Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 286 · 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 ___ the bag when the phone rang. (a) was carrying (b) were carrying (c) were carry (d) are carrying
2. 2.___ the children bake a cake in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
3. 3.We have just ___ a tree. (a) climbed (b) climbing (c) climb (d) climbs
4. 4.___ he feed the dog yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
5. 5.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 7. (a) are (b) is
6. 6.The children ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had wash
7. 7.___ we take the train last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
8. 8.My sister ___ play cricket every day. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
9. 9.Choose the right verb: There ___ two cats in the garden. (a) are (b) is
10. 10.___ my friends feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
11. 11.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawn (b) drawed (c) drawing (d) drew
12. 12.He ___ a letter right now. (a) are writing (b) am writing (c) is write (d) is writing
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catcheing (c) catching
14. 14.Name the tense: “Kunal drinks milk.” (a) simple past (b) present perfect (c) simple present (d) present continuous
15. 15.By the time we reached, he ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) had thrown (c) has thrown (d) have thrown
16. 16.You are going to ___ the dishes next Sunday. (a) washes (b) washing (c) wash (d) washed
17. 17.When the phone rang, Diya ___ a mango. (a) was eating (b) were eating (c) is eating (d) was eat
18. 18.Name the tense: “The children were throwing the ball.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) simple future (d) simple past
19. 19.She ___ in Pune since 2019. (a) has lived (b) have lived (c) lives (d) lived
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceeing (c) danceing
21. 21.I am going to ___ a tree next week. (a) planted (b) planting (c) plants (d) plant
22. 22.Kavya ___ a picture right now. (a) am drawing (b) are drawing (c) is draw (d) is drawing
23. 23.We ___ a story right now. (a) is telling (b) are tell (c) are telling (d) am telling
24. 24.Choose the right verb: Either Ananya or my cousins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
25. 25.She ___ the room when Mum came home. (a) is cleaning (b) were cleaning (c) was cleaning (d) was clean
26. 26.I ___ on the stage when Mum came home. (a) were dancing (b) am dancing (c) was dancing (d) was dance
27. 27.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 8. (a) is (b) are
28. 28.___ Sneha running in the park now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
29. 29.She ___ the room every day. (a) clean (b) cleans (c) cleaning
30. 30.You ___ the train when Mum came home. (a) are taking (b) were taking (c) were take (d) was taking
31. 31.When the phone rang, he ___ the match. (a) was win (b) is winning (c) was winning (d) were winning
32. 32.When the phone rang, my brother ___ a cake. (a) is baking (b) was baking (c) were baking (d) was bake
33. 33.We ___ tea next week. (a) will making (b) made (c) will make (d) will makes
34. 34.___ we playing cricket right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
35. 35.When the bell rang, we ___ on the stage. (a) are dancing (b) were dance (c) were dancing (d) was dancing
36. 36.We did not ___ a song last Sunday. (a) sang (b) sings (c) sing (d) singing
37. 37.You ___ wash the dishes every day. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) aren't
38. 38.I ___ tell a story on Saturdays. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) aren't
39. 39.She is going to ___ the room tomorrow. (a) clean (b) cleans (c) cleaned (d) cleaning
40. 40.My brother ___ going to play cricket next Sunday. (a) am (b) is (c) are

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