Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 197 · 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.I ___ swim in the pool every Sunday. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) aren't
2. 2.I ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) has drawn (b) had drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drew
3. 3.I ___ going to clap for the team next month. (a) am (b) are (c) is
4. 4.When the phone rang, we ___ cricket. (a) were playing (b) are playing (c) was playing (d) were play
5. 5.___ Meera carry the bag every day? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Does (d) Do
6. 6.Name the tense: “I am catching the ball.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) present perfect (d) past continuous
7. 7.He has just ___ the dog. (a) fed (b) feed (c) feeding (d) feeds
8. 8.___ Rohan dance on the stage last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
9. 9.We ___ Hindi last Sunday. (a) speaked (b) speak (c) will speak (d) spoke
10. 10.When Dad called, you ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) buildding (c) building
12. 12.___ Neel throw the ball every day? (a) Does (b) Are (c) Do (d) Is
13. 13.I ___ the ball every morning. (a) catch (b) catching (c) catches
14. 14.Pooja ___ the dishes now. (a) is washing (b) am washing (c) are washing (d) is wash
15. 15.My parents ___ going to plant a tree next Sunday. (a) is (b) are (c) am
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
17. 17.I ___ the ball now. (a) am throw (b) am throwing (c) are throwing (d) is throwing
18. 18.She ___ ride a bicycle every day. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
19. 19.___ we sing a song every Sunday? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Does (d) Do
20. 20.I ___ going to wear a cap next Sunday. (a) is (b) am (c) are
21. 21.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swimmed (c) swam (d) swum
22. 22.I ___ the dog right now. (a) are feeding (b) am feed (c) am feeding (d) is feeding
23. 23.My cousins ___ bring lunch every Sunday. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
24. 24.Vivaan ___ watched a cartoon already. (a) have (b) has
25. 25.You have been in the library ___ 8 o'clock. (a) since (b) for
26. 26.Isha ___ the dog last Sunday. (a) will feed (b) feeded (c) feeds (d) fed
27. 27.When the phone rang, my friends ___ vegetables. (a) was buying (b) were buy (c) were buying (d) are buying
28. 28.Isha ___ in the pool next week. (a) will swims (b) will swimming (c) will swim (d) swam
29. 29.___ we riding a bicycle right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
30. 30.Choose the right verb: Mathematics ___ my favourite subject. (a) are (b) is
31. 31.We ___ going to plant a tree next week. (a) are (b) am (c) is
32. 32.Ishaan ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) have watched (d) had watched
33. 33.When the phone rang, Priya ___ in the park. (a) was run (b) were running (c) is running (d) was running
34. 34.My friends have had this bicycle ___ a long time. (a) since (b) for
35. 35.Name the tense: “The students had clapped for the team.” (a) present continuous (b) past perfect (c) simple present (d) simple future
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyying (c) buyeing
37. 37.We ___ swum in the pool already. (a) has (b) have
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, he ___ tea. (a) had make (b) had made (c) have made (d) has made
39. 39.Choose the right verb: There ___ five mangoes in the basket. (a) is (b) are
40. 40.Neel ___ a tree every day. (a) planting (b) plant (c) plants

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