Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 264 · 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.Choose the right verb: All the boys ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
2. 2.Saanvi ___ the room right now. (a) are cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) is clean (d) am cleaning
3. 3.She ___ going to throw the ball next week. (a) am (b) are (c) is
4. 4.Name the tense: “You have carried the bag.” (a) simple future (b) present perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple past
5. 5.___ they swim in the pool last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
6. 6.Choose the right verb: Every girl ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
7. 7.___ Rohan baking a cake at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
8. 8.My friends ___ on the stage at 8 pm yesterday. (a) are dancing (b) were dance (c) were dancing (d) was dancing
9. 9.We ___ a mango twice a week. (a) eat (b) eats (c) eating
10. 10.___ I wear a cap every day? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do (d) Does
11. 11.When it started to rain, I ___ for the team. (a) am clapping (b) were clapping (c) was clap (d) was clapping
12. 12.___ Rohan clap for the team in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
13. 13.Choose the right verb: Neither the boys nor Yash ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
14. 14.I ___ milk on Saturdays. (a) drinking (b) drink (c) drinks
15. 15.Tara ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) had bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) has bought
16. 16.I am going to ___ Grandma next Sunday. (a) helps (b) helped (c) helping (d) help
17. 17.Name the tense: “We had caught the ball.” (a) past perfect (b) past continuous (c) simple present (d) present continuous
18. 18.Choose the right verb: All the players ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
19. 19.I ___ a song at the moment. (a) am sing (b) is singing (c) are singing (d) am singing
20. 20.___ she win the match last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
21. 21.Name the tense: “Kavya will catch the ball.” (a) present perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) simple future
22. 22.___ the students jog in the park every day? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Does (d) Do
23. 23.Riya ___ the ball at the moment. (a) am catching (b) is catch (c) are catching (d) is catching
24. 24.Name the tense: “He has gone to school.” (a) past continuous (b) simple past (c) present perfect (d) simple present
25. 25.My friends ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had run (b) had ran (c) have run (d) has run
26. 26.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) had (c) have
27. 27.You ___ the room at the moment. (a) are clean (b) am cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) is cleaning
28. 28.I have played in the garden ___ 10 am. (a) since (b) for
29. 29.They have just ___ the bag. (a) carries (b) carried (c) carry (d) carrying
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
31. 31.They ___ in Pune since 2020. (a) lived (b) live (c) has lived (d) have lived
32. 32.___ I washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
33. 33.Name the tense: “The children are clapping for the team.” (a) simple past (b) present perfect (c) simple present (d) present continuous
34. 34.Aisha ___ the bag when it started to rain. (a) were carrying (b) was carrying (c) was carry (d) is carrying
35. 35.She ___ the bag next week. (a) will carry (b) will carrying (c) carried (d) will carries
36. 36.Name the tense: “We will clean the room.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) simple future (d) present perfect
37. 37.We have just ___ a song. (a) sung (b) sing (c) sang (d) singing
38. 38.___ you write a letter every day? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Does (d) Do
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinkking (c) drinking
40. 40.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drunk (b) drinked (c) drank (d) drinking

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