Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 227 · 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.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 7. (a) are (b) is
2. 2.When the phone rang, she ___ a story. (a) was telling (b) were telling (c) is telling (d) was tell
3. 3.I have just ___ a picture. (a) drawing (b) drew (c) drawn (d) draw
4. 4.They ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) has eaten
5. 5.The students ___ the room now. (a) are cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) are clean (d) am cleaning
6. 6.When Dad called, she ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) has (c) have
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) wearing (c) weareing
8. 8.Choose the right verb: There ___ some water in the bottle. (a) are (b) is
9. 9.___ we swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
10. 10.___ I play cricket every morning? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Are (d) Do
11. 11.My sister ___ a message every day. (a) sending (b) send (c) sends
12. 12.By the time we reached, they ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) had bring (c) have brought (d) has brought
13. 13.Rahul did not ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wear (b) wearing (c) wore (d) wears
14. 14.Pooja ___ catch the ball on Saturdays. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
15. 15.My parents ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) is helping (b) are help (c) am helping (d) are helping
16. 16.Name the tense: “Arjun will drink milk.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) past continuous (d) present continuous
17. 17.You ___ in Pune since 2021. (a) live (b) lived (c) have lived (d) has lived
18. 18.She ___ cricket right now. (a) am playing (b) are playing (c) is playing (d) is play
19. 19.She ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
20. 20.I ___ going to watch a cartoon next week. (a) is (b) am (c) are
21. 21.___ the students jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
22. 22.Name the tense: “I was taking the train.” (a) simple present (b) present perfect (c) past perfect (d) past continuous
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinkeing (c) drinking
24. 24.I ___ watch a cartoon on Saturdays. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
25. 25.He ___ a letter twice a week. (a) write (b) writing (c) writes
26. 26.I ___ for the team at 8 pm yesterday. (a) am clapping (b) were clapping (c) was clapping (d) was clap
27. 27.At 8 pm yesterday, Farhan ___ a kite. (a) is flying (b) was flying (c) was fly (d) were flying
28. 28.Name the tense: “Meera plants a tree.” (a) simple present (b) present continuous (c) present perfect (d) past continuous
29. 29.Choose the right verb: The scissors ___ sharp. (a) is (b) are
30. 30.Choose the right verb: The news ___ good today. (a) is (b) are
31. 31.You have just ___ rice. (a) cooking (b) cook (c) cooks (d) cooked
32. 32.I ___ the ball last week. (a) will throw (b) throw (c) threw (d) throwed
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) had jogged (c) has jogged (d) have jogged
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writeeing (c) writing
35. 35.They ___ a cartoon next week. (a) will watch (b) will watching (c) watched (d) will watches
36. 36.When Dad called, they ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have
37. 37.Name the tense: “He will send a message.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) past continuous (d) past perfect
38. 38.You ___ tea now. (a) am making (b) are make (c) is making (d) are making
39. 39.You ___ in the park twice a week. (a) running (b) runs (c) run
40. 40.___ my friends throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am

Free english grammar lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-grammar