Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 18 · 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.She is going to ___ the dishes tomorrow. (a) washes (b) wash (c) washing (d) washed
2. 2.My sister did not ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) draws (b) draw (c) drawing (d) drew
3. 3.I ___ Hindi when the bell rang. (a) was speaking (b) were speaking (c) was speak (d) am speaking
4. 4.Name the tense: “The children will buy vegetables.” (a) simple present (b) simple past (c) past continuous (d) simple future
5. 5.Name the tense: “They were buying vegetables.” (a) simple present (b) present perfect (c) past continuous (d) past perfect
6. 6.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flown (b) flyed (c) flying (d) flew
7. 7.___ my sister watch a cartoon every Sunday? (a) Are (b) Does (c) Do (d) Is
8. 8.She ___ gone to school already. (a) have (b) has
9. 9.The children ___ in this school since 2020. (a) taught (b) have taught (c) has taught (d) teach
10. 10.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) told (b) telling (c) telled
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planteing (c) planting
12. 12.When Dad called, my sister ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) winning (c) wining
14. 14.You ___ for the team every Sunday. (a) clapping (b) clap (c) claps
15. 15.___ you jogging in the park now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
16. 16.Choose the right verb: Mathematics ___ my favourite subject. (a) are (b) is
17. 17.My brother ___ a letter right now. (a) is write (b) am writing (c) is writing (d) are writing
18. 18.___ they drink milk every Sunday? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is (d) Does
19. 19.Meera ___ Hindi when it started to rain. (a) is speaking (b) were speaking (c) was speak (d) was speaking
20. 20.He ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) had helped (b) had help (c) have helped (d) has helped
21. 21.My brother ___ going to fly a kite next Sunday. (a) am (b) is (c) are
22. 22.When Dad called, they ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) has (c) have
23. 23.They ___ a cake when the bell rang. (a) are baking (b) were bake (c) was baking (d) were baking
24. 24.When Dad called, we ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) had (c) have
25. 25.Farhan ___ a bicycle on Saturdays. (a) riding (b) rides (c) ride
26. 26.She ___ a story at the moment. (a) is tell (b) is telling (c) are telling (d) am telling
27. 27.___ you study science in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
28. 28.My brother ___ the match when Mum came home. (a) is winning (b) was win (c) were winning (d) was winning
29. 29.Zoya has just ___ for the team. (a) clapping (b) clapped (c) clap (d) claps
30. 30.___ Diya sing a song twice a week? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do (d) Does
31. 31.Choose the right verb: There ___ five mangoes in the basket. (a) are (b) is
32. 32.When Dad called, my brother ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) had (c) has
33. 33.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
34. 34.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) are (b) is
35. 35.Name the tense: “Karan had flown a kite.” (a) simple future (b) past perfect (c) present perfect (d) simple present
36. 36.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) have (c) has
37. 37.I ___ rice when the bell rang. (a) were cooking (b) am cooking (c) was cook (d) was cooking
38. 38.Choose the right verb: All the children ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
39. 39.When the bell rang, he ___ a story. (a) were telling (b) was tell (c) is telling (d) was telling
40. 40.Kabir did not ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watching (b) watches (c) watched (d) watch

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