Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 297 · 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.I have just ___ the ball. (a) thrown (b) throwing (c) throw (d) threw
2. 2.My brother ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) had took (b) have taken (c) has taken (d) had taken
3. 3.Name the tense: “They help Grandma.” (a) past perfect (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) present perfect
4. 4.Name the tense: “Farhan catches the ball.” (a) present perfect (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) simple past
5. 5.My brother ___ the ball now. (a) are catching (b) is catching (c) am catching (d) is catch
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) plantting (c) planteing
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eatting (c) eating
8. 8.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawed (b) drawing (c) drew (d) drawn
9. 9.Ananya ___ a cartoon every day. (a) watch (b) watches (c) watching
10. 10.Choose the right verb: Every child ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
11. 11.We ___ the room when the bell rang. (a) were cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) was cleaning (d) were clean
12. 12.We did not ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) swims (b) swim (c) swam (d) swimming
13. 13.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) told (b) telling (c) telled
14. 14.___ my friends throw the ball last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
15. 15.He ___ study science every morning. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
16. 16.Choose the right verb: Every boy ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
17. 17.We are going to ___ rice next Sunday. (a) cook (b) cooked (c) cooking (d) cooks
18. 18.Name the tense: “My brother will carry the bag.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) simple future
19. 19.Name the tense: “Manav was planting a tree.” (a) past perfect (b) past continuous (c) simple present (d) simple future
20. 20.Name the tense: “Ananya helps Grandma.” (a) simple future (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) present continuous
21. 21.Name the tense: “We helped Grandma.” (a) simple present (b) present perfect (c) simple past (d) past continuous
22. 22.When Dad called, she ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
23. 23.Ananya ___ to school two days ago. (a) goes (b) will go (c) goed (d) went
24. 24.Name the tense: “Riya is helping Grandma.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) past continuous (d) simple present
25. 25.We ___ going to plant a tree tomorrow. (a) is (b) am (c) are
26. 26.Choose the right verb: Each child ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
27. 27.Zoya ___ carry the bag every day. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
28. 28.___ the children help Grandma on Saturdays? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Is (d) Are
29. 29.Name the tense: “I fly a kite.” (a) simple past (b) simple present (c) past perfect (d) past continuous
30. 30.The students ___ the dishes right now. (a) are wash (b) are washing (c) am washing (d) is washing
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceing (c) danceeing
32. 32.___ you bake a cake every Sunday? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Does (d) Do
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) weareing (c) wearring
34. 34.___ the students catching the ball now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playing (c) playeing
36. 36.You ___ build a sandcastle every day. (a) aren't (b) doesn't (c) don't
37. 37.Dev ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had played (b) have played (c) had play (d) has played
38. 38.___ he play cricket in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
39. 39.When Dad called, we ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
40. 40.My parents ___ in the park when the phone rang. (a) was running (b) were run (c) were running (d) are running

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