Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 274 · 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 parents ___ a song in 2023. (a) have sung (b) will sing (c) sang (d) sing
2. 2.Name the tense: “You won the match.” (a) present perfect (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) present continuous
3. 3.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) bought (b) buyed (c) buying
4. 4.Name the tense: “They had climbed a tree.” (a) simple past (b) simple future (c) simple present (d) past perfect
5. 5.Choose the right verb: There ___ a mango in the basket. (a) is (b) are
6. 6.Ira ___ a picture at 8 pm yesterday. (a) is drawing (b) were drawing (c) was draw (d) was drawing
7. 7.They did not ___ Grandma last week. (a) helps (b) helped (c) help (d) helping
8. 8.They ___ cricket right now. (a) are play (b) are playing (c) is playing (d) am playing
9. 9.I ___ a picture at the moment. (a) are drawing (b) am draw (c) is drawing (d) am drawing
10. 10.We ___ a kite every Sunday. (a) fly (b) flying (c) flies
11. 11.The students ___ speak Hindi every Sunday. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) aren't
12. 12.They ___ in this school since 2022. (a) studied (b) study (c) has studied (d) have studied
13. 13.When the bell rang, my parents ___ a picture. (a) was drawing (b) were draw (c) are drawing (d) were drawing
14. 14.My cousins ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) rode (b) ride (c) will ride (d) rided
15. 15.Name the tense: “They have sent a message.” (a) present continuous (b) past perfect (c) simple present (d) present perfect
16. 16.When it started to rain, he ___ in the park. (a) were jogging (b) was jogging (c) was jog (d) is jogging
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoken
18. 18.I ___ cricket two days ago. (a) will play (b) have played (c) played (d) play
19. 19.We ___ rice yesterday. (a) have cooked (b) will cook (c) cook (d) cooked
20. 20.I ___ a picture right now. (a) am drawing (b) am draw (c) is drawing (d) are drawing
21. 21.Name the tense: “He has planted a tree.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) past continuous (d) present perfect
22. 22.___ Vivaan tell a story last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
23. 23.When Mum came home, I ___ for the team. (a) am clapping (b) was clapping (c) were clapping (d) was clap
24. 24.Vivaan is going to ___ a letter next month. (a) wrote (b) writes (c) writing (d) write
25. 25.Name the tense: “They have swum in the pool.” (a) past perfect (b) simple present (c) past continuous (d) present perfect
26. 26.My brother ___ climb a tree every Sunday. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
27. 27.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 7. (a) are (b) is
28. 28.___ Omkar wash the dishes twice a week? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Does (d) Are
29. 29.By the time we reached, they ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) have gone
30. 30.___ the children speaking Hindi now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
31. 31.Choose the right verb: Each student ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawwing (c) draweing
33. 33.Saanvi ___ built a sandcastle already. (a) have (b) has
34. 34.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swimming (c) swum (d) swam
35. 35.He ___ built a sandcastle already. (a) has (b) have
36. 36.Farhan ___ with Nani since 2021. (a) have stayed (b) has stayed (c) stayed (d) stays
37. 37.Choose the right verb: Each boy ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
38. 38.You ___ a song when it started to rain. (a) were singing (b) was singing (c) were sing (d) are singing
39. 39.When the bell rang, you ___ lunch. (a) was bringing (b) were bringing (c) are bringing (d) were bring
40. 40.Ishaan ___ going to draw a picture next Sunday. (a) am (b) are (c) is

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