Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 163 · 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.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) had send (c) has sent (d) had sent
2. 2.She did not ___ the train in 2023. (a) take (b) taking (c) takes (d) took
3. 3.___ she swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
4. 4.You ___ a cartoon next month. (a) will watching (b) watched (c) will watches (d) will watch
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, Kavya ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climbed (d) had climb
6. 6.They did not ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) washes (b) washing (c) washed (d) wash
7. 7.Choose the right verb: Either the twins or Vivaan ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
8. 8.When Dad called, she ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) has (c) had
9. 9.When it started to rain, I ___ a bicycle. (a) am riding (b) was riding (c) was ride (d) were riding
10. 10.Choose the right verb: All the players ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
11. 11.I ___ a letter now. (a) am write (b) is writing (c) are writing (d) am writing
12. 12.My sister has just ___ a letter. (a) writing (b) write (c) wrote (d) written
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbing (c) climbbing
14. 14.I have lived in Pune ___ five years. (a) since (b) for
15. 15.Choose the right verb: The scissors ___ sharp. (a) is (b) are
16. 16.Choose the right verb: There ___ many books on the shelf. (a) are (b) is
17. 17.___ they clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
18. 18.We ___ built a sandcastle already. (a) have (b) has
19. 19.Name the tense: “He was carrying the bag.” (a) past perfect (b) past continuous (c) simple present (d) simple future
20. 20.I ___ to school next month. (a) went (b) will going (c) will goes (d) will go
21. 21.Name the tense: “They jog in the park.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) present perfect (d) present continuous
22. 22.My sister ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) am riding (b) are riding (c) is ride (d) is riding
23. 23.When Dad called, we ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) has (c) had
24. 24.Name the tense: “You are planting a tree.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) past perfect (d) present perfect
25. 25.You did not ___ a kite last week. (a) fly (b) flies (c) flew (d) flying
26. 26.Choose the right verb: All the boys ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
27. 27.___ she cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
28. 28.They ___ buy vegetables every day. (a) aren't (b) don't (c) doesn't
29. 29.I ___ ride a bicycle on Saturdays. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) aren't
30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaning (c) cleaneing
31. 31.He has lived in Pune ___ January. (a) since (b) for
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) had took (c) has taken (d) have taken
33. 33.Zoya ___ going to clean the room tomorrow. (a) am (b) is (c) are
34. 34.When Dad called, they ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
35. 35.Choose the right verb: Each child ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
36. 36.When the phone rang, he ___ a tree. (a) was climbing (b) was climb (c) were climbing (d) is climbing
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, Karan ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
38. 38.When Dad called, you ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) has (c) had
39. 39.Name the tense: “You will throw the ball.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) past continuous
40. 40.I ___ a tree every day. (a) plant (b) planting (c) plants

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