Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 177 · 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.Name the tense: “He had written a letter.” (a) past perfect (b) simple future (c) past continuous (d) present continuous
2. 2.Name the tense: “You dance on the stage.” (a) simple present (b) past perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple future
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpping (c) helpeing
4. 4.___ we wash the dishes last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
5. 5.He ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) has built (b) had build (c) had built (d) have built
6. 6.Name the tense: “She had danced on the stage.” (a) past perfect (b) simple present (c) present perfect (d) simple future
7. 7.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
8. 8.When Dad called, my friends ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) have (c) has
9. 9.The children ___ sent a message already. (a) has (b) have
10. 10.Rohan ___ a story at the moment. (a) is telling (b) is tell (c) am telling (d) are telling
11. 11.Choose the right verb: The news ___ good today. (a) is (b) are
12. 12.They ___ build a sandcastle every day. (a) aren't (b) don't (c) doesn't
13. 13.He ___ for the team tomorrow. (a) will claps (b) will clapping (c) clapped (d) will clap
14. 14.Aditya is going to ___ a message next week. (a) sent (b) send (c) sending (d) sends
15. 15.You ___ in the pool every morning. (a) swims (b) swim (c) swimming
16. 16.I have just ___ a cap. (a) worn (b) wore (c) wear (d) wearing
17. 17.She ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) have run (b) has run (c) had run (d) had ran
18. 18.When Mum came home, we ___ on the stage. (a) are dancing (b) was dancing (c) were dance (d) were dancing
19. 19.My brother did not ___ a kite yesterday. (a) flew (b) flying (c) fly (d) flies
20. 20.When Dad called, I ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) has (c) had
21. 21.You ___ in this school since 2019. (a) has taught (b) teach (c) taught (d) have taught
22. 22.Name the tense: “Kavya had worn a cap.” (a) simple past (b) simple present (c) past perfect (d) simple future
23. 23.Aisha ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had bought
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbeing (c) climbbing
25. 25.You have just ___ a cap. (a) worn (b) wore (c) wear (d) wearing
26. 26.She ___ going to take the train next week. (a) are (b) is (c) am
27. 27.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) ate (b) eated (c) eaten (d) eating
28. 28.I have just ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) catches (c) caught (d) catching
29. 29.I have just ___ milk. (a) drunk (b) drank (c) drinking (d) drink
30. 30.Kunal is going to ___ rice next Sunday. (a) cooking (b) cooks (c) cook (d) cooked
31. 31.He ___ going to climb a tree next week. (a) am (b) is (c) are
32. 32.Choose the right verb: Each boy ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
33. 33.___ he tell a story two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
34. 34.Name the tense: “He will clap for the team.” (a) present perfect (b) simple future (c) present continuous (d) simple present
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) claping (c) clapping
36. 36.When Mum came home, I ___ the dog. (a) am feeding (b) was feeding (c) was feed (d) were feeding
37. 37.Choose the right verb: All the students ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
38. 38.She ___ on the stage when the phone rang. (a) is dancing (b) were dancing (c) was dance (d) was dancing
39. 39.Choose the right verb: All the boys ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
40. 40.She ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) builds (b) will build (c) builded (d) built

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