Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 263 · 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.My friends ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) had written (d) has written
2. 2.Zoya has just ___ the train. (a) take (b) took (c) taken (d) taking
3. 3.Choose the right verb: Either Pooja or the twins ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
4. 4.My parents have just ___ in the park. (a) jogging (b) jogs (c) jogged (d) jog
5. 5.You ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) have drunk (b) had drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drank
6. 6.Rahul has just ___ a bicycle. (a) rode (b) riding (c) ride (d) ridden
7. 7.___ my sister bringing lunch right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
8. 8.We are going to ___ science next month. (a) study (b) studied (c) studies (d) studying
9. 9.You ___ with Nani since 2020. (a) have stayed (b) stay (c) has stayed (d) stayed
10. 10.The students ___ vegetables every Sunday. (a) buys (b) buy (c) buying
11. 11.He is going to ___ the ball tomorrow. (a) throw (b) threw (c) throws (d) throwing
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, the children ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
13. 13.When Dad called, my sister ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) had (c) have
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) weareing (b) wearring (c) wearing
15. 15.Saanvi ___ going to carry the bag tomorrow. (a) am (b) are (c) is
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeeing (c) makeing
17. 17.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flyed (b) flown (c) flew (d) flying
18. 18.When Dad called, you ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) have (c) has
19. 19.When Dad called, she ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
20. 20.___ you jog in the park twice a week? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is (d) Does
21. 21.We ___ swim in the pool every day. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) aren't
22. 22.I ___ a picture every morning. (a) draw (b) draws (c) drawing
23. 23.We ___ tea next week. (a) made (b) will making (c) will makes (d) will make
24. 24.Choose the right verb: Each child ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
25. 25.___ we watch a cartoon last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
26. 26.Aditya ___ the dog at the moment. (a) am feeding (b) is feed (c) is feeding (d) are feeding
27. 27.Choose the right verb: Neither the boys nor Diya ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
28. 28.By the time we reached, he ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
29. 29.We ___ rice before it got dark. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
30. 30.Name the tense: “My cousins are clapping for the team.” (a) present perfect (b) simple present (c) past continuous (d) present continuous
31. 31.She has just ___ in the park. (a) jogs (b) jog (c) jogging (d) jogged
32. 32.Name the tense: “I rode a bicycle.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) past continuous (d) simple future
33. 33.When Mum came home, we ___ a bicycle. (a) were ride (b) was riding (c) are riding (d) were riding
34. 34.You ___ in the pool twice a week. (a) swims (b) swim (c) swimming
35. 35.When Dad called, we ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) have (c) has
36. 36.I ___ with Nani since 2021. (a) have stayed (b) stay (c) stayed (d) has stayed
37. 37.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 4. (a) are (b) is
38. 38.When Mum came home, Manav ___ a tree. (a) were planting (b) was plant (c) is planting (d) was planting
39. 39.___ I eat a mango yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
40. 40.When Dad called, I ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) have (c) has

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