Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 181 · 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 ___ on the stage when the phone rang. (a) were dancing (b) were dance (c) are dancing (d) was dancing
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feedding (c) feeding
3. 3.___ my cousins buy vegetables every Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Are (d) Is
4. 4.___ he cook rice last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
5. 5.She ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
6. 6.Myra has just ___ in the park. (a) jogging (b) jog (c) jogs (d) jogged
7. 7.She ___ wash the dishes every Sunday. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimming (c) swimeing
9. 9.___ they catch the ball two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
10. 10.Name the tense: “We were flying a kite.” (a) simple present (b) present perfect (c) simple past (d) past continuous
11. 11.They ___ to school in 2023. (a) goed (b) will go (c) go (d) went
12. 12.Ananya is going to ___ the bag tomorrow. (a) carry (b) carrying (c) carried (d) carries
13. 13.I ___ going to buy vegetables next Sunday. (a) are (b) am (c) is
14. 14.He ___ Grandma at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was helping (b) is helping (c) were helping (d) was help
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, Ira ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) has carried
16. 16.___ my cousins clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
17. 17.When Dad called, you ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.My brother ___ rice when it started to rain. (a) was cook (b) is cooking (c) were cooking (d) was cooking
19. 19.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 6. (a) are (b) is
20. 20.He ___ the ball next week. (a) will catch (b) caught (c) will catches (d) will catching
21. 21.I have just ___ a kite. (a) fly (b) flying (c) flew (d) flown
22. 22.Arjun is going to ___ vegetables next Sunday. (a) bought (b) buying (c) buys (d) buy
23. 23.My brother has just ___ to school. (a) go (b) went (c) going (d) gone
24. 24.They ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) are watching (b) am watching (c) are watch (d) is watching
25. 25.My sister did not ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carrying (b) carry (c) carried (d) carries
26. 26.___ my brother catch the ball every morning? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is (d) Does
27. 27.Name the tense: “We have bought vegetables.” (a) past perfect (b) simple past (c) present perfect (d) past continuous
28. 28.They ___ on the stage when the phone rang. (a) are dancing (b) were dance (c) were dancing (d) was dancing
29. 29.When it started to rain, you ___ a picture. (a) was drawing (b) were drawing (c) were draw (d) are drawing
30. 30.My sister ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) had bought (d) have bought
31. 31.When Dad called, you ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) have (c) has
32. 32.When Dad called, we ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
33. 33.When Mum came home, she ___ Hindi. (a) is speaking (b) were speaking (c) was speak (d) was speaking
34. 34.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flew (c) flown (d) flyed
35. 35.I ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) has worn (d) had worn
36. 36.My friends are going to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) watching (b) watch (c) watched (d) watches
37. 37.Yash has just ___ on the stage. (a) danced (b) dances (c) dance (d) dancing
38. 38.Choose the right verb: Each of the girls ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
39. 39.We ___ draw a picture every Sunday. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) aren't
40. 40.She ___ plant a tree every Sunday. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't

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