Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 239 · 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 climb a tree on Saturdays? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Do (d) Are
2. 2.Choose the right verb: Physics ___ interesting. (a) are (b) is
3. 3.I ___ the dog tomorrow. (a) will feeds (b) fed (c) will feeding (d) will feed
4. 4.My cousins ___ a message when the phone rang. (a) were sending (b) are sending (c) were send (d) was sending
5. 5.You ___ Hindi when it started to rain. (a) were speaking (b) were speak (c) are speaking (d) was speaking
6. 6.He is going to ___ tea tomorrow. (a) made (b) make (c) makes (d) making
7. 7.You have just ___ tea. (a) make (b) making (c) makes (d) made
8. 8.Choose the right verb: My spectacles ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
9. 9.Aisha is going to ___ the ball tomorrow. (a) caught (b) catches (c) catching (d) catch
10. 10.At 8 pm yesterday, I ___ the train. (a) was take (b) am taking (c) was taking (d) were taking
11. 11.My sister did not ___ the ball two days ago. (a) caught (b) catch (c) catching (d) catches
12. 12.My brother is going to ___ a sandcastle tomorrow. (a) building (b) builds (c) built (d) build
13. 13.When Mum came home, Tara ___ the dog. (a) was feed (b) is feeding (c) were feeding (d) was feeding
14. 14.By the time we reached, my friends ___ vegetables. (a) had bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) has bought
15. 15.Choose the right verb: Either the boys or Neel ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
16. 16.We did not ___ a song last week. (a) sings (b) sing (c) singing (d) sang
17. 17.Name the tense: “She plants a tree.” (a) simple past (b) simple future (c) simple present (d) present perfect
18. 18.You ___ tea every morning. (a) makes (b) making (c) make
19. 19.I ___ on the stage when it started to rain. (a) am dancing (b) was dance (c) was dancing (d) were dancing
20. 20.Choose the right verb: All the children ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
21. 21.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaked (b) spoken (c) speaking (d) spoke
22. 22.When the phone rang, he ___ a mango. (a) is eating (b) was eating (c) was eat (d) were eating
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, Ira ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) has run (d) had run
24. 24.Name the tense: “My friends play cricket.” (a) past perfect (b) simple past (c) present continuous (d) simple present
25. 25.Kunal ___ a message next Sunday. (a) will sends (b) sent (c) will sending (d) will send
26. 26.Zoya ___ science before Mum came home. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) have studied
27. 27.___ the children climb a tree on Saturdays? (a) Does (b) Are (c) Do (d) Is
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, my parents ___ science. (a) had study (b) had studied (c) has studied (d) have studied
29. 29.I ___ a cap right now. (a) is wearing (b) am wear (c) are wearing (d) am wearing
30. 30.We ___ a tree next week. (a) will climbing (b) climbed (c) will climbs (d) will climb
31. 31.___ I drawing a picture right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) riding (c) rideing
33. 33.Name the tense: “We will clap for the team.” (a) past perfect (b) simple present (c) simple future (d) present perfect
34. 34.___ they singing a song now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
35. 35.You have known my best friend ___ six months. (a) for (b) since
36. 36.Name the tense: “I have taken the train.” (a) simple past (b) present perfect (c) simple present (d) simple future
37. 37.We ___ the room twice a week. (a) clean (b) cleaning (c) cleans
38. 38.At 8 pm yesterday, I ___ a sandcastle. (a) was building (b) were building (c) am building (d) was build
39. 39.___ Nisha drinking milk now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
40. 40.You ___ with Nani since 2020. (a) have stayed (b) has stayed (c) stayed (d) stay

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