Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 216 · 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.___ you dance on the stage twice a week? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Does (d) Do
2. 2.The children ___ with Nani since 2022. (a) stay (b) has stayed (c) stayed (d) have stayed
3. 3.My sister ___ in Delhi since 2022. (a) worked (b) has worked (c) works (d) have worked
4. 4.He is going to ___ to school next month. (a) goes (b) went (c) going (d) go
5. 5.She did not ___ science in 2023. (a) studies (b) study (c) studied (d) studying
6. 6.She ___ for the team when it started to rain. (a) is clapping (b) was clap (c) were clapping (d) was clapping
7. 7.I ___ the ball twice a week. (a) throw (b) throws (c) throwing
8. 8.You ___ washed the dishes already. (a) have (b) has
9. 9.Choose the right verb: Neither Diya nor the twins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
10. 10.Name the tense: “I was writing a letter.” (a) simple present (b) past perfect (c) present perfect (d) past continuous
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a letter. (a) had written (b) have written (c) has written (d) had wrote
12. 12.They ___ a tree on Saturdays. (a) climbs (b) climb (c) climbing
13. 13.___ she fly a kite every morning? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Is (d) Are
14. 14.Choose the right verb: Every student ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
15. 15.When Mum came home, Dev ___ the bag. (a) were carrying (b) is carrying (c) was carrying (d) was carry
16. 16.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaked (b) spoken (c) spoke (d) speaking
17. 17.I ___ in the park last week. (a) will jog (b) have jogged (c) jog (d) jogged
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swiming (c) swimming
19. 19.I have just ___ the bag. (a) carries (b) carrying (c) carry (d) carried
20. 20.___ my friends swim in the pool every morning? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Does (d) Do
21. 21.Choose the right verb: Either Neel or the boys ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
22. 22.Isha ___ in Pune since 2022. (a) lived (b) have lived (c) lives (d) has lived
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) danceeing (c) dancing
24. 24.I am going to ___ Hindi next month. (a) spoke (b) speaks (c) speak (d) speaking
25. 25.___ she bringing lunch now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
26. 26.Name the tense: “We are telling a story.” (a) present perfect (b) past perfect (c) present continuous (d) past continuous
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) has caught
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) claping (c) clapping
29. 29.Choose the right verb: There ___ five mangoes in the basket. (a) are (b) is
30. 30.Choose the right verb: The packet of biscuits ___ open. (a) are (b) is
31. 31.When it started to rain, Kabir ___ a message. (a) is sending (b) was send (c) was sending (d) were sending
32. 32.Aisha ___ the bag when Mum came home. (a) was carrying (b) was carry (c) were carrying (d) is carrying
33. 33.I ___ built a sandcastle already. (a) have (b) has
34. 34.She ___ science before the bell rang. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) had study
35. 35.They ___ a tree tomorrow. (a) climbed (b) will climb (c) will climbing (d) will climbs
36. 36.Saanvi ___ lunch at the moment. (a) are bringing (b) is bring (c) is bringing (d) am bringing
37. 37.Neel ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) has eaten (b) had eaten (c) have eaten (d) had ate
38. 38.My cousins ___ a letter when it started to rain. (a) were write (b) are writing (c) was writing (d) were writing
39. 39.We ___ cricket at the moment. (a) are playing (b) am playing (c) is playing (d) are play
40. 40.___ my sister buy vegetables on Saturdays? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Are (d) Is

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