Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 302 · 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.We ___ Grandma tomorrow. (a) will helping (b) will helps (c) will help (d) helped
2. 2.We ___ cricket every Sunday. (a) playing (b) plays (c) play
3. 3.The children ___ a letter when Mum came home. (a) were writing (b) was writing (c) were write (d) are writing
4. 4.We are going to ___ a tree tomorrow. (a) plant (b) planted (c) planting (d) plants
5. 5.Aarav ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) has helped
6. 6.You have just ___ a message. (a) sends (b) sent (c) sending (d) send
7. 7.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catching (c) catched
8. 8.Name the tense: “My brother will cook rice.” (a) simple present (b) present continuous (c) simple future (d) present perfect
9. 9.I ___ going to tell a story tomorrow. (a) is (b) are (c) am
10. 10.___ Farhan buying vegetables now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
11. 11.___ she catch the ball two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
12. 12.Name the tense: “You are throwing the ball.” (a) simple present (b) present perfect (c) past continuous (d) present continuous
13. 13.Name the tense: “We are bringing lunch.” (a) simple present (b) simple future (c) present continuous (d) past continuous
14. 14.Name the tense: “My parents clean the room.” (a) past perfect (b) simple present (c) present perfect (d) simple past
15. 15.___ my brother draw a picture last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
16. 16.We ___ rice next month. (a) will cook (b) will cooks (c) will cooking (d) cooked
17. 17.Choose the right verb: All the players ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
18. 18.Name the tense: “I watched a cartoon.” (a) present perfect (b) simple past (c) past perfect (d) simple present
19. 19.___ my parents eat a mango yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
20. 20.I ___ danced on the stage already. (a) has (b) have
21. 21.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
22. 22.They ___ on the stage when the bell rang. (a) are dancing (b) was dancing (c) were dancing (d) were dance
23. 23.She has known my best friend ___ two years. (a) since (b) for
24. 24.___ I bake a cake last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
25. 25.When Mum came home, Ananya ___ a sandcastle. (a) was building (b) were building (c) is building (d) was build
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) had took (c) has taken (d) have taken
27. 27.My brother ___ the dog yesterday. (a) will feed (b) feeded (c) fed (d) feeds
28. 28.My sister ___ with Nani since 2021. (a) have stayed (b) stayed (c) stays (d) has stayed
29. 29.Name the tense: “You had carried the bag.” (a) simple future (b) past perfect (c) simple past (d) present perfect
30. 30.My brother has just ___ Grandma. (a) helps (b) helping (c) helped (d) help
31. 31.We did not ___ lunch in 2023. (a) bringing (b) bring (c) brings (d) brought
32. 32.You ___ a cartoon when the phone rang. (a) were watching (b) were watch (c) are watching (d) was watching
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeeing (b) makeing (c) making
34. 34.You ___ a bicycle two days ago. (a) rided (b) ride (c) rode (d) will ride
35. 35.We ___ a cake tomorrow. (a) will baking (b) baked (c) will bakes (d) will bake
36. 36.___ we playing cricket right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
37. 37.Choose the right verb: There ___ a cat in the garden. (a) are (b) is
38. 38.___ the students clean the room in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
39. 39.___ she carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
40. 40.We ___ on the stage every day. (a) dancing (b) dance (c) dances

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