Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 298 · 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.Zoya ___ a cake tomorrow. (a) will bake (b) baked (c) will bakes (d) will baking
2. 2.Name the tense: “She is riding a bicycle.” (a) simple present (b) simple future (c) present continuous (d) past perfect
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, I ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
4. 4.By the time we reached, I ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) has caught
5. 5.Name the tense: “I was sending a message.” (a) past perfect (b) present perfect (c) simple present (d) past continuous
6. 6.Choose the right verb: Neither Priya nor the girls ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
7. 7.I ___ Hindi when it started to rain. (a) was speaking (b) am speaking (c) were speaking (d) was speak
8. 8.Name the tense: “We had swum in the pool.” (a) past continuous (b) simple future (c) past perfect (d) present continuous
9. 9.You ___ a cake when it started to rain. (a) are baking (b) were baking (c) was baking (d) were bake
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) wineing (c) winning
11. 11.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) run (b) running (c) ran (d) runned
12. 12.My friends ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) had taken (b) had took (c) have taken (d) has taken
13. 13.The children ___ in Delhi since 2019. (a) has worked (b) worked (c) work (d) have worked
14. 14.He ___ tell a story twice a week. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
15. 15.When Mum came home, my brother ___ a cake. (a) is baking (b) were baking (c) was bake (d) was baking
16. 16.Choose the right verb: My trousers ___ new. (a) are (b) is
17. 17.You ___ in this school since 2022. (a) teach (b) have taught (c) taught (d) has taught
18. 18.___ you carry the bag two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
19. 19.She ___ in the park every Sunday. (a) jogs (b) jogging (c) jog
20. 20.You ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) had went (b) have gone (c) has gone (d) had gone
21. 21.When Mum came home, Kunal ___ vegetables. (a) was buy (b) was buying (c) were buying (d) is buying
22. 22.My brother ___ going to study science next week. (a) are (b) am (c) is
23. 23.At 8 pm yesterday, I ___ a message. (a) am sending (b) were sending (c) was send (d) was sending
24. 24.Choose the right verb: Each of the girls ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
25. 25.Name the tense: “He had watched a cartoon.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) past perfect
26. 26.My sister ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) has told (d) had told
27. 27.When the phone rang, the children ___ cricket. (a) are playing (b) was playing (c) were play (d) were playing
28. 28.You have just ___ on the stage. (a) dancing (b) danced (c) dances (d) dance
29. 29.___ he bake a cake every Sunday? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do (d) Does
30. 30.The children ___ going to catch the ball next week. (a) am (b) are (c) is
31. 31.___ she winning the match right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
32. 32.I ___ tea in 2023. (a) maked (b) make (c) will make (d) made
33. 33.They ___ the dishes right now. (a) are wash (b) are washing (c) is washing (d) am washing
34. 34.Manav ___ a mango now. (a) is eat (b) am eating (c) are eating (d) is eating
35. 35.She ___ the bag at the moment. (a) is carry (b) am carrying (c) are carrying (d) is carrying
36. 36.When Dad called, Diya ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.When Dad called, I ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) has (c) had
38. 38.You ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) swimmed (b) will swim (c) swim (d) swam
39. 39.Name the tense: “Rohan had watched a cartoon.” (a) past continuous (b) past perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple future
40. 40.___ we feeding the dog right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are

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