Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 148 · 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.She ___ the match at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was win (b) is winning (c) was winning (d) were winning
2. 2.Name the tense: “My brother will jog in the park.” (a) present perfect (b) simple future (c) past continuous (d) simple past
3. 3.___ she watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
4. 4.You ___ in this school since 2021. (a) study (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) studied
5. 5.I ___ swim in the pool every Sunday. (a) aren't (b) doesn't (c) don't
6. 6.They are going to ___ science next Sunday. (a) study (b) studied (c) studies (d) studying
7. 7.Zoya ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooked (b) has cooked (c) cooks (d) will cook
8. 8.___ she speaking Hindi now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
9. 9.Ananya has just ___ to school. (a) going (b) gone (c) went (d) go
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) planteing (c) plantting
11. 11.We are going to ___ for the team next week. (a) clap (b) clapping (c) claps (d) clapped
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, Omkar ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
13. 13.I ___ milk right now. (a) are drinking (b) am drink (c) is drinking (d) am drinking
14. 14.Name the tense: “My sister was riding a bicycle.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) present perfect (d) simple future
15. 15.Choose the right verb: Either Ananya or the twins ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
16. 16.Choose the right verb: Each of the players ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
17. 17.Name the tense: “He had spoken Hindi.” (a) past perfect (b) simple past (c) past continuous (d) simple future
18. 18.They ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) drawed (b) draw (c) will draw (d) drew
19. 19.You ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) have clapped
20. 20.When Dad called, we ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) has (c) have
21. 21.My cousins ___ in the park tomorrow. (a) will jog (b) will jogging (c) will jogs (d) jogged
22. 22.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaked (b) spoken (c) spoke (d) speaking
23. 23.___ he write a letter last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
24. 24.Aarav ___ vegetables when the phone rang. (a) is buying (b) was buying (c) was buy (d) were buying
25. 25.She ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) buyed (b) buys (c) will buy (d) bought
26. 26.I ___ on the stage next month. (a) danced (b) will dancing (c) will dances (d) will dance
27. 27.We ___ taken the train already. (a) have (b) has
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feeding (c) feedding
29. 29.When Dad called, she ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) have (c) has
30. 30.You ___ science last week. (a) study (b) have studied (c) studied (d) will study
31. 31.When the bell rang, Neel ___ science. (a) was studying (b) were studying (c) is studying (d) was study
32. 32.You ___ a sandcastle every Sunday. (a) build (b) building (c) builds
33. 33.___ he telling a story now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
34. 34.You ___ a cake every morning. (a) bakes (b) bake (c) baking
35. 35.At 8 pm yesterday, we ___ lunch. (a) was bringing (b) were bring (c) were bringing (d) are bringing
36. 36.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) weared (c) wore (d) worn
37. 37.The children have been in the library ___ 8 o'clock. (a) since (b) for
38. 38.The children did not ___ the room two days ago. (a) cleaning (b) cleans (c) cleaned (d) clean
39. 39.When Dad called, I ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) had (c) has
40. 40.When it started to rain, you ___ in the park. (a) were running (b) was running (c) were run (d) are running

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