Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 182 · 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.My brother ___ jog in the park twice a week. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
2. 2.I ___ a cartoon twice a week. (a) watches (b) watching (c) watch
3. 3.We ___ rice right now. (a) am cooking (b) are cooking (c) is cooking (d) are cook
4. 4.She ___ play cricket every morning. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
5. 5.Name the tense: “I wrote a letter.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) past perfect (d) past continuous
6. 6.The students ___ study science every day. (a) aren't (b) don't (c) doesn't
7. 7.Meera ___ the ball next Sunday. (a) will throws (b) will throw (c) will throwing (d) threw
8. 8.They ___ vegetables when the bell rang. (a) was buying (b) are buying (c) were buying (d) were buy
9. 9.Name the tense: “My sister had taken the train.” (a) simple future (b) present continuous (c) past perfect (d) simple present
10. 10.You ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
11. 11.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 3. (a) are (b) is
12. 12.___ they dance on the stage last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
13. 13.My friends ___ the dishes on Saturdays. (a) washing (b) washes (c) wash
14. 14.Name the tense: “You climbed a tree.” (a) past continuous (b) past perfect (c) simple past (d) simple future
15. 15.She ___ watched a cartoon already. (a) has (b) have
16. 16.Name the tense: “We will clap for the team.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) simple future (d) present perfect
17. 17.I am going to ___ in the park next week. (a) jogged (b) jogs (c) jog (d) jogging
18. 18.___ I speak Hindi every day? (a) Does (b) Are (c) Is (d) Do
19. 19.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 3. (a) are (b) is
20. 20.Choose the right verb: There ___ two cats in the garden. (a) is (b) are
21. 21.I ___ the dog when the phone rang. (a) am feeding (b) was feeding (c) were feeding (d) was feed
22. 22.He ___ going to make tea next Sunday. (a) is (b) am (c) are
23. 23.Name the tense: “She has told a story.” (a) simple present (b) present perfect (c) simple past (d) simple future
24. 24.Choose the right verb: Each boy ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
25. 25.When Dad called, they ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) have (c) has
26. 26.My brother ___ the dishes next Sunday. (a) washed (b) will washes (c) will washing (d) will wash
27. 27.My sister has just ___ a letter. (a) write (b) wrote (c) writing (d) written
28. 28.By the time we reached, I ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) had drew (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watcheing (c) watching
30. 30.___ my brother planting a tree right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had make (c) have made (d) had made
32. 32.___ he fly a kite last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
33. 33.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) wore (c) weared (d) worn
34. 34.When Dad called, they ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) has (c) had
35. 35.You did not ___ a cap two days ago. (a) wears (b) wear (c) wore (d) wearing
36. 36.Myra ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) will dance (b) dances (c) danced (d) has danced
37. 37.At 8 pm yesterday, my friends ___ tea. (a) were making (b) was making (c) are making (d) were make
38. 38.I ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) had ate (b) has eaten (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
39. 39.We ___ milk next month. (a) will drinking (b) will drinks (c) will drink (d) drank
40. 40.Ananya ___ a song every morning. (a) sings (b) sing (c) singing

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