Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 246 · 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.___ you playing cricket right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
2. 2.You have lived in Pune ___ January. (a) since (b) for
3. 3.My brother ___ a letter twice a week. (a) writes (b) write (c) writing
4. 4.When Dad called, Neel ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
5. 5.She ___ going to buy vegetables next month. (a) am (b) are (c) is
6. 6.I ___ a cap at 8 pm yesterday. (a) am wearing (b) was wearing (c) were wearing (d) was wear
7. 7.Name the tense: “They are bringing lunch.” (a) simple present (b) past continuous (c) past perfect (d) present continuous
8. 8.We have just ___ the train. (a) take (b) took (c) taking (d) taken
9. 9.Ananya ___ a cap at the moment. (a) am wearing (b) is wear (c) are wearing (d) is wearing
10. 10.My parents ___ a bicycle at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were ride (b) was riding (c) are riding (d) were riding
11. 11.He ___ feed the dog every day. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
12. 12.When Dad called, she ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) had (c) have
13. 13.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taking (b) taked (c) took (d) taken
14. 14.My parents are going to ___ in the park next month. (a) jog (b) jogging (c) jogged (d) jogs
15. 15.I ___ thrown the ball already. (a) have (b) has
16. 16.She ___ in the park when Mum came home. (a) was jogging (b) were jogging (c) is jogging (d) was jog
17. 17.They have known my best friend ___ a long time. (a) since (b) for
18. 18.She ___ to school right now. (a) am going (b) is going (c) is go (d) are going
19. 19.Rohan ___ Grandma next Sunday. (a) will helping (b) will helps (c) helped (d) will help
20. 20.___ Kunal bake a cake two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
21. 21.She did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) plants (b) plant (c) planting (d) planted
22. 22.When Dad called, she ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) has (c) had
23. 23.Name the tense: “You had bought vegetables.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) present perfect (d) past perfect
24. 24.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) brought (c) bringing
25. 25.___ the children tell a story every morning? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Are (d) Do
26. 26.Choose the right verb: There ___ a cat in the garden. (a) are (b) is
27. 27.___ I helping Grandma right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
28. 28.Choose the right verb: Each player ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
29. 29.You ___ in this school since 2020. (a) studied (b) has studied (c) study (d) have studied
30. 30.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 4. (a) is (b) are
31. 31.You ___ the room when the bell rang. (a) were cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) was cleaning (d) were clean
32. 32.My sister ___ a message right now. (a) are sending (b) is sending (c) is send (d) am sending
33. 33.My friends are going to ___ a cap next month. (a) wears (b) wore (c) wearing (d) wear
34. 34.Choose the right verb: Neither Meera nor the twins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
35. 35.___ you wash the dishes on Saturdays? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Are (d) Is
36. 36.Name the tense: “He was dancing on the stage.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) simple future (d) past continuous
37. 37.My sister has just ___ the ball. (a) catches (b) catch (c) catching (d) caught
38. 38.___ Zoya go to school last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
39. 39.I ___ the dog when Mum came home. (a) was feed (b) were feeding (c) am feeding (d) was feeding
40. 40.When the bell rang, he ___ a song. (a) was singing (b) was sing (c) were singing (d) is singing

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