Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 248 · 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.By the time Mum came home, they ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
2. 2.My friends ___ vegetables now. (a) is buying (b) are buying (c) am buying (d) are buy
3. 3.___ they draw a picture every day? (a) Are (b) Does (c) Do (d) Is
4. 4.___ we take the train yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
5. 5.Kunal ___ cook rice every day. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
6. 6.Choose the right verb: Either Pooja or the twins ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
7. 7.Choose the right verb: Either Arjun or the boys ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
8. 8.We ___ the dishes when the phone rang. (a) were washing (b) was washing (c) are washing (d) were wash
9. 9.Vivaan ___ brought lunch already. (a) has (b) have
10. 10.At 8 pm yesterday, we ___ a song. (a) are singing (b) was singing (c) were singing (d) were sing
11. 11.He ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooked (b) will cook (c) has cooked (d) cooks
12. 12.When the bell rang, she ___ the dishes. (a) was wash (b) is washing (c) were washing (d) was washing
13. 13.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 9. (a) are (b) is
14. 14.Name the tense: “I am making tea.” (a) present perfect (b) past perfect (c) past continuous (d) present continuous
15. 15.Arjun ___ science right now. (a) am studying (b) are studying (c) is study (d) is studying
16. 16.My sister ___ carry the bag twice a week. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
17. 17.Name the tense: “My sister bakes a cake.” (a) simple past (b) simple future (c) present continuous (d) simple present
18. 18.Choose the right verb: Either Aditya or the twins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
19. 19.Arjun has just ___ the ball. (a) thrown (b) threw (c) throwing (d) throw
20. 20.___ Manav jog in the park last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinkeing (c) drinking
22. 22.Choose the right verb: Neither the boys nor Myra ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
23. 23.I ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) will buy (b) bought (c) buyed (d) buy
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flyying (c) flying
25. 25.Name the tense: “My friends will write a letter.” (a) simple present (b) past continuous (c) present perfect (d) simple future
26. 26.Name the tense: “She sends a message.” (a) simple present (b) simple future (c) present perfect (d) past continuous
27. 27.You ___ a letter when the phone rang. (a) are writing (b) was writing (c) were writing (d) were write
28. 28.When Mum came home, he ___ the match. (a) were winning (b) is winning (c) was winning (d) was win
29. 29.I have had this bicycle ___ a long time. (a) for (b) since
30. 30.You have studied in this school ___ 2020. (a) since (b) for
31. 31.___ Neel cooking rice now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
32. 32.At 8 pm yesterday, Rahul ___ a cake. (a) were baking (b) was bake (c) was baking (d) is baking
33. 33.You ___ eat a mango every Sunday. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
34. 34.She ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) had play (b) has played (c) have played (d) had played
35. 35.You ___ going to climb a tree tomorrow. (a) are (b) is (c) am
36. 36.I ___ a cake every Sunday. (a) bake (b) baking (c) bakes
37. 37.She has just ___ tea. (a) makes (b) making (c) make (d) made
38. 38.He has just ___ the match. (a) winning (b) won (c) win (d) wins
39. 39.Name the tense: “We will swim in the pool.” (a) simple future (b) present perfect (c) present continuous (d) past continuous
40. 40.Choose the right verb: Neither the twins nor Karan ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are

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