Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 209 · 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 brother ___ a kite every Sunday. (a) flying (b) flies (c) fly
2. 2.They have lived in Pune ___ a long time. (a) for (b) since
3. 3.They ___ in the pool when the bell rang. (a) was swimming (b) were swimming (c) are swimming (d) were swim
4. 4.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) went (c) going (d) gone
5. 5.Name the tense: “My sister was speaking Hindi.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) simple future (d) past continuous
6. 6.You ___ vegetables right now. (a) are buy (b) are buying (c) am buying (d) is buying
7. 7.___ he eat a mango on Saturdays? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Does (d) Is
8. 8.___ my sister eat a mango on Saturdays? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is (d) Does
9. 9.He ___ rice in 2023. (a) cooked (b) has cooked (c) cooks (d) will cook
10. 10.I ___ rice before it got dark. (a) had cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
11. 11.I ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) had drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drew (d) has drawn
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eatting (c) eating
13. 13.Rohan is going to ___ a picture next week. (a) draw (b) draws (c) drew (d) drawing
14. 14.I have lived in Pune ___ 2019. (a) since (b) for
15. 15.Name the tense: “We swim in the pool.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) simple present (d) past perfect
16. 16.Name the tense: “He will jog in the park.” (a) simple past (b) simple future (c) present continuous (d) past perfect
17. 17.My cousins did not ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) swimming (b) swims (c) swam (d) swim
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, Vivaan ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) have watched (c) has watched (d) had watch
19. 19.___ Riya dance on the stage yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
20. 20.When it started to rain, we ___ science. (a) were study (b) are studying (c) were studying (d) was studying
21. 21.Rohan ___ in this school since 2021. (a) have taught (b) teaches (c) has taught (d) taught
22. 22.My cousins ___ for the team next week. (a) will clap (b) will clapping (c) clapped (d) will claps
23. 23.We ___ to school yesterday. (a) went (b) go (c) will go (d) goed
24. 24.Choose the right verb: Each of the children ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feedeing (c) feedding
26. 26.Ishaan ___ cricket last week. (a) has played (b) plays (c) will play (d) played
27. 27.We ___ in the park when it started to rain. (a) were run (b) was running (c) are running (d) were running
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buying (c) buyeing
29. 29.Name the tense: “They are feeding the dog.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) present perfect (d) past continuous
30. 30.Tara has just ___ the ball. (a) threw (b) throwing (c) thrown (d) throw
31. 31.We have just ___ a story. (a) tells (b) tell (c) told (d) telling
32. 32.You have just ___ the bag. (a) carries (b) carried (c) carry (d) carrying
33. 33.Arjun ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) is washing (b) are washing (c) is wash (d) am washing
34. 34.He is going to ___ the ball next week. (a) catching (b) caught (c) catch (d) catches
35. 35.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 9. (a) are (b) is
36. 36.I ___ a story when the bell rang. (a) am telling (b) was tell (c) was telling (d) were telling
37. 37.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) written (b) writed (c) writing (d) wrote
38. 38.I ___ cricket last week. (a) will play (b) have played (c) played (d) play
39. 39.Choose the right verb: Each boy ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
40. 40.Meera ___ going to clap for the team next week. (a) am (b) are (c) is

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