Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 29 · 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.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
2. 2.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) building (c) built
3. 3.Rohan ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) had ridden (b) has ridden (c) have ridden (d) had rode
4. 4.We ___ study science twice a week. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
5. 5.Isha ___ a story next Sunday. (a) will telling (b) told (c) will tell (d) will tells
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, Neel ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) had written (c) had wrote (d) have written
7. 7.Choose the right verb: The news ___ good today. (a) is (b) are
8. 8.My brother is going to ___ a mango tomorrow. (a) eating (b) eat (c) eats (d) ate
9. 9.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 5. (a) is (b) are
10. 10.___ they planting a tree right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
11. 11.When Dad called, Myra ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) have (c) has
12. 12.By the time we reached, she ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) had spoke (c) has spoken (d) have spoken
13. 13.Choose the right verb: Every student ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
14. 14.We ___ rice when the phone rang. (a) was cooking (b) are cooking (c) were cooking (d) were cook
15. 15.Aditya ___ a kite now. (a) am flying (b) are flying (c) is fly (d) is flying
16. 16.They have worked in Delhi ___ five years. (a) for (b) since
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, Rohan ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) had eaten (c) had ate (d) have eaten
18. 18.They ___ a message on Saturdays. (a) sends (b) send (c) sending
19. 19.Choose the right verb: Each player ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
20. 20.I have just ___ a tree. (a) plants (b) plant (c) planting (d) planted
21. 21.I ___ to school now. (a) are going (b) am go (c) am going (d) is going
22. 22.He ___ lunch every day. (a) bringing (b) brings (c) bring
23. 23.Name the tense: “She will go to school.” (a) past continuous (b) past perfect (c) simple future (d) simple past
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringeing (c) bringging
25. 25.I have studied in this school ___ two years. (a) since (b) for
26. 26.We ___ in the park on Saturdays. (a) running (b) runs (c) run
27. 27.When Mum came home, Dev ___ to school. (a) was going (b) was go (c) were going (d) is going
28. 28.My sister did not ___ a picture in 2023. (a) drawing (b) draw (c) drew (d) draws
29. 29.He ___ the ball next Sunday. (a) will throw (b) threw (c) will throws (d) will throwing
30. 30.Choose the right verb: There ___ three pencils in the box. (a) is (b) are
31. 31.By the time we reached, I ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
32. 32.___ they swim in the pool yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
33. 33.The students ___ in the park when the bell rang. (a) were jog (b) were jogging (c) was jogging (d) are jogging
34. 34.I ___ the ball now. (a) is catching (b) am catching (c) am catch (d) are catching
35. 35.We have known my best friend ___ two years. (a) since (b) for
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) has eaten (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) has helped
38. 38.___ Aditya bring lunch twice a week? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Are (d) Do
39. 39.Name the tense: “She bakes a cake.” (a) past continuous (b) present perfect (c) past perfect (d) simple present
40. 40.When Mum came home, you ___ a mango. (a) was eating (b) were eat (c) were eating (d) are eating

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