Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 220 · 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.He ___ make tea on Saturdays. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
2. 2.Name the tense: “My sister is throwing the ball.” (a) past continuous (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) simple future
3. 3.When Dad called, the students ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) has (c) have
4. 4.Name the tense: “Kavya is eating a mango.” (a) past perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple future (d) simple past
5. 5.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) won (c) winning
6. 6.They ___ rice when the phone rang. (a) were cook (b) are cooking (c) were cooking (d) was cooking
7. 7.Name the tense: “He was carrying the bag.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) past continuous (d) simple future
8. 8.Dev ___ the room every day. (a) clean (b) cleaning (c) cleans
9. 9.Choose the right verb: The scissors ___ sharp. (a) is (b) are
10. 10.At 8 pm yesterday, they ___ Grandma. (a) are helping (b) were help (c) were helping (d) was helping
11. 11.Name the tense: “They clean the room.” (a) present perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) past continuous
12. 12.We ___ a kite at the moment. (a) are flying (b) is flying (c) am flying (d) are fly
13. 13.Name the tense: “They were making tea.” (a) simple future (b) simple past (c) present continuous (d) past continuous
14. 14.Rohan has known my best friend ___ a long time. (a) for (b) since
15. 15.My sister ___ a cap last Sunday. (a) wears (b) wore (c) will wear (d) weared
16. 16.Choose the right verb: Neither Tara nor my cousins ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbbing (c) climbing
18. 18.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drank (b) drunk (c) drinking (d) drinked
19. 19.Ishaan ___ a bicycle when the phone rang. (a) were riding (b) was ride (c) is riding (d) was riding
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, Aisha ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
21. 21.I ___ rice when it started to rain. (a) was cook (b) was cooking (c) were cooking (d) am cooking
22. 22.My cousins ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) had carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) have carried
23. 23.Name the tense: “Saanvi is cleaning the room.” (a) present perfect (b) past continuous (c) simple past (d) present continuous
24. 24.Name the tense: “Yash had drunk milk.” (a) past perfect (b) simple future (c) simple past (d) present perfect
25. 25.We did not ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooked (b) cook (c) cooks (d) cooking
26. 26.___ she throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
27. 27.Pooja is going to ___ in the park tomorrow. (a) jog (b) jogging (c) jogs (d) jogged
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playying (c) playing
29. 29.I ___ milk every day. (a) drinks (b) drinking (c) drink
30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speakeing (c) speaking
31. 31.You ___ a cartoon right now. (a) are watching (b) are watch (c) is watching (d) am watching
32. 32.My sister did not ___ the dog last Sunday. (a) feeding (b) feeds (c) feed (d) fed
33. 33.We ___ a cake when it started to rain. (a) were bake (b) are baking (c) were baking (d) was baking
34. 34.The students ___ draw a picture twice a week. (a) aren't (b) don't (c) doesn't
35. 35.When Mum came home, Aditya ___ on the stage. (a) were dancing (b) was dance (c) is dancing (d) was dancing
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cookeing (c) cooking
37. 37.Choose the right verb: My spectacles ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
38. 38.Name the tense: “We were writing a letter.” (a) past perfect (b) present perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple future
39. 39.Name the tense: “My sister will carry the bag.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) present perfect (d) simple future
40. 40.We are going to ___ to school next week. (a) going (b) went (c) goes (d) go

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