Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 293 · 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 ___ cricket next month. (a) will playing (b) will play (c) will plays (d) played
2. 2.She ___ lunch at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was bringing (b) was bring (c) were bringing (d) is bringing
3. 3.My friends ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) has watched
4. 4.At 8 pm yesterday, my sister ___ in the park. (a) was jog (b) were jogging (c) is jogging (d) was jogging
5. 5.We ___ a song when the phone rang. (a) are singing (b) were sing (c) was singing (d) were singing
6. 6.My sister ___ a letter right now. (a) is write (b) are writing (c) am writing (d) is writing
7. 7.Diya ___ play cricket twice a week. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
8. 8.Name the tense: “Saanvi has played cricket.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) simple present (d) past continuous
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sendeing (c) sending
10. 10.I ___ bake a cake every morning. (a) aren't (b) don't (c) doesn't
11. 11.Name the tense: “They played cricket.” (a) simple past (b) past continuous (c) simple present (d) present perfect
12. 12.My brother ___ climb a tree every day. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
13. 13.___ she telling a story now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
14. 14.Name the tense: “He will watch a cartoon.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) simple present (d) simple future
15. 15.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 7. (a) are (b) is
16. 16.The students ___ a song on Saturdays. (a) sings (b) singing (c) sing
17. 17.Name the tense: “My brother will clean the room.” (a) simple future (b) present perfect (c) past continuous (d) present continuous
18. 18.Name the tense: “They were flying a kite.” (a) present perfect (b) simple present (c) past continuous (d) present continuous
19. 19.You did not ___ the train yesterday. (a) takes (b) took (c) take (d) taking
20. 20.Diya did not ___ a story in 2023. (a) tell (b) telling (c) told (d) tells
21. 21.Name the tense: “You play cricket.” (a) simple future (b) present continuous (c) simple past (d) simple present
22. 22.Choose the right verb: Every student ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
23. 23.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) going (b) goed (c) went (d) gone
24. 24.She ___ going to win the match next month. (a) am (b) are (c) is
25. 25.They ___ thrown the ball already. (a) have (b) has
26. 26.We ___ danced on the stage already. (a) has (b) have
27. 27.___ I buy vegetables every Sunday? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Are (d) Do
28. 28.Choose the right verb: The packet of biscuits ___ open. (a) are (b) is
29. 29.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwed (b) throwing (c) threw (d) thrown
30. 30.My friends have lived in Pune ___ 2020. (a) since (b) for
31. 31.Omkar has waited for the bus ___ half an hour. (a) for (b) since
32. 32.My parents ___ a tree now. (a) are climb (b) is climbing (c) am climbing (d) are climbing
33. 33.The children ___ a picture next Sunday. (a) will draws (b) will drawing (c) drew (d) will draw
34. 34.You ___ cook rice every day. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) aren't
35. 35.We ___ buy vegetables every day. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) aren't
36. 36.When Mum came home, you ___ the room. (a) are cleaning (b) were clean (c) was cleaning (d) were cleaning
37. 37.My sister ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
38. 38.Choose the right verb: There ___ five mangoes in the basket. (a) are (b) is
39. 39.My brother ___ the dog yesterday. (a) feeded (b) feeds (c) fed (d) will feed
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feedeing (c) feeding

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