Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 23 · 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.At 8 pm yesterday, I ___ a sandcastle. (a) was building (b) am building (c) was build (d) were building
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washhing (c) washeing
3. 3.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 7. (a) is (b) are
4. 4.When Dad called, I ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
5. 5.Choose the right verb: There ___ many books on the shelf. (a) is (b) are
6. 6.When Mum came home, Riya ___ in the pool. (a) was swim (b) were swimming (c) is swimming (d) was swimming
7. 7.Karan ___ in the park now. (a) is jog (b) am jogging (c) are jogging (d) is jogging
8. 8.She ___ for the team last week. (a) will clap (b) claps (c) clapped (d) has clapped
9. 9.He ___ the room tomorrow. (a) will cleaning (b) cleaned (c) will clean (d) will cleans
10. 10.You ___ the room when the bell rang. (a) was cleaning (b) were clean (c) were cleaning (d) are cleaning
11. 11.My cousins ___ a sandcastle next Sunday. (a) will building (b) built (c) will build (d) will builds
12. 12.Choose the right verb: Each player ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
13. 13.___ I eat a mango two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
14. 14.My sister ___ the dishes at 8 pm yesterday. (a) is washing (b) was wash (c) was washing (d) were washing
15. 15.You ___ a cartoon tomorrow. (a) will watching (b) watched (c) will watch (d) will watches
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyying (c) flyeing
17. 17.When the bell rang, I ___ cricket. (a) were playing (b) am playing (c) was play (d) was playing
18. 18.Karan did not ___ the dog in 2023. (a) feeds (b) fed (c) feeding (d) feed
19. 19.When the phone rang, you ___ a story. (a) are telling (b) were telling (c) was telling (d) were tell
20. 20.My brother ___ the ball yesterday. (a) throwed (b) threw (c) will throw (d) throws
21. 21.My brother ___ wash the dishes every Sunday. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
22. 22.When Dad called, my friends ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.Choose the right verb: Each student ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
24. 24.___ I wear a cap every day? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do (d) Does
25. 25.We have lived in Pune ___ six months. (a) for (b) since
26. 26.They have just ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) carrying (c) carried (d) carries
27. 27.___ Sneha studying science now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
28. 28.Name the tense: “Rahul has played cricket.” (a) present continuous (b) past perfect (c) present perfect (d) simple future
29. 29.My sister ___ throw the ball twice a week. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
30. 30.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catching (c) catched
31. 31.___ she baking a cake now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
32. 32.Name the tense: “My brother has baked a cake.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) simple past (d) simple present
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) have run
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the match. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had win (d) had won
35. 35.You ___ lunch next month. (a) will brings (b) will bring (c) brought (d) will bringing
36. 36.He has just ___ tea. (a) make (b) makes (c) making (d) made
37. 37.I ___ going to bring lunch next Sunday. (a) are (b) am (c) is
38. 38.Choose the right verb: Neither Dev nor the girls ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
39. 39.You ___ a picture every morning. (a) drawing (b) draws (c) draw
40. 40.When it started to rain, I ___ a letter. (a) were writing (b) am writing (c) was writing (d) was write

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