going to win the match next month. (a) is (b) am (c) are
19. 19.___ he studying science now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyeing (c) flyying
21. 21.He is going to ___ cricket tomorrow. (a) play (b) playing (c) plays (d) played
22. 22.Choose the right verb: Each of the children ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
23. 23.___ Ishaan writing a letter right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
24. 24.They ___ going to make tea next Sunday. (a) is (b) am (c) are
25. 25.Dev did not ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) dancing (b) danced (c) dance (d) dances
26. 26.He is going to ___ a song tomorrow. (a) sings (b) sing (c) sang (d) singing
27. 27.We ___ with Nani since 2022. (a) has stayed (b) stayed (c) stay (d) have stayed
28. 28.I ___ with Nani since 2022. (a) have stayed (b) stay (c) stayed (d) has stayed
29. 29.Name the tense: “My sister is playing cricket.” (a) simple past (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) past continuous
30. 30.We ___ the dog when the phone rang. (a) were feed (b) are feeding (c) were feeding (d) was feeding
31. 31.My brother has just ___ the dog. (a) fed (b) feed (c) feeds (d) feeding
32. 32.Manav ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) had swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) has swum
33. 33.Riya ___ eat a mango every day. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watching (c) watchhing
35. 35.We ___ in the pool two days ago. (a) swim (b) swam (c) swimmed (d) will swim
36. 36.My parents ___ Grandma every day. (a) helping (b) help (c) helps
37. 37.They have played in the garden ___ an hour. (a) since (b) for
38. 38.We ___ cricket when the bell rang. (a) were play (b) were playing (c) are playing (d) was playing
39. 39.My sister ___ a mango every Sunday. (a) eating (b) eats (c) eat
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) building (c) buildeing

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