Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 20 · 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.Name the tense: “She washed the dishes.” (a) past continuous (b) present perfect (c) simple future (d) simple past
2. 2.My brother ___ a mango at the moment. (a) is eat (b) are eating (c) is eating (d) am eating
3. 3.You ___ for the team every day. (a) claps (b) clapping (c) clap
4. 4.Name the tense: “She bakes a cake.” (a) simple present (b) present continuous (c) simple future (d) present perfect
5. 5.My parents ___ for the team tomorrow. (a) will claps (b) clapped (c) will clapping (d) will clap
6. 6.We ___ with Nani since 2019. (a) stay (b) have stayed (c) stayed (d) has stayed
7. 7.___ Farhan sing a song yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
8. 8.At 8 pm yesterday, he ___ milk. (a) was drink (b) were drinking (c) was drinking (d) is drinking
9. 9.Choose the right verb: Each of the children ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
10. 10.We ___ rice next month. (a) will cooking (b) will cooks (c) cooked (d) will cook
11. 11.My sister ___ in this school since 2020. (a) studies (b) studied (c) has studied (d) have studied
12. 12.He ___ cricket on Saturdays. (a) play (b) plays (c) playing
13. 13.When Dad called, you ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
14. 14.___ Isha tell a story every morning? (a) Is (b) Does (c) Do (d) Are
15. 15.When Dad called, my sister ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
16. 16.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
17. 17.By the time we reached, Zoya ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climb (d) had climbed
18. 18.___ my cousins jogging in the park now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
19. 19.___ my sister win the match twice a week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Are (d) Is
20. 20.You have just ___ a letter. (a) writing (b) write (c) written (d) wrote
21. 21.She ___ a letter at 8 pm yesterday. (a) is writing (b) was write (c) was writing (d) were writing
22. 22.Choose the right verb: Each player ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
23. 23.Choose the right verb: Every player ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeing (c) takeeing
25. 25.___ Rohan eat a mango every day? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is (d) Does
26. 26.My brother has just ___ the ball. (a) catching (b) caught (c) catch (d) catches
27. 27.___ my brother throw the ball every Sunday? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Do (d) Are
28. 28.___ my sister send a message twice a week? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is (d) Does
29. 29.I did not ___ for the team in 2023. (a) claps (b) clapped (c) clapping (d) clap
30. 30.I ___ planted a tree already. (a) have (b) has
31. 31.Name the tense: “Ananya was going to school.” (a) past perfect (b) present perfect (c) present continuous (d) past continuous
32. 32.My sister ___ with Nani since 2020. (a) has stayed (b) stayed (c) have stayed (d) stays
33. 33.Meera ___ a story right now. (a) are telling (b) am telling (c) is tell (d) is telling
34. 34.By the time we reached, you ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
35. 35.You ___ climbed a tree already. (a) has (b) have
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) has helped (c) had help (d) had helped
37. 37.___ Saanvi carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
38. 38.Farhan ___ win the match every Sunday. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
39. 39.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) are (b) is
40. 40.When Dad called, my sister ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) have (c) has

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