Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 199 · 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: Mathematics ___ my favourite subject. (a) are (b) is
2. 2.I ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) had drank (b) had drunk (c) has drunk (d) have drunk
3. 3.When Dad called, my sister ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) has (c) had
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) weareing (c) wearring
5. 5.The students did not ___ a cartoon last week. (a) watching (b) watches (c) watched (d) watch
6. 6.Neel did not ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) rides (b) ride (c) riding (d) rode
7. 7.Sneha is going to ___ Grandma tomorrow. (a) helps (b) help (c) helping (d) helped
8. 8.Diya ___ the room at the moment. (a) am cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) is clean (d) is cleaning
9. 9.Name the tense: “They draw a picture.” (a) simple future (b) present perfect (c) simple present (d) present continuous
10. 10.He ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) will build (b) builds (c) builded (d) built
11. 11.We ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) had swam (b) had swum (c) has swum (d) have swum
12. 12.He ___ the match every day. (a) win (b) wins (c) winning
13. 13.You ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) had rode
14. 14.Manav ___ written a letter already. (a) have (b) has
15. 15.I have just ___ Grandma. (a) helps (b) help (c) helping (d) helped
16. 16.She ___ the dishes now. (a) is wash (b) am washing (c) is washing (d) are washing
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, you ___ tea. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had make (d) had made
18. 18.You ___ a story at the moment. (a) is telling (b) are telling (c) are tell (d) am telling
19. 19.She ___ a story when the phone rang. (a) was tell (b) was telling (c) is telling (d) were telling
20. 20.You ___ a cartoon twice a week. (a) watches (b) watch (c) watching
21. 21.___ she throw the ball yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
22. 22.My brother is going to ___ a letter tomorrow. (a) writing (b) writes (c) write (d) wrote
23. 23.She ___ in Pune since 2019. (a) have lived (b) has lived (c) lives (d) lived
24. 24.___ Pooja fly a kite last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
25. 25.They ___ cricket twice a week. (a) plays (b) playing (c) play
26. 26.Saanvi ___ the ball right now. (a) am throwing (b) are throwing (c) is throw (d) is throwing
27. 27.___ you clean the room every day? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Does (d) Do
28. 28.The children ___ the match twice a week. (a) win (b) wins (c) winning
29. 29.We ___ going to buy vegetables next Sunday. (a) is (b) are (c) am
30. 30.I have lived in Pune ___ 2019. (a) for (b) since
31. 31.They ___ in this school since 2022. (a) taught (b) has taught (c) have taught (d) teach
32. 32.My sister ___ swim in the pool every day. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
33. 33.Choose the right verb: My spectacles ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
34. 34.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 5. (a) are (b) is
35. 35.Choose the right verb: There ___ many books on the shelf. (a) is (b) are
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, Saanvi ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) has flown (c) had flown (d) had flew
37. 37.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) bought (b) buyed (c) buying
38. 38.She ___ lunch every morning. (a) bring (b) brings (c) bringing
39. 39.___ the children climb a tree twice a week? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Does (d) Are
40. 40.You ___ in the park last week. (a) runned (b) run (c) will run (d) ran

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