Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 180 · 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.I ___ a story before it got dark. (a) have told (b) had told (c) has told (d) had tell
2. 2.When Dad called, Nisha ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) had (c) have
3. 3.My cousins ___ rice in 2023. (a) will cook (b) have cooked (c) cook (d) cooked
4. 4.She ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) had run
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) wearring (c) weareing
6. 6.You did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogged (b) jogs (c) jogging (d) jog
7. 7.Name the tense: “We are climbing a tree.” (a) past perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple future (d) simple present
8. 8.We ___ vegetables now. (a) are buying (b) are buy (c) is buying (d) am buying
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cooking (c) cookking
10. 10.Aisha ___ Hindi when the phone rang. (a) were speaking (b) is speaking (c) was speaking (d) was speak
11. 11.___ Saanvi running in the park right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
12. 12.He ___ vegetables last week. (a) buyed (b) buys (c) bought (d) will buy
13. 13.Choose the right verb: There ___ two cats in the garden. (a) is (b) are
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpeing (b) helpping (c) helping
15. 15.Ishaan is going to ___ in the pool next month. (a) swam (b) swimming (c) swims (d) swim
16. 16.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) written (b) writed (c) writing (d) wrote
17. 17.You ___ a kite two days ago. (a) fly (b) will fly (c) flyed (d) flew
18. 18.Rohan ___ a picture right now. (a) is drawing (b) is draw (c) am drawing (d) are drawing
19. 19.Name the tense: “I was watching a cartoon.” (a) present perfect (b) past continuous (c) simple future (d) past perfect
20. 20.She ___ a kite every morning. (a) flies (b) flying (c) fly
21. 21.Manav ___ to school when the phone rang. (a) is going (b) was go (c) was going (d) were going
22. 22.Choose the right verb: Either my cousins or Ira ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
23. 23.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taking (b) taked (c) took (d) taken
24. 24.We ___ in this school since 2022. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) study (d) studied
25. 25.We ___ lunch every Sunday. (a) brings (b) bring (c) bringing
26. 26.I ___ the room in 2023. (a) will clean (b) have cleaned (c) cleaned (d) clean
27. 27.By the time we reached, you ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) has bought
28. 28.I ___ told a story already. (a) have (b) has
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, they ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) has clapped (c) had clapped (d) have clapped
30. 30.I ___ rice right now. (a) is cooking (b) am cooking (c) are cooking (d) am cook
31. 31.My friends ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) buyed (b) buy (c) will buy (d) bought
32. 32.When the phone rang, my parents ___ in the pool. (a) was swimming (b) are swimming (c) were swimming (d) were swim
33. 33.Riya did not ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) swam (b) swimming (c) swim (d) swims
34. 34.I did not ___ milk yesterday. (a) drinking (b) drank (c) drinks (d) drink
35. 35.He ___ bake a cake on Saturdays. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
36. 36.Name the tense: “My brother will wash the dishes.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) present continuous
37. 37.You are going to ___ a picture next Sunday. (a) draw (b) draws (c) drawing (d) drew
38. 38.Name the tense: “We have sent a message.” (a) past continuous (b) past perfect (c) present continuous (d) present perfect
39. 39.___ you take the train twice a week? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Does (d) Is
40. 40.They ___ sing a song every Sunday. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't

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