Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 238 · 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.Kabir ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) am helping (b) is helping (c) are helping (d) is help
2. 2.He ___ a tree in 2023. (a) climbs (b) will climb (c) has climbed (d) climbed
3. 3.When the bell rang, my parents ___ the ball. (a) was catching (b) were catch (c) are catching (d) were catching
4. 4.Name the tense: “You are throwing the ball.” (a) simple present (b) simple future (c) present continuous (d) simple past
5. 5.By the time we reached, Arjun ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
6. 6.We ___ science before it got dark. (a) had study (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) has studied
7. 7.I ___ on the stage when Mum came home. (a) were dancing (b) am dancing (c) was dancing (d) was dance
8. 8.Choose the right verb: Every student ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
9. 9.___ he watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
10. 10.My sister ___ rice at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was cooking (b) is cooking (c) were cooking (d) was cook
11. 11.___ my sister cook rice every morning? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Are (d) Do
12. 12.We ___ in Delhi since 2019. (a) work (b) worked (c) have worked (d) has worked
13. 13.When Mum came home, he ___ a mango. (a) were eating (b) is eating (c) was eating (d) was eat
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbbing (c) climbeing
15. 15.___ we go to school twice a week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Is (d) Are
16. 16.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swum (b) swam (c) swimming (d) swimmed
17. 17.She is going to ___ a kite next month. (a) flying (b) fly (c) flies (d) flew
18. 18.My brother ___ vegetables tomorrow. (a) will buys (b) bought (c) will buy (d) will buying
19. 19.Name the tense: “They will play cricket.” (a) simple present (b) simple future (c) simple past (d) past perfect
20. 20.We have played in the garden ___ half an hour. (a) since (b) for
21. 21.My sister did not ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) buy (b) buying (c) bought (d) buys
22. 22.Choose the right verb: Each student ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
23. 23.He ___ a mango when the phone rang. (a) was eating (b) was eat (c) is eating (d) were eating
24. 24.My friends ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) have drawn (b) had drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drew
25. 25.Choose the right verb: Every child ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a letter. (a) had written (b) had wrote (c) have written (d) has written
27. 27.I ___ going to study science next month. (a) is (b) are (c) am
28. 28.___ we ride a bicycle every morning? (a) Does (b) Are (c) Is (d) Do
29. 29.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 5. (a) are (b) is
30. 30.I did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) runs (b) running (c) run (d) ran
31. 31.My brother ___ a cap next month. (a) wore (b) will wearing (c) will wear (d) will wears
32. 32.They ___ a cake right now. (a) is baking (b) am baking (c) are baking (d) are bake
33. 33.He ___ going to swim in the pool tomorrow. (a) are (b) is (c) am
34. 34.Karan ___ in Pune since 2022. (a) lives (b) lived (c) have lived (d) has lived
35. 35.They ___ a cake next Sunday. (a) will baking (b) baked (c) will bakes (d) will bake
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleanning (c) cleaneing
37. 37.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) written (b) writing (c) wrote (d) writed
38. 38.She ___ Grandma when Mum came home. (a) was helping (b) is helping (c) was help (d) were helping
39. 39.___ Rahul making tea now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
40. 40.We ___ going to buy vegetables next month. (a) am (b) are (c) is

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