Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 149 · 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 ___ a picture when Mum came home. (a) were draw (b) are drawing (c) was drawing (d) were drawing
2. 2.We ___ science at the moment. (a) am studying (b) are studying (c) are study (d) is studying
3. 3.Choose the right verb: All the players ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
4. 4.You ___ cooked rice already. (a) has (b) have
5. 5.___ he sending a message right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
6. 6.Rahul ___ going to sing a song next Sunday. (a) am (b) is (c) are
7. 7.They ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) had drank (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
8. 8.You ___ the room in 2023. (a) clean (b) cleaned (c) will clean (d) have cleaned
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) have brought (c) had bring (d) has brought
10. 10.Nisha has just ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) catches (c) catching (d) caught
11. 11.Yash ___ in the park at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were running (b) was running (c) is running (d) was run
12. 12.Name the tense: “He dances on the stage.” (a) simple present (b) present continuous (c) past continuous (d) simple future
13. 13.Zoya ___ a kite at the moment. (a) is flying (b) am flying (c) is fly (d) are flying
14. 14.___ I catch the ball every day? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do (d) Does
15. 15.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 8. (a) are (b) is
16. 16.Choose the right verb: There ___ many books on the shelf. (a) is (b) are
17. 17.Name the tense: “They made tea.” (a) past continuous (b) past perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple past
18. 18.Name the tense: “He had cooked rice.” (a) past continuous (b) past perfect (c) present perfect (d) simple future
19. 19.She ___ on the stage twice a week. (a) dancing (b) dance (c) dances
20. 20.Name the tense: “She will speak Hindi.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) simple present (d) present perfect
21. 21.___ I studying science at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
22. 22.My friends ___ go to school every Sunday. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) aren't
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feedding (c) feedeing
24. 24.When Dad called, we ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) has (c) have
25. 25.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eated (b) ate (c) eating (d) eaten
26. 26.___ they study science every Sunday? (a) Does (b) Are (c) Is (d) Do
27. 27.He has lived in Pune ___ 2020. (a) since (b) for
28. 28.You ___ on the stage every Sunday. (a) dancing (b) dances (c) dance
29. 29.We ___ the dog right now. (a) are feed (b) are feeding (c) is feeding (d) am feeding
30. 30.You ___ the ball when Mum came home. (a) was throwing (b) were throwing (c) were throw (d) are throwing
31. 31.___ we helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
32. 32.By the time we reached, my parents ___ tea. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had made (d) had make
33. 33.I ___ a tree when the phone rang. (a) were planting (b) am planting (c) was plant (d) was planting
34. 34.We have just ___ a bicycle. (a) ride (b) riding (c) ridden (d) rode
35. 35.We ___ the room tomorrow. (a) cleaned (b) will cleaning (c) will cleans (d) will clean
36. 36.We have just ___ for the team. (a) clapping (b) clap (c) claps (d) clapped
37. 37.She ___ in this school since 2021. (a) have taught (b) taught (c) teaches (d) has taught
38. 38.You ___ tell a story on Saturdays. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) aren't
39. 39.I ___ in Delhi since 2020. (a) worked (b) work (c) has worked (d) have worked
40. 40.He has just ___ a kite. (a) flying (b) flew (c) fly (d) flown

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