Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 166 · 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.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) running (b) ran (c) run (d) runned
2. 2.We did not ___ a bicycle last Sunday. (a) rides (b) riding (c) rode (d) ride
3. 3.Ishaan ___ built a sandcastle already. (a) has (b) have
4. 4.He ___ in Delhi since 2022. (a) have worked (b) has worked (c) works (d) worked
5. 5.Name the tense: “He cleans the room.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) present perfect
6. 6.You ___ draw a picture twice a week. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
7. 7.When the phone rang, I ___ a mango. (a) am eating (b) was eating (c) was eat (d) were eating
8. 8.Farhan ___ wash the dishes every day. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swimming (c) swiming
10. 10.___ I carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
11. 11.Name the tense: “She has jogged in the park.” (a) past perfect (b) simple present (c) past continuous (d) present perfect
12. 12.You have just ___ a cap. (a) wear (b) wearing (c) wore (d) worn
13. 13.When Dad called, he ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.You ___ Grandma next Sunday. (a) will helping (b) will help (c) will helps (d) helped
15. 15.He has just ___ the bag. (a) carries (b) carrying (c) carry (d) carried
16. 16.We ___ go to school twice a week. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
17. 17.My brother ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
18. 18.My friends ___ tea before it got dark. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had make (d) had made
19. 19.Name the tense: “You are baking a cake.” (a) simple future (b) past continuous (c) simple present (d) present continuous
20. 20.Name the tense: “You have worn a cap.” (a) simple past (b) present perfect (c) present continuous (d) past perfect
21. 21.Name the tense: “They won the match.” (a) simple past (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) past perfect
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, they ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
23. 23.The children did not ___ milk yesterday. (a) drinking (b) drink (c) drank (d) drinks
24. 24.I ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) am buy (b) am buying (c) are buying (d) is buying
25. 25.Aditya ___ with Nani since 2019. (a) has stayed (b) stays (c) have stayed (d) stayed
26. 26.They are going to ___ a cap tomorrow. (a) wears (b) wore (c) wearing (d) wear
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, you ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
28. 28.Choose the right verb: Each girl ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
29. 29.Name the tense: “Karan was planting a tree.” (a) past perfect (b) simple past (c) past continuous (d) present perfect
30. 30.My brother did not ___ the train last week. (a) took (b) taking (c) takes (d) take
31. 31.Choose the right verb: Mathematics ___ my favourite subject. (a) are (b) is
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cook
33. 33.When the phone rang, you ___ a letter. (a) were writing (b) was writing (c) are writing (d) were write
34. 34.Karan ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
35. 35.I ___ a bicycle now. (a) are riding (b) is riding (c) am riding (d) am ride
36. 36.She is going to ___ a cake tomorrow. (a) baked (b) bake (c) bakes (d) baking
37. 37.___ my friends riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
38. 38.Diya has just ___ for the team. (a) claps (b) clapping (c) clap (d) clapped
39. 39.___ my friends build a sandcastle twice a week? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do (d) Does
40. 40.Name the tense: “She had cooked rice.” (a) past continuous (b) simple present (c) simple future (d) past perfect

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