Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 224 · 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.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swimming (c) swiming
2. 2.My sister ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carries (b) carried (c) has carried (d) will carry
3. 3.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had played (d) had play
4. 4.My brother ___ a picture at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was drawing (b) was draw (c) is drawing (d) were drawing
5. 5.You did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) ran (b) runs (c) running (d) run
6. 6.Diya ___ a sandcastle at 8 pm yesterday. (a) is building (b) was build (c) were building (d) was building
7. 7.He ___ the dishes now. (a) am washing (b) are washing (c) is wash (d) is washing
8. 8.I did not ___ to school yesterday. (a) went (b) goes (c) going (d) go
9. 9.Choose the right verb: My trousers ___ new. (a) is (b) are
10. 10.He ___ a bicycle two days ago. (a) rided (b) will ride (c) rode (d) rides
11. 11.I did not ___ the room in 2023. (a) cleaned (b) clean (c) cleaning (d) cleans
12. 12.___ they catch the ball yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
13. 13.___ my sister run in the park yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
14. 14.___ my brother feed the dog every Sunday? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Does (d) Do
15. 15.We ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) had written (d) has written
16. 16.Arjun ___ going to make tea next Sunday. (a) are (b) is (c) am
17. 17.Choose the right verb: Every child ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
18. 18.When the bell rang, she ___ a picture. (a) is drawing (b) was drawing (c) was draw (d) were drawing
19. 19.Name the tense: “My cousins watched a cartoon.” (a) simple past (b) present perfect (c) simple present (d) past perfect
20. 20.___ Omkar go to school yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
21. 21.We have just ___ a mango. (a) eat (b) eaten (c) eating (d) ate
22. 22.Name the tense: “I have danced on the stage.” (a) past perfect (b) present continuous (c) past continuous (d) present perfect
23. 23.Diya ___ tea every Sunday. (a) make (b) making (c) makes
24. 24.Name the tense: “They had cooked rice.” (a) past perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple past (d) simple future
25. 25.Choose the right verb: Each of the children ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
26. 26.When Dad called, my sister ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) have (c) has
27. 27.I ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are climbing (b) is climbing (c) am climb (d) am climbing
28. 28.Choose the right verb: Either the twins or Pooja ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
29. 29.She ___ rice now. (a) are cooking (b) am cooking (c) is cooking (d) is cook
30. 30.Choose the right verb: Mathematics ___ my favourite subject. (a) are (b) is
31. 31.Name the tense: “She was clapping for the team.” (a) simple future (b) present perfect (c) past continuous (d) present continuous
32. 32.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) won (c) winning
33. 33.I ___ vegetables on Saturdays. (a) buys (b) buying (c) buy
34. 34.My sister ___ Hindi right now. (a) am speaking (b) are speaking (c) is speaking (d) is speak
35. 35.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) going (b) gone (c) goed (d) went
36. 36.Name the tense: “I was watching a cartoon.” (a) past continuous (b) past perfect (c) simple present (d) present continuous
37. 37.___ the students running in the park right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
38. 38.Choose the right verb: There ___ some water in the bottle. (a) is (b) are
39. 39.Choose the right verb: There ___ three pencils in the box. (a) is (b) are
40. 40.The students ___ tea two days ago. (a) made (b) make (c) will make (d) maked

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