Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 16 · 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 ___ in the pool at 8 pm yesterday. (a) is swimming (b) was swimming (c) was swim (d) were swimming
2. 2.Name the tense: “The students were studying science.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) simple future (d) past continuous
3. 3.They ___ a picture right now. (a) are draw (b) am drawing (c) is drawing (d) are drawing
4. 4.You are going to ___ milk next week. (a) drinks (b) drink (c) drank (d) drinking
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) wearring (c) weareing
6. 6.They ___ help Grandma every Sunday. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeeing (c) bakeing
8. 8.My friends ___ going to carry the bag tomorrow. (a) am (b) is (c) are
9. 9.Name the tense: “My brother had cleaned the room.” (a) present perfect (b) past perfect (c) simple future (d) past continuous
10. 10.___ they feed the dog every Sunday? (a) Is (b) Does (c) Are (d) Do
11. 11.When Dad called, Karan ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) have (c) had
12. 12.You ___ a picture every morning. (a) draws (b) drawing (c) draw
13. 13.Choose the right verb: There ___ some milk in the jug. (a) are (b) is
14. 14.Meera ___ rice when it started to rain. (a) was cook (b) was cooking (c) is cooking (d) were cooking
15. 15.Name the tense: “She had run in the park.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) past perfect (d) present perfect
16. 16.My sister is going to ___ the ball next week. (a) catches (b) catching (c) caught (d) catch
17. 17.Name the tense: “My sister flies a kite.” (a) past perfect (b) simple present (c) past continuous (d) simple future
18. 18.Rohan ___ buy vegetables on Saturdays. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
19. 19.Yash ___ a sandcastle at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was building (b) was build (c) were building (d) is building
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writing (c) writeeing
21. 21.___ Pooja write a letter twice a week? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is (d) Does
22. 22.He ___ the dog every day. (a) feeds (b) feed (c) feeding
23. 23.When it started to rain, they ___ a cake. (a) was baking (b) are baking (c) were bake (d) were baking
24. 24.___ they drink milk twice a week? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do (d) Does
25. 25.___ you riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
26. 26.You are going to ___ rice next month. (a) cooking (b) cooks (c) cook (d) cooked
27. 27.Name the tense: “He watches a cartoon.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple present
28. 28.I ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is planting (b) am planting (c) am plant (d) are planting
29. 29.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) thrown (b) throwing (c) threw (d) throwed
30. 30.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) is (b) are
31. 31.You ___ ride a bicycle twice a week. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
32. 32.He ___ wash the dishes every day. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
33. 33.Aditya ___ a story when the phone rang. (a) is telling (b) were telling (c) was telling (d) was tell
34. 34.My friends have just ___ lunch. (a) bring (b) bringing (c) brings (d) brought
35. 35.Choose the right verb: There ___ a cat in the garden. (a) are (b) is
36. 36.When Dad called, Kavya ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) has (c) had
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) clapping (c) claping
38. 38.When the phone rang, the students ___ in the pool. (a) are swimming (b) was swimming (c) were swim (d) were swimming
39. 39.We ___ the bag last week. (a) have carried (b) carried (c) carry (d) will carry
40. 40.Name the tense: “The children are cooking rice.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) past perfect (d) past continuous

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