Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 159 · 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 ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) are washing (b) is washing (c) is wash (d) am washing
2. 2.___ we jog in the park every morning? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Is (d) Are
3. 3.Rohan ___ a song right now. (a) is sing (b) are singing (c) is singing (d) am singing
4. 4.___ my friends wash the dishes on Saturdays? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Does (d) Are
5. 5.My sister did not ___ the match two days ago. (a) won (b) wins (c) winning (d) win
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throweing (c) throwing
7. 7.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winning (c) winned
8. 8.___ Rahul run in the park twice a week? (a) Does (b) Are (c) Do (d) Is
9. 9.They ___ with Nani since 2022. (a) has stayed (b) stayed (c) have stayed (d) stay
10. 10.___ I climb a tree on Saturdays? (a) Are (b) Does (c) Do (d) Is
11. 11.Ananya has just ___ a cartoon. (a) watches (b) watch (c) watching (d) watched
12. 12.Ishaan is going to ___ the ball tomorrow. (a) catch (b) catches (c) catching (d) caught
13. 13.___ my brother eating a mango now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
14. 14.We have just ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) planting (c) plants (d) planted
15. 15.Ananya ___ run in the park already. (a) has (b) have
16. 16.When Dad called, my sister ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
17. 17.___ my brother going to school now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
18. 18.___ Diya fly a kite every day? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Does (d) Are
19. 19.Name the tense: “He drinks milk.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) past perfect (d) past continuous
20. 20.___ he watching a cartoon now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
21. 21.You ___ a letter next week. (a) wrote (b) will writes (c) will write (d) will writing
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) had thrown (c) have thrown (d) had threw
23. 23.We ___ going to feed the dog next week. (a) am (b) are (c) is
24. 24.When Dad called, my brother ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.He ___ going to tell a story next month. (a) am (b) is (c) are
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) making (c) makeeing
27. 27.My sister did not ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carrying (b) carries (c) carried (d) carry
28. 28.Choose the right verb: Each boy ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
29. 29.Meera ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are jogging (b) is jogging (c) is jog (d) am jogging
30. 30.They ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) have caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) has caught
31. 31.At 8 pm yesterday, my brother ___ a cake. (a) were baking (b) was bake (c) is baking (d) was baking
32. 32.___ you playing cricket now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
33. 33.We ___ helped Grandma already. (a) has (b) have
34. 34.You ___ going to write a letter next Sunday. (a) is (b) are (c) am
35. 35.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) gone (b) went (c) going (d) goed
36. 36.She ___ the match when the bell rang. (a) was win (b) were winning (c) was winning (d) is winning
37. 37.He did not ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) swam (b) swims (c) swimming (d) swim
38. 38.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) told (b) telling (c) telled
39. 39.My sister ___ science at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was study (b) were studying (c) was studying (d) is studying
40. 40.My parents ___ play cricket every day. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't

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