Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 249 · 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.They ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) has fed (b) had fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
2. 2.We ___ brought lunch already. (a) has (b) have
3. 3.You ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) had make (b) has made (c) had made (d) have made
4. 4.My friends ___ a mango at the moment. (a) is eating (b) am eating (c) are eating (d) are eat
5. 5.They ___ run in the park already. (a) has (b) have
6. 6.We ___ the room next month. (a) will cleaning (b) will cleans (c) cleaned (d) will clean
7. 7.My parents are going to ___ a tree next month. (a) climbed (b) climb (c) climbing (d) climbs
8. 8.___ we watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
9. 9.When it started to rain, Yash ___ a message. (a) was sending (b) is sending (c) were sending (d) was send
10. 10.She ___ a message next month. (a) will sending (b) will sends (c) will send (d) sent
11. 11.I ___ the ball at 8 pm yesterday. (a) am catching (b) was catch (c) was catching (d) were catching
12. 12.He ___ a cake two days ago. (a) bakes (b) baked (c) will bake (d) has baked
13. 13.Choose the right verb: Either the boys or Kunal ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
14. 14.Name the tense: “She brings lunch.” (a) simple present (b) past continuous (c) past perfect (d) present perfect
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) have eaten (c) had eaten (d) has eaten
16. 16.When Dad called, I ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) had (c) have
17. 17.You ___ a cake twice a week. (a) bakes (b) bake (c) baking
18. 18.My sister ___ a song next Sunday. (a) will singing (b) sang (c) will sing (d) will sings
19. 19.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) bought (b) buying (c) buyed
20. 20.___ they watch a cartoon on Saturdays? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Does (d) Do
21. 21.Arjun did not ___ cricket last week. (a) plays (b) play (c) playing (d) played
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) baking (c) bakeing
23. 23.When it started to rain, he ___ a mango. (a) was eat (b) was eating (c) is eating (d) were eating
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, the students ___ a picture. (a) had drawn (b) has drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drew
25. 25.Choose the right verb: There ___ many books on the shelf. (a) are (b) is
26. 26.He did not ___ lunch in 2023. (a) bringing (b) brings (c) brought (d) bring
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleaneing (c) cleanning
28. 28.You have played in the garden ___ morning. (a) since (b) for
29. 29.When Dad called, Manav ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) has (c) have
30. 30.You ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) helped (b) help (c) have helped (d) will help
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had send (d) had sent
32. 32.They have just ___ the dishes. (a) washing (b) washed (c) washes (d) wash
33. 33.You ___ make tea every Sunday. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) aren't
34. 34.Manav is going to ___ the bag tomorrow. (a) carrying (b) carry (c) carried (d) carries
35. 35.He ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had send (d) had sent
36. 36.___ she studying science now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
37. 37.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
38. 38.Choose the right verb: There ___ some water in the bottle. (a) are (b) is
39. 39.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 9. (a) is (b) are
40. 40.You ___ a story next month. (a) told (b) will tell (c) will tells (d) will telling

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