Worksheet of Tense
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.
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- 1.He ___ cricket at the moment. (a) am playing (b) is play (c) is playing (d) are playing
- 2.Name the tense: “The children have planted a tree.” (a) past continuous (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) present perfect
- 3.My brother ___ going to win the match next month. (a) is (b) are (c) am
- 4.We ___ sing a song on Saturdays. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
- 5.When Dad called, he ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) has (c) had
- 6.When Mum came home, my brother ___ a bicycle. (a) was ride (b) were riding (c) was riding (d) is riding
- 7.My brother ___ for the team tomorrow. (a) clapped (b) will clap (c) will clapping (d) will claps
- 8.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) made (b) maked (c) making
- 9.They are going to ___ in the park next Sunday. (a) jogs (b) jogging (c) jog (d) jogged
- 10.Yash ___ the room yesterday. (a) cleans (b) will clean (c) has cleaned (d) cleaned
- 11.Kabir ___ the dog last Sunday. (a) feeded (b) fed (c) feeds (d) will feed
- 12.He did not ___ in the pool last week. (a) swimming (b) swam (c) swims (d) swim
- 13.Name the tense: “She brought lunch.” (a) simple present (b) simple past (c) present continuous (d) past continuous
- 14.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
- 15.The students are going to ___ to school tomorrow. (a) goes (b) went (c) going (d) go
- 16.___ he help Grandma yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
- 17.Yash ___ going to tell a story next Sunday. (a) am (b) is (c) are
- 18.___ you catch the ball twice a week? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Does (d) Do
- 19.He ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) has danced
- 20.He ___ a song next week. (a) will singing (b) sang (c) will sing (d) will sings
- 21.You ___ on the stage tomorrow. (a) will dancing (b) will dance (c) danced (d) will dances
- 22.Choose the right verb: There ___ some milk in the jug. (a) are (b) is
- 23.We ___ to school two days ago. (a) go (b) goed (c) will go (d) went
- 24.We ___ sent a message already. (a) have (b) has
- 25.Choose the right verb: All the students ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
- 26.Choose the right verb: Each player ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
- 27.Name the tense: “I flew a kite.” (a) simple present (b) present perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple past
- 28.We did not ___ rice last week. (a) cooked (b) cook (c) cooks (d) cooking
- 29.My brother ___ a mango when the phone rang. (a) was eat (b) was eating (c) were eating (d) is eating
- 30.We ___ drunk milk already. (a) have (b) has
- 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writing (b) writeing (c) writeeing
- 32.My brother ___ a song when the bell rang. (a) was sing (b) is singing (c) were singing (d) was singing
- 33.My friends did not ___ in the park last week. (a) jogging (b) jog (c) jogs (d) jogged
- 34.Choose the right verb: Neither the twins nor Arjun ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
- 35.Choose the right verb: Every player ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
- 36.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) are (b) is
- 37.Meera ___ write a letter twice a week. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
- 38.I ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) has written (b) had written (c) have written (d) had wrote
- 39.My brother ___ the match two days ago. (a) won (b) winned (c) wins (d) will win
- 40.The students ___ a cartoon when it started to rain. (a) were watch (b) was watching (c) were watching (d) are watching
Answer key
- is playing
- present perfect
- is
- don't
- had
- was riding
- will clap
- made
- jog
- cleaned
- fed
- swim
- simple past
- has
- go
- Did
- is
- Do
- had danced
- will sing
- will dance
- is
- went
- have
- have
- has
- simple past
- cook
- was eating
- have
- writing
- was singing
- jog
- is
- has
- is
- doesn't
- had written
- won
- were watching
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