Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 198 · 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.___ you help Grandma last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
2. 2.Yash has waited for the bus ___ morning. (a) since (b) for
3. 3.You ___ a cartoon twice a week. (a) watches (b) watching (c) watch
4. 4.Aditya ___ a bicycle when it started to rain. (a) is riding (b) was ride (c) were riding (d) was riding
5. 5.I ___ to school at 8 pm yesterday. (a) am going (b) were going (c) was going (d) was go
6. 6.My brother ___ a sandcastle when the bell rang. (a) were building (b) was build (c) is building (d) was building
7. 7.Name the tense: “Kavya has sent a message.” (a) past perfect (b) present perfect (c) simple future (d) past continuous
8. 8.Choose the right verb: Each of the players ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
9. 9.We ___ brought lunch already. (a) have (b) has
10. 10.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
11. 11.She ___ with Nani since 2020. (a) has stayed (b) have stayed (c) stayed (d) stays
12. 12.You ___ in this school since 2022. (a) has taught (b) taught (c) teach (d) have taught
13. 13.He ___ in this school since 2021. (a) taught (b) teaches (c) have taught (d) has taught
14. 14.He ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) is dance (b) are dancing (c) am dancing (d) is dancing
15. 15.The students ___ on the stage every day. (a) dancing (b) dance (c) dances
16. 16.Name the tense: “You were making tea.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) past perfect (d) past continuous
17. 17.I ___ in this school since 2019. (a) has studied (b) study (c) studied (d) have studied
18. 18.Name the tense: “I had told a story.” (a) past perfect (b) past continuous (c) present continuous (d) simple future
19. 19.Choose the right verb: Every student ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
20. 20.You have worked in Delhi ___ 2020. (a) since (b) for
21. 21.___ my parents telling a story right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
22. 22.___ I telling a story at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
23. 23.When Mum came home, I ___ the room. (a) was clean (b) am cleaning (c) was cleaning (d) were cleaning
24. 24.Name the tense: “We have carried the bag.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) past perfect (d) simple past
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
26. 26.You have just ___ on the stage. (a) danced (b) dance (c) dances (d) dancing
27. 27.Ananya is going to ___ the dog tomorrow. (a) feeds (b) fed (c) feeding (d) feed
28. 28.I ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
29. 29.Choose the right verb: The bunch of bananas ___ ripe. (a) are (b) is
30. 30.Name the tense: “We had spoken Hindi.” (a) simple future (b) past perfect (c) present perfect (d) simple past
31. 31.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) are (b) is
32. 32.Myra ___ in Pune since 2022. (a) have lived (b) lives (c) has lived (d) lived
33. 33.Choose the right verb: Either the twins or Aditya ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
34. 34.___ he studying science now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
35. 35.I ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is climbing (b) am climb (c) are climbing (d) am climbing
36. 36.I ___ a cartoon now. (a) is watching (b) am watch (c) are watching (d) am watching
37. 37.She has just ___ a story. (a) told (b) tells (c) telling (d) tell
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playeing (c) playing
39. 39.___ I swim in the pool last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
40. 40.___ the children help Grandma every morning? (a) Is (b) Does (c) Are (d) Do

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