Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 242 · 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.My brother ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
2. 2.My brother ___ on the stage at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was dancing (b) is dancing (c) were dancing (d) was dance
3. 3.We ___ going to wash the dishes tomorrow. (a) is (b) are (c) am
4. 4.I did not ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) draw (b) drawing (c) draws (d) drew
5. 5.You ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) have written (b) has written (c) had written (d) had wrote
6. 6.I ___ the ball on Saturdays. (a) catches (b) catching (c) catch
7. 7.My sister ___ catch the ball on Saturdays. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flying (c) flyeing
9. 9.He ___ going to dance on the stage next month. (a) am (b) is (c) are
10. 10.___ he cooking rice now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
11. 11.Choose the right verb: Neither Diya nor the boys ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
12. 12.The children have just ___ a cartoon. (a) watches (b) watching (c) watched (d) watch
13. 13.___ Aditya throw the ball every day? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Do (d) Are
14. 14.Choose the right verb: Every child ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
15. 15.When the bell rang, my brother ___ the match. (a) was win (b) is winning (c) was winning (d) were winning
16. 16.___ he bake a cake every morning? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is (d) Does
17. 17.He ___ science before it got dark. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had study
18. 18.They ___ going to swim in the pool tomorrow. (a) is (b) are (c) am
19. 19.They ___ going to catch the ball next week. (a) are (b) is (c) am
20. 20.When it started to rain, Meera ___ vegetables. (a) was buy (b) was buying (c) were buying (d) is buying
21. 21.Vivaan ___ told a story already. (a) have (b) has
22. 22.We ___ a mango last week. (a) eated (b) will eat (c) eat (d) ate
23. 23.The students ___ milk on Saturdays. (a) drinks (b) drinking (c) drink
24. 24.Name the tense: “He watched a cartoon.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) present perfect (d) past perfect
25. 25.I ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
26. 26.We ___ a message right now. (a) am sending (b) are sending (c) are send (d) is sending
27. 27.Riya did not ___ a sandcastle two days ago. (a) building (b) build (c) built (d) builds
28. 28.The children have lived in Pune ___ six months. (a) since (b) for
29. 29.My sister ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) had drawn (d) have drawn
30. 30.___ she baking a cake now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, Vivaan ___ the match. (a) has won (b) had won (c) have won (d) had win
32. 32.Tara ___ milk every day. (a) drinking (b) drinks (c) drink
33. 33.Aditya has just ___ tea. (a) made (b) making (c) makes (d) make
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studying (c) studyeing
35. 35.We ___ with Nani since 2020. (a) has stayed (b) stayed (c) have stayed (d) stay
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sending (b) sendding (c) sendeing
37. 37.Riya ___ to school on Saturdays. (a) going (b) go (c) goes
38. 38.Name the tense: “They will eat a mango.” (a) simple past (b) simple present (c) present perfect (d) simple future
39. 39.She ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) am buying (b) are buying (c) is buying (d) is buy
40. 40.You did not ___ in the park two days ago. (a) running (b) runs (c) run (d) ran

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