Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 173 · 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.___ you build a sandcastle in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
2. 2.She ___ a mango when the phone rang. (a) is eating (b) was eating (c) were eating (d) was eat
3. 3.Name the tense: “I will win the match.” (a) simple present (b) simple future (c) simple past (d) present perfect
4. 4.Name the tense: “My sister is sending a message.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) simple future (d) past perfect
5. 5.___ the children help Grandma every morning? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do (d) Does
6. 6.I am going to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) watches (b) watch (c) watching (d) watched
7. 7.When Dad called, he ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
8. 8.We ___ a mango next Sunday. (a) will eats (b) will eating (c) ate (d) will eat
9. 9.Myra ___ in the park when it started to rain. (a) is running (b) was run (c) was running (d) were running
10. 10.You ___ on the stage next month. (a) danced (b) will dancing (c) will dances (d) will dance
11. 11.I ___ the train now. (a) am take (b) are taking (c) is taking (d) am taking
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the train. (a) had took (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) has taken
13. 13.My cousins are going to ___ a tree tomorrow. (a) plant (b) planted (c) planting (d) plants
14. 14.When the phone rang, Priya ___ a bicycle. (a) were riding (b) was ride (c) is riding (d) was riding
15. 15.My brother ___ gone to school already. (a) has (b) have
16. 16.Name the tense: “You took the train.” (a) past continuous (b) present perfect (c) simple past (d) present continuous
17. 17.My parents have just ___ a cake. (a) baked (b) baking (c) bake (d) bakes
18. 18.Saanvi ___ the ball tomorrow. (a) will throwing (b) threw (c) will throw (d) will throws
19. 19.She did not ___ in the park in 2023. (a) jog (b) jogged (c) jogging (d) jogs
20. 20.She ___ a story last week. (a) tells (b) telled (c) told (d) will tell
21. 21.The students ___ for the team tomorrow. (a) will clapping (b) will claps (c) clapped (d) will clap
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) riding (c) rideeing
23. 23.My sister ___ in the park every morning. (a) jog (b) jogs (c) jogging
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) had ridden (c) has ridden (d) had rode
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cooking (c) cookeing
26. 26.Name the tense: “He swims in the pool.” (a) simple future (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) present perfect
27. 27.___ I jogging in the park now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
28. 28.Name the tense: “Rohan danced on the stage.” (a) simple past (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) past perfect
29. 29.___ he throw the ball on Saturdays? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Does (d) Is
30. 30.Choose the right verb: The packet of biscuits ___ open. (a) is (b) are
31. 31.She ___ a kite every day. (a) fly (b) flying (c) flies
32. 32.They ___ in the park yesterday. (a) run (b) runned (c) will run (d) ran
33. 33.When Dad called, my friends ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
34. 34.We ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) wash (b) will wash (c) have washed (d) washed
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, you ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) has helped
36. 36.Choose the right verb: There ___ a lot of rice in the bag. (a) are (b) is
37. 37.We ___ going to throw the ball next Sunday. (a) am (b) are (c) is
38. 38.They ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) had carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) have carried
39. 39.Choose the right verb: Each of the players ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
40. 40.They ___ rice when it started to rain. (a) were cooking (b) are cooking (c) were cook (d) was cooking

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