Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 219 · 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 flying a kite at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
2. 2.___ they tell a story twice a week? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do (d) Does
3. 3.When Dad called, my brother ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had
4. 4.Name the tense: “They had helped Grandma.” (a) present perfect (b) past perfect (c) simple present (d) present continuous
5. 5.We ___ going to run in the park next week. (a) am (b) are (c) is
6. 6.We ___ the match before it got dark. (a) have won (b) had won (c) has won (d) had win
7. 7.The children ___ a letter last week. (a) writed (b) wrote (c) write (d) will write
8. 8.He ___ the ball when it started to rain. (a) is throwing (b) was throwing (c) were throwing (d) was throw
9. 9.___ they buy vegetables every day? (a) Is (b) Does (c) Are (d) Do
10. 10.They have just ___ a mango. (a) eaten (b) eating (c) eat (d) ate
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinkking (c) drinking
12. 12.Riya did not ___ a tree two days ago. (a) climbed (b) climbing (c) climbs (d) climb
13. 13.I ___ a cartoon every day. (a) watches (b) watch (c) watching
14. 14.When Dad called, Myra ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) have (c) has
15. 15.Choose the right verb: Either Omkar or the girls ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
16. 16.___ my brother washing the dishes right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
17. 17.Choose the right verb: Neither my cousins nor Kunal ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
18. 18.When Dad called, they ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.When the phone rang, Farhan ___ Grandma. (a) was help (b) was helping (c) were helping (d) is helping
20. 20.___ my brother build a sandcastle on Saturdays? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do (d) Does
21. 21.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
22. 22.My sister ___ the match at the moment. (a) are winning (b) is win (c) am winning (d) is winning
23. 23.My parents ___ a message every day. (a) send (b) sends (c) sending
24. 24.You are going to ___ to school next Sunday. (a) go (b) going (c) goes (d) went
25. 25.When Mum came home, Farhan ___ lunch. (a) is bringing (b) was bringing (c) was bring (d) were bringing
26. 26.Choose the right verb: There ___ three pencils in the box. (a) are (b) is
27. 27.They ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) had flown (b) had flew (c) have flown (d) has flown
28. 28.Name the tense: “I plant a tree.” (a) simple future (b) past continuous (c) past perfect (d) simple present
29. 29.Name the tense: “Ananya had ridden a bicycle.” (a) present perfect (b) simple past (c) simple future (d) past perfect
30. 30.The children ___ carried the bag already. (a) has (b) have
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) danceeing (c) dancing
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) bakeing (c) baking
33. 33.My friends ___ a song tomorrow. (a) sang (b) will sing (c) will sings (d) will singing
34. 34.At 8 pm yesterday, Diya ___ a tree. (a) is planting (b) was planting (c) were planting (d) was plant
35. 35.He has just ___ in the pool. (a) swimming (b) swim (c) swum (d) swam
36. 36.My sister ___ a kite next month. (a) flew (b) will flies (c) will fly (d) will flying
37. 37.My brother ___ bake a cake every Sunday. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
38. 38.My sister ___ for the team when it started to rain. (a) is clapping (b) was clap (c) was clapping (d) were clapping
39. 39.My brother ___ a sandcastle on Saturdays. (a) build (b) building (c) builds
40. 40.My parents have lived in Pune ___ 2020. (a) for (b) since

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