Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 272 · 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: One of my cousins ___ in Class 6. (a) is (b) are
2. 2.When the phone rang, Diya ___ on the stage. (a) is dancing (b) was dance (c) were dancing (d) was dancing
3. 3.My brother did not ___ science yesterday. (a) study (b) studied (c) studying (d) studies
4. 4.Name the tense: “She is singing a song.” (a) simple present (b) past continuous (c) present continuous (d) simple past
5. 5.He did not ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watched (b) watching (c) watches (d) watch
6. 6.___ my friends bring lunch last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
7. 7.When Dad called, you ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
8. 8.They ___ Hindi when the phone rang. (a) were speaking (b) were speak (c) are speaking (d) was speaking
9. 9.My friends ___ bake a cake on Saturdays. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
10. 10.She ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) is building (b) are building (c) is build (d) am building
11. 11.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 6. (a) is (b) are
12. 12.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 7. (a) is (b) are
13. 13.___ they swimming in the pool now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
14. 14.Name the tense: “We took the train.” (a) present perfect (b) simple future (c) simple past (d) present continuous
15. 15.Choose the right verb: Each of the players ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feeding (c) feedeing
17. 17.___ my brother studying science at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
18. 18.He ___ vegetables on Saturdays. (a) buys (b) buy (c) buying
19. 19.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flown (c) flyed (d) flew
20. 20.Choose the right verb: There ___ many books on the shelf. (a) are (b) is
21. 21.When the phone rang, my brother ___ lunch. (a) is bringing (b) was bringing (c) was bring (d) were bringing
22. 22.Name the tense: “We are winning the match.” (a) past continuous (b) simple past (c) present perfect (d) present continuous
23. 23.Choose the right verb: Each of the players ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
24. 24.They ___ vegetables right now. (a) is buying (b) am buying (c) are buying (d) are buy
25. 25.___ they watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
26. 26.___ Aditya studying science now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
27. 27.___ we cleaning the room now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
28. 28.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) building (c) built
29. 29.You ___ a story at the moment. (a) am telling (b) are telling (c) is telling (d) are tell
30. 30.Aarav ___ a mango now. (a) is eating (b) am eating (c) is eat (d) are eating
31. 31.Kavya ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) has brought (b) had bring (c) have brought (d) had brought
32. 32.My friends ___ going to build a sandcastle tomorrow. (a) is (b) am (c) are
33. 33.Zoya ___ lunch when it started to rain. (a) were bringing (b) was bringing (c) is bringing (d) was bring
34. 34.You ___ vegetables when the bell rang. (a) was buying (b) were buy (c) were buying (d) are buying
35. 35.He ___ swum in the pool already. (a) has (b) have
36. 36.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) buying (c) bought
37. 37.He ___ going to carry the bag next week. (a) am (b) are (c) is
38. 38.Choose the right verb: Each girl ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
39. 39.Choose the right verb: There ___ five mangoes in the basket. (a) is (b) are
40. 40.Name the tense: “You clean the room.” (a) simple present (b) present continuous (c) past perfect (d) present perfect

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