Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 267 · 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 sister ___ in this school since 2021. (a) studied (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) studies
2. 2.Name the tense: “My cousins have written a letter.” (a) past continuous (b) simple past (c) past perfect (d) present perfect
3. 3.The students have had this bicycle ___ last year. (a) for (b) since
4. 4.___ Aarav making tea now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
5. 5.She ___ vegetables every Sunday. (a) buys (b) buying (c) buy
6. 6.I ___ in the park every morning. (a) run (b) running (c) runs
7. 7.When Dad called, you ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
8. 8.I have just ___ a song. (a) sing (b) singing (c) sang (d) sung
9. 9.I ___ buy vegetables twice a week. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) aren't
10. 10.Choose the right verb: Neither Dev nor the girls ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
11. 11.Choose the right verb: Every boy ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
12. 12.When the phone rang, she ___ tea. (a) is making (b) were making (c) was make (d) was making
13. 13.You ___ the dishes next month. (a) will washes (b) will washing (c) washed (d) will wash
14. 14.___ Meera running in the park now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
15. 15.At 8 pm yesterday, we ___ a tree. (a) were climbing (b) are climbing (c) were climb (d) was climbing
16. 16.We have played in the garden ___ 8 o'clock. (a) since (b) for
17. 17.We are going to ___ the ball next Sunday. (a) threw (b) throwing (c) throw (d) throws
18. 18.Choose the right verb: Each girl ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
19. 19.They ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) swim (b) swam (c) swimmed (d) will swim
20. 20.Priya ___ a cartoon tomorrow. (a) will watching (b) will watch (c) watched (d) will watches
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flyying (c) flying
22. 22.Manav has known my best friend ___ six months. (a) for (b) since
23. 23.___ he go to school on Saturdays? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Are (d) Is
24. 24.Name the tense: “The students bought vegetables.” (a) past perfect (b) simple past (c) present perfect (d) simple future
25. 25.She ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) had made (b) have made (c) had make (d) has made
26. 26.She did not ___ the train last Sunday. (a) took (b) takes (c) taking (d) take
27. 27.Name the tense: “He climbed a tree.” (a) past continuous (b) simple future (c) present continuous (d) simple past
28. 28.Name the tense: “You had bought vegetables.” (a) simple future (b) simple past (c) past perfect (d) present perfect
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) buildeing (c) building
30. 30.Name the tense: “We had bought vegetables.” (a) simple present (b) present continuous (c) past continuous (d) past perfect
31. 31.Pooja has lived in Pune ___ last year. (a) for (b) since
32. 32.___ my sister telling a story at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
33. 33.You ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) is washing (b) are wash (c) am washing (d) are washing
34. 34.Isha ___ eaten a mango already. (a) has (b) have
35. 35.Name the tense: “He had helped Grandma.” (a) present perfect (b) past perfect (c) simple past (d) present continuous
36. 36.They ___ in Pune since 2019. (a) lived (b) have lived (c) live (d) has lived
37. 37.Farhan ___ a cartoon next month. (a) will watching (b) will watches (c) watched (d) will watch
38. 38.Name the tense: “He was writing a letter.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) simple present (d) past perfect
39. 39.Choose the right verb: Either Saanvi or the twins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
40. 40.I ___ a cake when the phone rang. (a) was baking (b) am baking (c) were baking (d) was bake

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