Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 269 · 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.You ___ milk when the phone rang. (a) were drinking (b) were drink (c) was drinking (d) are drinking
2. 2.Priya has just ___ Grandma. (a) helps (b) helping (c) help (d) helped
3. 3.When it started to rain, he ___ in the park. (a) was jog (b) is jogging (c) was jogging (d) were jogging
4. 4.I ___ the match when it started to rain. (a) am winning (b) was winning (c) was win (d) were winning
5. 5.Name the tense: “They will clean the room.” (a) simple past (b) simple future (c) present perfect (d) simple present
6. 6.I did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogs (b) jogged (c) jog (d) jogging
7. 7.He has just ___ a bicycle. (a) ridden (b) ride (c) riding (d) rode
8. 8.I ___ on the stage every Sunday. (a) dance (b) dancing (c) dances
9. 9.Name the tense: “I am washing the dishes.” (a) past perfect (b) simple past (c) present continuous (d) present perfect
10. 10.We ___ the room now. (a) is cleaning (b) are clean (c) am cleaning (d) are cleaning
11. 11.My sister ___ the room every morning. (a) cleans (b) cleaning (c) clean
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) had danced
13. 13.By the time we reached, Manav ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drunk (d) had drank
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the dog. (a) had fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
15. 15.Karan ___ on the stage right now. (a) are dancing (b) is dancing (c) is dance (d) am dancing
16. 16.Kavya has just ___ the room. (a) clean (b) cleans (c) cleaned (d) cleaning
17. 17.I ___ cricket twice a week. (a) playing (b) plays (c) play
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) takeeing (c) taking
19. 19.I ___ lunch at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were bringing (b) was bringing (c) am bringing (d) was bring
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) draweing (c) drawing
21. 21.My brother ___ the ball right now. (a) are throwing (b) am throwing (c) is throwing (d) is throw
22. 22.I ___ going to send a message next Sunday. (a) are (b) is (c) am
23. 23.My brother ___ the ball in 2023. (a) threw (b) throwed (c) will throw (d) throws
24. 24.Name the tense: “I had washed the dishes.” (a) simple future (b) past continuous (c) past perfect (d) simple past
25. 25.Name the tense: “You were going to school.” (a) past continuous (b) present continuous (c) past perfect (d) simple future
26. 26.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
27. 27.They have waited for the bus ___ 8 o'clock. (a) for (b) since
28. 28.Name the tense: “I washed the dishes.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) past continuous (d) simple past
29. 29.My sister ___ going to feed the dog tomorrow. (a) are (b) am (c) is
30. 30.Kabir did not ___ Grandma last week. (a) helped (b) helps (c) helping (d) help
31. 31.Name the tense: “I win the match.” (a) past continuous (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) simple past
32. 32.Name the tense: “My brother has sent a message.” (a) past continuous (b) past perfect (c) present continuous (d) present perfect
33. 33.They ___ the ball every day. (a) catches (b) catching (c) catch
34. 34.We ___ Grandma last week. (a) will help (b) help (c) helped (d) have helped
35. 35.Choose the right verb: My trousers ___ new. (a) are (b) is
36. 36.She ___ fly a kite every morning. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
37. 37.Farhan ___ a song every Sunday. (a) singing (b) sings (c) sing
38. 38.When Dad called, Ira ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) has (c) had
39. 39.He has just ___ in the park. (a) run (b) running (c) ran
40. 40.You have played in the garden ___ 8 o'clock. (a) since (b) for

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