Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 279 · 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.When Mum came home, they ___ a cake. (a) are baking (b) were bake (c) was baking (d) were baking
2. 2.My parents did not ___ a sandcastle last Sunday. (a) building (b) built (c) build (d) builds
3. 3.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flown (b) flew (c) flying (d) flyed
4. 4.Choose the right verb: All the students ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
5. 5.When the bell rang, Pooja ___ on the stage. (a) was dancing (b) were dancing (c) was dance (d) is dancing
6. 6.___ she dance on the stage last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
7. 7.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eated (c) ate (d) eaten
8. 8.Name the tense: “My parents were jogging in the park.” (a) past continuous (b) simple past (c) past perfect (d) simple present
9. 9.The students did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) caught (b) catch (c) catches (d) catching
10. 10.Omkar ___ sent a message already. (a) has (b) have
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) wineing (c) winning
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, Rohan ___ in the pool. (a) had swum (b) has swum (c) have swum (d) had swam
13. 13.My brother ___ a tree yesterday. (a) climbed (b) has climbed (c) will climb (d) climbs
14. 14.He did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jogs (b) jogging (c) jogged (d) jog
15. 15.My cousins ___ run in the park already. (a) has (b) have
16. 16.He ___ to school when the phone rang. (a) was go (b) is going (c) was going (d) were going
17. 17.I ___ a tree every morning. (a) plants (b) planting (c) plant
18. 18.They ___ a sandcastle tomorrow. (a) will building (b) will builds (c) will build (d) built
19. 19.We ___ a bicycle when the bell rang. (a) were riding (b) are riding (c) was riding (d) were ride
20. 20.He ___ going to draw a picture next week. (a) are (b) is (c) am
21. 21.When Dad called, I ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) has (c) had
22. 22.I ___ go to school every morning. (a) aren't (b) don't (c) doesn't
23. 23.Choose the right verb: The news ___ good today. (a) is (b) are
24. 24.Zoya has just ___ in the park. (a) run (b) running (c) ran
25. 25.My friends ___ won the match already. (a) has (b) have
26. 26.She ___ the dog in 2023. (a) feeded (b) will feed (c) feeds (d) fed
27. 27.We ___ a story next month. (a) will tells (b) will telling (c) told (d) will tell
28. 28.My sister is going to ___ the dog next month. (a) fed (b) feed (c) feeds (d) feeding
29. 29.When the phone rang, my parents ___ a tree. (a) are climbing (b) were climb (c) were climbing (d) was climbing
30. 30.Name the tense: “The students were making tea.” (a) past continuous (b) simple present (c) present perfect (d) simple future
31. 31.Kunal ___ rice two days ago. (a) cooks (b) cooked (c) will cook (d) has cooked
32. 32.My friends ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) have run
33. 33.You have just ___ a cartoon. (a) watched (b) watch (c) watching (d) watches
34. 34.___ Yash drinking milk right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringging (c) bringeing
36. 36.Name the tense: “My cousins had ridden a bicycle.” (a) past continuous (b) present perfect (c) simple present (d) past perfect
37. 37.They ___ a mango when it started to rain. (a) were eating (b) was eating (c) were eat (d) are eating
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ science. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) had study
39. 39.My brother has just ___ to school. (a) go (b) gone (c) went (d) going
40. 40.My brother ___ a kite at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was fly (b) were flying (c) was flying (d) is flying

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