Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 184 · 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.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 3. (a) are (b) is
2. 2.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 4. (a) are (b) is
3. 3.___ she clean the room every day? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Are (d) Is
4. 4.When the bell rang, I ___ the room. (a) was clean (b) was cleaning (c) were cleaning (d) am cleaning
5. 5.Nisha did not ___ a picture two days ago. (a) drawing (b) drew (c) draw (d) draws
6. 6.Rohan has just ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) cook (c) cooked (d) cooking
7. 7.When Dad called, I ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) has (c) have
8. 8.Choose the right verb: The bunch of bananas ___ ripe. (a) are (b) is
9. 9.My friends ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) have made (b) had made (c) had make (d) has made
10. 10.You have just ___ a message. (a) send (b) sending (c) sent (d) sends
11. 11.Tara did not ___ the ball in 2023. (a) catches (b) catching (c) caught (d) catch
12. 12.We ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) have watched
13. 13.Choose the right verb: All the students ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
14. 14.I ___ draw a picture on Saturdays. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) aren't
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, she ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
16. 16.She has studied in this school ___ last year. (a) since (b) for
17. 17.Name the tense: “He draws a picture.” (a) past perfect (b) past continuous (c) simple present (d) present continuous
18. 18.When the bell rang, Kabir ___ the room. (a) was clean (b) is cleaning (c) was cleaning (d) were cleaning
19. 19.Name the tense: “She is making tea.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) simple future (d) past perfect
20. 20.___ my brother clean the room every day? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Does (d) Do
21. 21.They ___ ride a bicycle every day. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
22. 22.The students ___ vegetables next month. (a) will buy (b) will buying (c) will buys (d) bought
23. 23.Name the tense: “They run in the park.” (a) past continuous (b) simple present (c) simple future (d) present perfect
24. 24.___ he make tea every day? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Are (d) Is
25. 25.___ they build a sandcastle every day? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Does (d) Do
26. 26.My sister ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) has climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climbed (d) had climb
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) has watched (d) had watched
28. 28.Name the tense: “We will swim in the pool.” (a) simple future (b) present continuous (c) past perfect (d) simple past
29. 29.They ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had threw (b) has thrown (c) have thrown (d) had thrown
30. 30.He did not ___ a cake in 2023. (a) baking (b) bake (c) baked (d) bakes
31. 31.We ___ a tree when it started to rain. (a) was planting (b) were plant (c) are planting (d) were planting
32. 32.Name the tense: “She was singing a song.” (a) simple past (b) simple future (c) past perfect (d) past continuous
33. 33.Choose the right verb: The news ___ good today. (a) are (b) is
34. 34.Omkar ___ going to write a letter next Sunday. (a) are (b) is (c) am
35. 35.Choose the right verb: There ___ five mangoes in the basket. (a) are (b) is
36. 36.When Dad called, she ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
37. 37.Kunal ___ a kite when the phone rang. (a) is flying (b) was flying (c) were flying (d) was fly
38. 38.They have just ___ tea. (a) making (b) made (c) make (d) makes
39. 39.My brother ___ the ball last week. (a) will throw (b) throws (c) throwed (d) threw
40. 40.You are going to ___ Hindi next week. (a) spoke (b) speak (c) speaks (d) speaking

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