Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 167 · 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.Sneha ___ Hindi now. (a) is speak (b) am speaking (c) are speaking (d) is speaking
2. 2.Name the tense: “Nisha plays cricket.” (a) simple present (b) simple future (c) simple past (d) past perfect
3. 3.When the phone rang, you ___ a kite. (a) was flying (b) are flying (c) were fly (d) were flying
4. 4.___ she going to school now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
5. 5.___ Kunal wear a cap on Saturdays? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are (d) Does
6. 6.You ___ going to jog in the park next week. (a) am (b) are (c) is
7. 7.You did not ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carry (b) carries (c) carrying (d) carried
8. 8.Name the tense: “I am cleaning the room.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) present perfect (d) present continuous
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the match. (a) had won (b) has won (c) have won (d) had win
10. 10.Neel ___ going to catch the ball next Sunday. (a) am (b) are (c) is
11. 11.You are going to ___ a letter tomorrow. (a) write (b) writing (c) wrote (d) writes
12. 12.Choose the right verb: Neither Priya nor the twins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
13. 13.Myra ___ a tree every day. (a) climb (b) climbing (c) climbs
14. 14.Sneha ___ cricket right now. (a) is play (b) is playing (c) are playing (d) am playing
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleaning (c) cleanning
16. 16.Name the tense: “They will clap for the team.” (a) past perfect (b) simple future (c) simple past (d) present perfect
17. 17.I ___ the room every morning. (a) cleans (b) cleaning (c) clean
18. 18.He did not ___ a letter two days ago. (a) writes (b) writing (c) write (d) wrote
19. 19.He ___ going to study science next Sunday. (a) am (b) are (c) is
20. 20.My sister did not ___ a kite two days ago. (a) fly (b) flies (c) flying (d) flew
21. 21.I ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had bring (d) had brought
22. 22.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) wrote (c) writing (d) written
23. 23.Arjun ___ drink milk twice a week. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
24. 24.She ___ wear a cap every day. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
25. 25.Rahul ___ send a message on Saturdays. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
26. 26.Choose the right verb: Each of the girls ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
27. 27.When Dad called, she ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
28. 28.He ___ rice before it got dark. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
29. 29.Name the tense: “Aditya is playing cricket.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) simple present (d) present continuous
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, she ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
31. 31.The children ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
32. 32.I ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) has brought (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) had bring
33. 33.Choose the right verb: All the students ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
34. 34.___ they studying science now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
35. 35.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) had (c) has
36. 36.They ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) are buying (b) is buying (c) am buying (d) are buy
37. 37.We ___ for the team when Mum came home. (a) were clapping (b) are clapping (c) were clap (d) was clapping
38. 38.I ___ on the stage every day. (a) dances (b) dancing (c) dance
39. 39.My brother ___ going to tell a story next month. (a) is (b) am (c) are
40. 40.I ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) had run

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