Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 25 · 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.At 8 pm yesterday, you ___ on the stage. (a) are dancing (b) was dancing (c) were dance (d) were dancing
2. 2.Name the tense: “You cleaned the room.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) simple future (d) simple past
3. 3.I ___ a cap at the moment. (a) are wearing (b) am wearing (c) am wear (d) is wearing
4. 4.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 8. (a) is (b) are
5. 5.Name the tense: “He has studied science.” (a) simple past (b) past continuous (c) past perfect (d) present perfect
6. 6.When Dad called, she ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) have (c) has
7. 7.___ Kunal win the match every Sunday? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Does (d) Are
8. 8.By the time we reached, he ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
9. 9.My brother ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) have sung (b) has sung (c) had sung (d) had sang
10. 10.We ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) had swam (b) had swum (c) has swum (d) have swum
11. 11.___ they buy vegetables every Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Is (d) Are
12. 12.You ___ going to speak Hindi next Sunday. (a) are (b) am (c) is
13. 13.Name the tense: “He fed the dog.” (a) past continuous (b) simple present (c) past perfect (d) simple past
14. 14.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 6. (a) are (b) is
15. 15.They ___ sing a song every Sunday. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) aren't
16. 16.They ___ going to throw the ball next month. (a) is (b) are (c) am
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookking (c) cookeing
18. 18.Name the tense: “She bakes a cake.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) past continuous (d) past perfect
19. 19.She ___ a sandcastle at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was building (b) were building (c) is building (d) was build
20. 20.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 3. (a) are (b) is
21. 21.I ___ a mango every day. (a) eating (b) eat (c) eats
22. 22.Name the tense: “They are planting a tree.” (a) simple past (b) past continuous (c) present continuous (d) simple present
23. 23.Kavya ___ going to help Grandma next Sunday. (a) am (b) are (c) is
24. 24.My parents ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) is swimming (b) are swimming (c) am swimming (d) are swim
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, my cousins ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) had danced
26. 26.___ we win the match on Saturdays? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do (d) Does
27. 27.My parents are going to ___ in the pool tomorrow. (a) swam (b) swims (c) swim (d) swimming
28. 28.He ___ going to swim in the pool tomorrow. (a) am (b) are (c) is
29. 29.___ they win the match on Saturdays? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are (d) Does
30. 30.Choose the right verb: All the boys ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
31. 31.Zoya has just ___ to school. (a) go (b) gone (c) went (d) going
32. 32.My friends ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) has helped
33. 33.Arjun ___ plant a tree every day. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
34. 34.Yash ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) has watched (b) watches (c) watched (d) will watch
35. 35.My sister has been in the library ___ an hour. (a) for (b) since
36. 36.My parents ___ milk when the phone rang. (a) are drinking (b) were drinking (c) were drink (d) was drinking
37. 37.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) writing (c) wrote (d) written
38. 38.You ___ a mango when the phone rang. (a) were eating (b) was eating (c) are eating (d) were eat
39. 39.My brother ___ tell a story on Saturdays. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
40. 40.You ___ a kite next week. (a) will fly (b) flew (c) will flies (d) will flying

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