Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 157 · 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.We are going to ___ a tree next month. (a) climbs (b) climbed (c) climb (d) climbing
2. 2.We ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
3. 3.Name the tense: “You are speaking Hindi.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) simple future (d) past perfect
4. 4.Choose the right verb: The scissors ___ sharp. (a) are (b) is
5. 5.She is going to ___ the dishes tomorrow. (a) washed (b) wash (c) washes (d) washing
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) have built (c) has built (d) had built
7. 7.When Dad called, I ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) had (c) has
8. 8.Name the tense: “Ananya takes the train.” (a) past perfect (b) present perfect (c) simple present (d) past continuous
9. 9.He ___ the train now. (a) is taking (b) is take (c) am taking (d) are taking
10. 10.She ___ feed the dog every day. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
11. 11.They ___ the dishes at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were wash (b) are washing (c) was washing (d) were washing
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writeeing (c) writing
13. 13.___ my cousins drawing a picture now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
14. 14.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swum (c) swimmed (d) swam
15. 15.When Dad called, my brother ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) have (c) has
16. 16.___ the children play cricket on Saturdays? (a) Are (b) Does (c) Is (d) Do
17. 17.When Dad called, my brother ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) has (c) had
18. 18.My friends ___ for the team at the moment. (a) is clapping (b) are clapping (c) are clap (d) am clapping
19. 19.Aisha ___ in this school since 2021. (a) taught (b) have taught (c) has taught (d) teaches
20. 20.By the time the bell rang, you ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) had played (c) has played (d) have played
21. 21.Aarav ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) had bought (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had buy
22. 22.He ___ help Grandma twice a week. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
23. 23.Arjun ___ a cake every day. (a) baking (b) bakes (c) bake
24. 24.The students have worked in Delhi ___ 2019. (a) since (b) for
25. 25.I am going to ___ Hindi next month. (a) speaks (b) speak (c) spoke (d) speaking
26. 26.___ he carrying the bag right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
27. 27.I ___ a message when the bell rang. (a) was send (b) were sending (c) was sending (d) am sending
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleaneing (c) cleanning
29. 29.He ___ a mango when the phone rang. (a) is eating (b) were eating (c) was eat (d) was eating
30. 30.Name the tense: “We catch the ball.” (a) simple past (b) simple present (c) past continuous (d) present continuous
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watcheing (c) watchhing
32. 32.Isha did not ___ a cake two days ago. (a) bakes (b) baked (c) bake (d) baking
33. 33.They ___ going to cook rice tomorrow. (a) is (b) are (c) am
34. 34.___ my cousins tell a story yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
35. 35.My cousins have known my best friend ___ 2019. (a) for (b) since
36. 36.I ___ helped Grandma already. (a) has (b) have
37. 37.Karan is going to ___ tea next Sunday. (a) making (b) make (c) makes (d) made
38. 38.___ we jogging in the park right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
39. 39.I ___ a story when it started to rain. (a) was telling (b) were telling (c) was tell (d) am telling
40. 40.When Mum came home, we ___ a tree. (a) were plant (b) were planting (c) was planting (d) are planting

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