Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 299 · 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.When Dad called, Riya ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) has (c) had
2. 2.___ my friends singing a song right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
3. 3.Choose the right verb: Either Yash or the boys ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
4. 4.Name the tense: “The students were flying a kite.” (a) present perfect (b) present continuous (c) past perfect (d) past continuous
5. 5.They ___ a cartoon when Mum came home. (a) are watching (b) were watching (c) were watch (d) was watching
6. 6.I have waited for the bus ___ 8 o'clock. (a) since (b) for
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runeing (c) runing
8. 8.She ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) builds (b) built (c) will build (d) builded
9. 9.You ___ a bicycle right now. (a) is riding (b) am riding (c) are riding (d) are ride
10. 10.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catched (c) catching
11. 11.They ___ a letter now. (a) am writing (b) are write (c) is writing (d) are writing
12. 12.They ___ tea next Sunday. (a) made (b) will making (c) will make (d) will makes
13. 13.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eated (c) eaten (d) ate
14. 14.___ Myra wearing a cap right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
15. 15.Karan is going to ___ lunch next week. (a) bringing (b) brought (c) brings (d) bring
16. 16.Choose the right verb: Each of the children ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
17. 17.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 4. (a) are (b) is
18. 18.My parents ___ for the team every Sunday. (a) clap (b) clapping (c) claps
19. 19.You have worked in Delhi ___ six months. (a) since (b) for
20. 20.Name the tense: “Rahul is flying a kite.” (a) past continuous (b) present perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple future
21. 21.When Dad called, he ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
22. 22.Choose the right verb: All the children ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
23. 23.My brother has just ___ the match. (a) wins (b) win (c) won (d) winning
24. 24.I ___ in this school since 2020. (a) has studied (b) study (c) studied (d) have studied
25. 25.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drank (c) drunk (d) drinked
26. 26.Name the tense: “She is cooking rice.” (a) simple present (b) past continuous (c) present continuous (d) simple past
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playing (c) playying
28. 28.You ___ in this school since 2022. (a) studied (b) has studied (c) study (d) have studied
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helpeing (c) helping
30. 30.Name the tense: “I will wash the dishes.” (a) simple past (b) simple future (c) present perfect (d) present continuous
31. 31.We ___ in Pune since 2019. (a) has lived (b) lived (c) have lived (d) live
32. 32.They ___ a song next month. (a) will singing (b) will sing (c) sang (d) will sings
33. 33.___ I flying a kite at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
34. 34.We ___ run in the park already. (a) have (b) has
35. 35.___ he running in the park right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
36. 36.I ___ going to draw a picture tomorrow. (a) are (b) am (c) is
37. 37.We ___ in Pune since 2021. (a) has lived (b) live (c) lived (d) have lived
38. 38.They ___ science yesterday. (a) have studied (b) will study (c) studied (d) study
39. 39.My sister ___ win the match twice a week. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
40. 40.Nisha ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) has flown (d) had flown

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