Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 24 · 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.Sneha ___ in the pool right now. (a) is swim (b) are swimming (c) is swimming (d) am swimming
2. 2.You are going to ___ the room next month. (a) cleans (b) cleaning (c) cleaned (d) clean
3. 3.We ___ going to make tea tomorrow. (a) am (b) are (c) is
4. 4.He is going to ___ tea next month. (a) make (b) made (c) making (d) makes
5. 5.He ___ science every day. (a) study (b) studying (c) studies
6. 6.When Dad called, you ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
7. 7.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) are (b) is
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaning (c) cleaneing
9. 9.They are going to ___ Grandma next month. (a) helps (b) help (c) helped (d) helping
10. 10.You ___ told a story already. (a) have (b) has
11. 11.We ___ danced on the stage already. (a) has (b) have
12. 12.Choose the right verb: Each of the girls ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
13. 13.We ___ rice when the phone rang. (a) were cooking (b) were cook (c) was cooking (d) are cooking
14. 14.I ___ the dog next week. (a) will feeding (b) will feed (c) fed (d) will feeds
15. 15.Name the tense: “My sister took the train.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) simple future (d) past perfect
16. 16.Sneha ___ a tree last week. (a) will plant (b) plants (c) has planted (d) planted
17. 17.We have waited for the bus ___ 10 am. (a) for (b) since
18. 18.___ she dance on the stage every day? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Does (d) Is
19. 19.She ___ in Pune since 2021. (a) have lived (b) has lived (c) lives (d) lived
20. 20.He ___ a message every day. (a) sending (b) send (c) sends
21. 21.Name the tense: “They had taken the train.” (a) past perfect (b) simple past (c) present continuous (d) present perfect
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) gooing (c) goeing
23. 23.My friends ___ catch the ball every day. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
24. 24.I ___ cricket when it started to rain. (a) am playing (b) was playing (c) was play (d) were playing
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speakking (c) speaking
26. 26.Name the tense: “They won the match.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) past continuous (d) simple present
27. 27.Aisha ___ a mango at the moment. (a) is eat (b) is eating (c) are eating (d) am eating
28. 28.Diya ___ the dishes next month. (a) will washing (b) will washes (c) will wash (d) washed
29. 29.He ___ a tree right now. (a) are climbing (b) am climbing (c) is climbing (d) is climb
30. 30.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drew (c) drawn (d) drawed
31. 31.My brother is going to ___ a picture next Sunday. (a) drew (b) draws (c) drawing (d) draw
32. 32.By the time we reached, he ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
33. 33.My brother ___ a kite when Mum came home. (a) was fly (b) was flying (c) were flying (d) is flying
34. 34.By the time we reached, I ___ a picture. (a) had drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) have drawn
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, we ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
36. 36.They ___ a story next Sunday. (a) will telling (b) told (c) will tell (d) will tells
37. 37.I ___ rice every day. (a) cooking (b) cook (c) cooks
38. 38.They ___ a mango on Saturdays. (a) eat (b) eating (c) eats
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) had swam (d) has swum
40. 40.Name the tense: “Aisha is speaking Hindi.” (a) simple future (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) present continuous

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