Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 208 · 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: The bunch of bananas ___ ripe. (a) are (b) is
2. 2.Choose the right verb: There ___ five mangoes in the basket. (a) are (b) is
3. 3.Choose the right verb: All the students ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
4. 4.You ___ going to play cricket tomorrow. (a) are (b) am (c) is
5. 5.Ananya is going to ___ a tree tomorrow. (a) climbs (b) climbed (c) climbing (d) climb
6. 6.We ___ the dishes every day. (a) washes (b) wash (c) washing
7. 7.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) have (c) had
8. 8.When Dad called, you ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) had (c) has
9. 9.I ___ in the park tomorrow. (a) will jogs (b) jogged (c) will jogging (d) will jog
10. 10.You ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) have planted
11. 11.Choose the right verb: The packet of biscuits ___ open. (a) are (b) is
12. 12.My cousins have lived in Pune ___ six months. (a) for (b) since
13. 13.You have worked in Delhi ___ two years. (a) for (b) since
14. 14.We ___ Hindi right now. (a) are speaking (b) am speaking (c) is speaking (d) are speak
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planteing (c) planting
16. 16.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) written (b) writed (c) writing (d) wrote
17. 17.He ___ a cartoon tomorrow. (a) will watches (b) will watch (c) watched (d) will watching
18. 18.When Mum came home, we ___ a song. (a) are singing (b) were sing (c) were singing (d) was singing
19. 19.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 8. (a) is (b) are
20. 20.Aditya did not ___ the ball two days ago. (a) throws (b) throwing (c) threw (d) throw
21. 21.Name the tense: “Manav had planted a tree.” (a) past perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple future (d) simple present
22. 22.___ they watch a cartoon in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
23. 23.I did not ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) buy (b) buys (c) buying (d) bought
24. 24.I am going to ___ a bicycle next Sunday. (a) riding (b) rides (c) rode (d) ride
25. 25.You ___ wear a cap on Saturdays. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) aren't
26. 26.Name the tense: “Priya had ridden a bicycle.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) past perfect
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, my parents ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
28. 28.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) made (b) making (c) maked
29. 29.My parents ___ clap for the team on Saturdays. (a) aren't (b) don't (c) doesn't
30. 30.Ishaan ___ a mango at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were eating (b) is eating (c) was eat (d) was eating
31. 31.When Dad called, he ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throweing (b) throwing (c) throwwing
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watcheing (c) watching
34. 34.___ you eat a mango yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
35. 35.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) taking (c) taked (d) took
36. 36.I did not ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) buys (b) bought (c) buying (d) buy
37. 37.Rahul ___ a kite every day. (a) flying (b) fly (c) flies
38. 38.The students did not ___ rice two days ago. (a) cooks (b) cooking (c) cooked (d) cook
39. 39.Name the tense: “My brother won the match.” (a) present perfect (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) present continuous
40. 40.___ the children build a sandcastle two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does

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