Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 301 · 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.By the time we reached, the children ___ in the pool. (a) had swum (b) had swam (c) has swum (d) have swum
2. 2.Aarav has just ___ a picture. (a) drawing (b) drew (c) draw (d) drawn
3. 3.My sister did not ___ the room two days ago. (a) clean (b) cleaning (c) cleaned (d) cleans
4. 4.Name the tense: “We watch a cartoon.” (a) present perfect (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) past perfect
5. 5.I ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) watch (b) have watched (c) will watch (d) watched
6. 6.He ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) helps (b) has helped (c) will help (d) helped
7. 7.Name the tense: “The students will draw a picture.” (a) past perfect (b) simple future (c) simple past (d) present continuous
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writing (b) writeeing (c) writeing
9. 9.At 8 pm yesterday, Saanvi ___ cricket. (a) is playing (b) were playing (c) was playing (d) was play
10. 10.___ my brother run in the park last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
11. 11.You have just ___ the train. (a) took (b) taken (c) taking (d) take
12. 12.I ___ a tree next Sunday. (a) will plants (b) will planting (c) planted (d) will plant
13. 13.My parents ___ a tree when the bell rang. (a) was climbing (b) were climbing (c) are climbing (d) were climb
14. 14.Kabir did not ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carry (b) carrying (c) carried (d) carries
15. 15.___ she speak Hindi yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
16. 16.My parents ___ the dishes tomorrow. (a) will washing (b) washed (c) will washes (d) will wash
17. 17.By the time we reached, he ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
18. 18.Nisha ___ written a letter already. (a) have (b) has
19. 19.Meera ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) will build (b) builded (c) builds (d) built
20. 20.They have known my best friend ___ 2019. (a) since (b) for
21. 21.I ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) will swim (b) swim (c) swimmed (d) swam
22. 22.Name the tense: “I caught the ball.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) past continuous
23. 23.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catching (b) caught (c) catched
24. 24.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) spoke (c) spoken (d) speaked
25. 25.Name the tense: “I am swimming in the pool.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) past perfect (d) past continuous
26. 26.We are going to ___ in the pool next Sunday. (a) swims (b) swim (c) swimming (d) swam
27. 27.She has just ___ a picture. (a) draw (b) drew (c) drawn (d) drawing
28. 28.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
29. 29.She ___ tea when it started to rain. (a) were making (b) was making (c) is making (d) was make
30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) planting (c) plantting
31. 31.___ he washing the dishes now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
32. 32.You ___ cricket every morning. (a) playing (b) plays (c) play
33. 33.My brother ___ jog in the park every day. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
34. 34.She did not ___ a cap in 2023. (a) wears (b) wearing (c) wear (d) wore
35. 35.She ___ watch a cartoon on Saturdays. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
36. 36.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
37. 37.They ___ cricket every day. (a) play (b) plays (c) playing
38. 38.When the phone rang, he ___ the dishes. (a) was washing (b) is washing (c) was wash (d) were washing
39. 39.Name the tense: “You had won the match.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) past perfect
40. 40.You ___ a letter when Mum came home. (a) are writing (b) was writing (c) were writing (d) were write

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