Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 300 · 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 are going to ___ on the stage next month. (a) dancing (b) danced (c) dances (d) dance
2. 2.Priya ___ bake a cake on Saturdays. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
3. 3.She ___ the ball when Mum came home. (a) is throwing (b) was throw (c) were throwing (d) was throwing
4. 4.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rided (c) ridden (d) rode
5. 5.Kabir ___ in this school since 2019. (a) has taught (b) taught (c) teaches (d) have taught
6. 6.We ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
7. 7.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eaten (c) eated (d) ate
8. 8.Name the tense: “Ira has played cricket.” (a) past continuous (b) present continuous (c) present perfect (d) simple future
9. 9.Name the tense: “We clap for the team.” (a) present perfect (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) present continuous
10. 10.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 8. (a) is (b) are
11. 11.She ___ a message yesterday. (a) will send (b) sends (c) sent (d) sended
12. 12.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) buying (c) bought
13. 13.They ___ the match last week. (a) will win (b) win (c) winned (d) won
14. 14.Aisha ___ the bag on Saturdays. (a) carry (b) carrying (c) carries
15. 15.He has had this bicycle ___ two years. (a) since (b) for
16. 16.Name the tense: “My brother baked a cake.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) past continuous (d) simple past
17. 17.They ___ bought vegetables already. (a) have (b) has
18. 18.Name the tense: “My sister had watched a cartoon.” (a) past perfect (b) simple future (c) present continuous (d) present perfect
19. 19.My sister ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) buys (b) buyed (c) bought (d) will buy
20. 20.Aarav ___ on the stage tomorrow. (a) danced (b) will dancing (c) will dances (d) will dance
21. 21.___ Karan write a letter yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
22. 22.I did not ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) builds (b) built (c) build (d) building
23. 23.When Dad called, he ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
24. 24.___ Karan cleaning the room now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
25. 25.___ she send a message twice a week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Are (d) Is
26. 26.Ananya ___ a message when the phone rang. (a) were sending (b) is sending (c) was sending (d) was send
27. 27.I ___ a tree next week. (a) climbed (b) will climb (c) will climbs (d) will climbing
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) rideeing (c) riding
29. 29.Choose the right verb: All the students ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
30. 30.___ my sister drinking milk now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feedeing (c) feeding
32. 32.She ___ lunch when the phone rang. (a) was bring (b) were bringing (c) is bringing (d) was bringing
33. 33.You ___ in this school since 2020. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) study (d) studied
34. 34.When Mum came home, Aarav ___ a song. (a) were singing (b) is singing (c) was sing (d) was singing
35. 35.Choose the right verb: Each player ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
36. 36.They ___ going to study science next week. (a) am (b) is (c) are
37. 37.I have just ___ Hindi. (a) spoke (b) speak (c) spoken (d) speaking
38. 38.When Mum came home, he ___ a message. (a) was sending (b) was send (c) is sending (d) were sending
39. 39.We ___ the room next Sunday. (a) will cleans (b) cleaned (c) will cleaning (d) will clean
40. 40.They ___ a cartoon now. (a) is watching (b) are watch (c) are watching (d) am watching

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