Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 144 · 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.By the time we reached, Tara ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) have swum (d) had swum
2. 2.She ___ a letter every day. (a) write (b) writing (c) writes
3. 3.My brother ___ Hindi two days ago. (a) will speak (b) speaks (c) spoke (d) speaked
4. 4.___ they dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
5. 5.When Dad called, I ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) had (c) have
6. 6.He ___ make tea every morning. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
7. 7.We did not ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) swim (b) swimming (c) swam (d) swims
8. 8.When the phone rang, you ___ vegetables. (a) were buying (b) was buying (c) were buy (d) are buying
9. 9.My sister did not ___ cricket in 2023. (a) play (b) plays (c) played (d) playing
10. 10.He ___ a sandcastle now. (a) is build (b) is building (c) are building (d) am building
11. 11.We ___ tea right now. (a) are making (b) are make (c) am making (d) is making
12. 12.Choose the right verb: Every girl ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
13. 13.Name the tense: “He is baking a cake.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) present perfect (d) past perfect
14. 14.Choose the right verb: There ___ some water in the bottle. (a) is (b) are
15. 15.Name the tense: “Arjun was feeding the dog.” (a) present perfect (b) simple future (c) present continuous (d) past continuous
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimeing (c) swimming
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) had built (c) have built (d) has built
18. 18.They ___ milk twice a week. (a) drinking (b) drinks (c) drink
19. 19.Choose the right verb: Each player ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
20. 20.When Dad called, he ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) have (c) has
21. 21.Name the tense: “They were studying science.” (a) past perfect (b) present continuous (c) past continuous (d) simple past
22. 22.You ___ clean the room every day. (a) aren't (b) don't (c) doesn't
23. 23.___ we wear a cap twice a week? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are (d) Does
24. 24.When Dad called, Neel ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
25. 25.___ you bringing lunch right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
26. 26.When Mum came home, he ___ a cap. (a) were wearing (b) was wearing (c) was wear (d) is wearing
27. 27.The students ___ with Nani since 2019. (a) have stayed (b) stayed (c) stay (d) has stayed
28. 28.When Mum came home, we ___ Hindi. (a) are speaking (b) were speak (c) was speaking (d) were speaking
29. 29.___ he writing a letter now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
30. 30.___ Pooja speak Hindi every day? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is (d) Does
31. 31.My friends did not ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) speaking (b) spoke (c) speaks (d) speak
32. 32.Choose the right verb: There ___ five mangoes in the basket. (a) are (b) is
33. 33.I ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) ride (b) will ride (c) rode (d) rided
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) riding (c) rideing
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) winning (b) wining (c) wineing
36. 36.My parents are going to ___ the ball next week. (a) caught (b) catching (c) catch (d) catches
37. 37.The students ___ the dog on Saturdays. (a) feeds (b) feed (c) feeding
38. 38.You ___ a letter every day. (a) writing (b) writes (c) write
39. 39.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rided (b) ridden (c) riding (d) rode
40. 40.Name the tense: “You watch a cartoon.” (a) present perfect (b) simple present (c) past continuous (d) present continuous

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