Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 200 · 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.My cousins ___ watch a cartoon every day. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) aren't
2. 2.By the time the bell rang, Ishaan ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) had gone
3. 3.Ishaan has just ___ milk. (a) drink (b) drinking (c) drank (d) drunk
4. 4.Name the tense: “We are climbing a tree.” (a) present perfect (b) simple present (c) past perfect (d) present continuous
5. 5.___ you win the match two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
6. 6.My brother ___ a kite when Mum came home. (a) were flying (b) was fly (c) is flying (d) was flying
7. 7.We ___ the dog when Mum came home. (a) are feeding (b) were feed (c) were feeding (d) was feeding
8. 8.She ___ clapped for the team already. (a) has (b) have
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buyeing (c) buying
10. 10.We ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) are wash (b) am washing (c) is washing (d) are washing
11. 11.My cousins ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) has planted
12. 12.You ___ a tree when the phone rang. (a) was climbing (b) were climbing (c) are climbing (d) were climb
13. 13.Choose the right verb: There ___ some milk in the jug. (a) are (b) is
14. 14.You ___ the dog when Mum came home. (a) were feed (b) are feeding (c) were feeding (d) was feeding
15. 15.Choose the right verb: There ___ a cat in the garden. (a) is (b) are
16. 16.You ___ cricket on Saturdays. (a) playing (b) plays (c) play
17. 17.The students ___ cricket on Saturdays. (a) plays (b) play (c) playing
18. 18.___ he helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
19. 19.He ___ in the park two days ago. (a) runned (b) will run (c) ran (d) runs
20. 20.They ___ a cake right now. (a) is baking (b) am baking (c) are bake (d) are baking
21. 21.My brother ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) had helped (b) had help (c) have helped (d) has helped
22. 22.My friends have known my best friend ___ last year. (a) since (b) for
23. 23.He ___ a tree in 2023. (a) climbs (b) has climbed (c) will climb (d) climbed
24. 24.We ___ a tree in 2023. (a) climb (b) climbed (c) will climb (d) have climbed
25. 25.Choose the right verb: All the children ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
26. 26.You ___ in this school since 2021. (a) study (b) studied (c) have studied (d) has studied
27. 27.Omkar ___ going to jog in the park tomorrow. (a) are (b) am (c) is
28. 28.When Dad called, she ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) has (c) had
29. 29.Name the tense: “My sister is buying vegetables.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) present perfect (d) past continuous
30. 30.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 4. (a) are (b) is
31. 31.I have just ___ a tree. (a) climbs (b) climbing (c) climb (d) climbed
32. 32.They ___ tea when the phone rang. (a) were making (b) was making (c) are making (d) were make
33. 33.She ___ eat a mango twice a week. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
34. 34.Choose the right verb: Mathematics ___ my favourite subject. (a) are (b) is
35. 35.Vivaan ___ speak Hindi twice a week. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
36. 36.Name the tense: “Meera has caught the ball.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) past perfect (d) present perfect
37. 37.___ I run in the park two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
38. 38.We ___ a tree when it started to rain. (a) are climbing (b) were climbing (c) were climb (d) was climbing
39. 39.She ___ going to tell a story next month. (a) is (b) are (c) am
40. 40.They ___ a picture at 8 pm yesterday. (a) are drawing (b) were draw (c) was drawing (d) were drawing

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