Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 185 · 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: All the players ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
2. 2.By the time we reached, they ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
3. 3.Myra has just ___ a story. (a) tells (b) telling (c) told (d) tell
4. 4.My sister ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had wrote (b) had written (c) have written (d) has written
5. 5.I ___ bring lunch every morning. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
6. 6.She ___ a kite now. (a) am flying (b) is fly (c) are flying (d) is flying
7. 7.Choose the right verb: My spectacles ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
8. 8.My sister ___ Grandma next week. (a) will helps (b) helped (c) will helping (d) will help
9. 9.I ___ wash the dishes every day. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) aren't
10. 10.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyed (c) flown (d) flew
11. 11.I ___ a letter at the moment. (a) am write (b) are writing (c) am writing (d) is writing
12. 12.You have just ___ tea. (a) making (b) made (c) make (d) makes
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
14. 14.At 8 pm yesterday, I ___ the ball. (a) was catch (b) were catching (c) am catching (d) was catching
15. 15.___ she swim in the pool on Saturdays? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Does (d) Do
16. 16.___ he wear a cap every morning? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Are (d) Is
17. 17.Choose the right verb: Each of the children ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
18. 18.Rohan did not ___ a tree last week. (a) planted (b) plants (c) planting (d) plant
19. 19.___ he bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
20. 20.He ___ cricket yesterday. (a) will play (b) plays (c) played (d) has played
21. 21.They ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had play (b) had played (c) have played (d) has played
22. 22.She has just ___ Hindi. (a) spoke (b) speak (c) spoken (d) speaking
23. 23.___ Manav eat a mango on Saturdays? (a) Does (b) Are (c) Do (d) Is
24. 24.Choose the right verb: There ___ an apple on the plate. (a) are (b) is
25. 25.When the phone rang, my sister ___ a cap. (a) is wearing (b) was wear (c) was wearing (d) were wearing
26. 26.You ___ run in the park every morning. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) aren't
27. 27.Choose the right verb: Every player ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
28. 28.My cousins ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) had thrown (d) have thrown
29. 29.Choose the right verb: Each of the children ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
30. 30.They ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had climbed (b) has climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climb
31. 31.They have been in the library ___ morning. (a) since (b) for
32. 32.She did not ___ the match two days ago. (a) won (b) winning (c) win (d) wins
33. 33.The students ___ throw the ball every Sunday. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) aren't
34. 34.When the bell rang, Aarav ___ a message. (a) is sending (b) were sending (c) was send (d) was sending
35. 35.He ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) have played (b) had played (c) has played (d) had play
36. 36.We ___ a message next Sunday. (a) sent (b) will sending (c) will sends (d) will send
37. 37.They ___ in the pool twice a week. (a) swims (b) swimming (c) swim
38. 38.My brother has played in the garden ___ 8 o'clock. (a) since (b) for
39. 39.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sent (c) sending
40. 40.Name the tense: “I was planting a tree.” (a) past perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) past continuous

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