Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 189 · 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.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swam (c) swimmed (d) swum
2. 2.Name the tense: “You sing a song.” (a) simple present (b) present perfect (c) past perfect (d) past continuous
3. 3.He ___ a tree next month. (a) will planting (b) planted (c) will plants (d) will plant
4. 4.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 4. (a) is (b) are
5. 5.You ___ the bag now. (a) am carrying (b) is carrying (c) are carry (d) are carrying
6. 6.He ___ the bag tomorrow. (a) will carrying (b) will carries (c) will carry (d) carried
7. 7.She ___ on the stage right now. (a) are dancing (b) am dancing (c) is dance (d) is dancing
8. 8.You did not ___ a song last Sunday. (a) sang (b) sing (c) sings (d) singing
9. 9.You ___ the bag two days ago. (a) have carried (b) will carry (c) carried (d) carry
10. 10.He ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) has watched (d) had watched
11. 11.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) are (b) is
12. 12.We ___ a tree on Saturdays. (a) plant (b) plants (c) planting
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpeing (b) helping (c) helpping
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) dancing (c) danceing
15. 15.You ___ a mango every morning. (a) eating (b) eat (c) eats
16. 16.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 8. (a) are (b) is
17. 17.Name the tense: “He has flown a kite.” (a) simple present (b) present perfect (c) simple past (d) past perfect
18. 18.When Dad called, we ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
19. 19.___ my parents cooking rice at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
20. 20.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 8. (a) are (b) is
21. 21.You ___ going to take the train tomorrow. (a) are (b) is (c) am
22. 22.He ___ the room every Sunday. (a) cleans (b) clean (c) cleaning
23. 23.___ she take the train on Saturdays? (a) Are (b) Does (c) Is (d) Do
24. 24.Name the tense: “My friends were telling a story.” (a) simple future (b) past continuous (c) simple past (d) present continuous
25. 25.When Dad called, Sneha ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
26. 26.We ___ a sandcastle last Sunday. (a) will build (b) built (c) builded (d) build
27. 27.Neel ___ the ball now. (a) is catching (b) is catch (c) are catching (d) am catching
28. 28.Choose the right verb: Either Myra or my cousins ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
29. 29.When Dad called, you ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
30. 30.___ I catch the ball every morning? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is (d) Does
31. 31.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 6. (a) are (b) is
32. 32.You ___ in Delhi since 2021. (a) worked (b) has worked (c) work (d) have worked
33. 33.Rahul ___ the match at the moment. (a) am winning (b) are winning (c) is winning (d) is win
34. 34.___ we plant a tree every morning? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Is (d) Are
35. 35.He ___ feed the dog every morning. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
36. 36.He ___ the bag at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was carrying (b) was carry (c) were carrying (d) is carrying
37. 37.Name the tense: “My brother sends a message.” (a) past perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) past continuous
38. 38.Nisha ___ in the park when it started to rain. (a) was run (b) was running (c) is running (d) were running
39. 39.They ___ cook rice every morning. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
40. 40.When Dad called, they ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) had (c) has

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