Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 211 · 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.They ___ tea every day. (a) makes (b) make (c) making
2. 2.I ___ Hindi right now. (a) am speak (b) are speaking (c) is speaking (d) am speaking
3. 3.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) is (b) are
4. 4.My cousins ___ the ball tomorrow. (a) will catches (b) will catching (c) caught (d) will catch
5. 5.She ___ rice when the phone rang. (a) is cooking (b) was cooking (c) was cook (d) were cooking
6. 6.He ___ the room right now. (a) are cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) is clean (d) is cleaning
7. 7.___ he cook rice yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
8. 8.They ___ a mango at the moment. (a) are eating (b) are eat (c) is eating (d) am eating
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) have thrown (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
10. 10.Name the tense: “Priya will build a sandcastle.” (a) simple present (b) present continuous (c) simple past (d) simple future
11. 11.I did not ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watches (b) watching (c) watched (d) watch
12. 12.When it started to rain, we ___ a cartoon. (a) were watch (b) are watching (c) were watching (d) was watching
13. 13.Name the tense: “I am carrying the bag.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) simple future
14. 14.When the phone rang, I ___ the bag. (a) was carrying (b) am carrying (c) were carrying (d) was carry
15. 15.You ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) has danced (b) had danced (c) had dance (d) have danced
16. 16.Name the tense: “We carried the bag.” (a) simple future (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) present continuous
17. 17.She ___ tell a story every day. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
18. 18.They did not ___ milk last Sunday. (a) drink (b) drinks (c) drank (d) drinking
19. 19.My sister ___ cricket right now. (a) is play (b) am playing (c) is playing (d) are playing
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planteing (c) planting
21. 21.Choose the right verb: Each of the girls ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
22. 22.Choose the right verb: Each of the girls ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
23. 23.He ___ a message next Sunday. (a) sent (b) will sends (c) will sending (d) will send
24. 24.Farhan ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) have washed
25. 25.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sending (b) sent (c) sended
26. 26.Choose the right verb: Each child ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringeing (c) bringing
28. 28.___ you carry the bag last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
29. 29.She ___ in this school since 2020. (a) has taught (b) have taught (c) taught (d) teaches
30. 30.He ___ cricket on Saturdays. (a) play (b) plays (c) playing
31. 31.They ___ play cricket every day. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
32. 32.___ Kunal tell a story last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
33. 33.My parents ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) have written (b) had written (c) has written (d) had wrote
34. 34.Choose the right verb: Either the girls or Aarav ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
35. 35.When the phone rang, the students ___ the ball. (a) were throw (b) was throwing (c) were throwing (d) are throwing
36. 36.___ you riding a bicycle right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
37. 37.We ___ tea when Mum came home. (a) was making (b) were make (c) are making (d) were making
38. 38.She ___ carry the bag every day. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
39. 39.Name the tense: “He tells a story.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) past continuous (d) simple present
40. 40.Ishaan has played in the garden ___ morning. (a) since (b) for

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