Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 256 · 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.Name the tense: “She was eating a mango.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) past perfect (d) past continuous
2. 2.We ___ played cricket already. (a) has (b) have
3. 3.He ___ gone to school already. (a) have (b) has
4. 4.When the bell rang, they ___ in the park. (a) are running (b) were run (c) were running (d) was running
5. 5.Aditya ___ a picture when it started to rain. (a) was drawing (b) were drawing (c) was draw (d) is drawing
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) claping (c) clapping
7. 7.Choose the right verb: The scissors ___ sharp. (a) is (b) are
8. 8.Name the tense: “You have planted a tree.” (a) past continuous (b) simple future (c) present perfect (d) simple present
9. 9.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) building (b) builded (c) built
10. 10.Name the tense: “They play cricket.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) past continuous (d) simple past
11. 11.___ we ride a bicycle two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
12. 12.At 8 pm yesterday, I ___ a song. (a) was sing (b) am singing (c) were singing (d) was singing
13. 13.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eaten (b) ate (c) eating (d) eated
14. 14.I ___ with Nani since 2019. (a) has stayed (b) stay (c) have stayed (d) stayed
15. 15.My sister has just ___ milk. (a) drink (b) drinking (c) drunk (d) drank
16. 16.You ___ in Pune since 2019. (a) lived (b) have lived (c) live (d) has lived
17. 17.___ you catching the ball now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
18. 18.Choose the right verb: Every student ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
19. 19.Name the tense: “You cleaned the room.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) past perfect (d) simple past
20. 20.___ they tell a story yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawwing (c) drawing
22. 22.She ___ for the team when the phone rang. (a) were clapping (b) is clapping (c) was clap (d) was clapping
23. 23.Name the tense: “He was winning the match.” (a) simple past (b) present perfect (c) past perfect (d) past continuous
24. 24.You ___ a mango when it started to rain. (a) were eating (b) was eating (c) are eating (d) were eat
25. 25.Choose the right verb: Every player ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
26. 26.We ___ Hindi right now. (a) is speaking (b) am speaking (c) are speaking (d) are speak
27. 27.Tara ___ a tree two days ago. (a) plants (b) planted (c) has planted (d) will plant
28. 28.She is going to ___ rice next month. (a) cooked (b) cooking (c) cook (d) cooks
29. 29.Choose the right verb: My spectacles ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
30. 30.He has just ___ a picture. (a) draw (b) drew (c) drawn (d) drawing
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringeing (c) bringing
32. 32.He ___ sung a song already. (a) have (b) has
33. 33.My brother ___ the match on Saturdays. (a) winning (b) wins (c) win
34. 34.We ___ the room now. (a) are cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) is cleaning (d) are clean
35. 35.Manav ___ going to draw a picture next Sunday. (a) are (b) is (c) am
36. 36.___ we jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
37. 37.I did not ___ Hindi last week. (a) speaks (b) speak (c) spoke (d) speaking
38. 38.She ___ the ball tomorrow. (a) will throws (b) will throw (c) threw (d) will throwing
39. 39.Kabir ___ science every Sunday. (a) studies (b) study (c) studying
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) wearing (c) weareing

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