Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 243 · 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.Aditya ___ tea every day. (a) make (b) making (c) makes
2. 2.You ___ fed the dog already. (a) have (b) has
3. 3.Ananya ___ for the team at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was clap (b) were clapping (c) is clapping (d) was clapping
4. 4.Arjun has had this bicycle ___ five years. (a) since (b) for
5. 5.Ananya has just ___ a letter. (a) written (b) wrote (c) writing (d) write
6. 6.We ___ tea on Saturdays. (a) makes (b) making (c) make
7. 7.Name the tense: “We carry the bag.” (a) simple past (b) simple future (c) present perfect (d) simple present
8. 8.I did not ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watching (b) watch (c) watches (d) watched
9. 9.My brother ___ a picture now. (a) is draw (b) am drawing (c) are drawing (d) is drawing
10. 10.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 7. (a) is (b) are
11. 11.___ Rohan planting a tree now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
12. 12.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) ran (b) run (c) runned (d) running
13. 13.My brother did not ___ to school in 2023. (a) went (b) going (c) go (d) goes
14. 14.I am going to ___ the bag tomorrow. (a) carrying (b) carried (c) carries (d) carry
15. 15.Choose the right verb: Either Karan or the twins ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
16. 16.Choose the right verb: Either the twins or Meera ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
17. 17.Name the tense: “Ananya had run in the park.” (a) past perfect (b) present perfect (c) simple future (d) present continuous
18. 18.Omkar has studied in this school ___ two years. (a) since (b) for
19. 19.When it started to rain, he ___ vegetables. (a) was buy (b) were buying (c) is buying (d) was buying
20. 20.You ___ in the park in 2023. (a) jogged (b) jog (c) will jog (d) have jogged
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyeing (c) studyying
22. 22.We are going to ___ a cap next Sunday. (a) wears (b) wearing (c) wear (d) wore
23. 23.Name the tense: “He had written a letter.” (a) present perfect (b) past perfect (c) simple present (d) past continuous
24. 24.My friends ___ a story now. (a) am telling (b) are tell (c) are telling (d) is telling
25. 25.Name the tense: “They were swimming in the pool.” (a) simple present (b) past perfect (c) past continuous (d) present continuous
26. 26.My parents ___ milk when the bell rang. (a) are drinking (b) was drinking (c) were drink (d) were drinking
27. 27.___ Riya build a sandcastle every morning? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are (d) Does
28. 28.Rahul ___ the room now. (a) am cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) is clean (d) are cleaning
29. 29.Pooja ___ jogged in the park already. (a) have (b) has
30. 30.My brother ___ a cake when the phone rang. (a) is baking (b) was baking (c) was bake (d) were baking
31. 31.He ___ a letter when it started to rain. (a) was writing (b) is writing (c) was write (d) were writing
32. 32.Aditya ___ swum in the pool already. (a) has (b) have
33. 33.Choose the right verb: All the players ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
34. 34.We ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) had taken (d) has taken
35. 35.My brother ___ play cricket on Saturdays. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
36. 36.My brother ___ flown a kite already. (a) has (b) have
37. 37.Name the tense: “We are buying vegetables.” (a) simple past (b) simple future (c) past continuous (d) present continuous
38. 38.You ___ tell a story every day. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
39. 39.When it started to rain, they ___ a message. (a) were sending (b) are sending (c) was sending (d) were send
40. 40.When Dad called, my sister ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) have (c) had

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