Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 304 · 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, they ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
2. 2.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 8. (a) are (b) is
3. 3.When Dad called, we ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.___ the children speak Hindi every day? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Is (d) Are
5. 5.I ___ the dishes now. (a) is washing (b) are washing (c) am washing (d) am wash
6. 6.Kavya has just ___ tea. (a) make (b) making (c) made (d) makes
7. 7.Priya did not ___ the ball last week. (a) throws (b) throwing (c) throw (d) threw
8. 8.Choose the right verb: There ___ a cat in the garden. (a) is (b) are
9. 9.Farhan ___ the room right now. (a) is clean (b) am cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) is cleaning
10. 10.Name the tense: “You were eating a mango.” (a) past perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple future (d) past continuous
11. 11.Ananya ___ cleaned the room already. (a) have (b) has
12. 12.We have played in the garden ___ ten minutes. (a) for (b) since
13. 13.I ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) has played (b) had play (c) have played (d) had played
14. 14.Priya ___ climbed a tree already. (a) have (b) has
15. 15.When it started to rain, the children ___ the room. (a) was cleaning (b) were cleaning (c) were clean (d) are cleaning
16. 16.I ___ going to win the match next week. (a) are (b) am (c) is
17. 17.I ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wear (b) will wear (c) weared (d) wore
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playing (c) playying
19. 19.I ___ the ball now. (a) am throw (b) are throwing (c) is throwing (d) am throwing
20. 20.You ___ a picture right now. (a) am drawing (b) are drawing (c) are draw (d) is drawing
21. 21.Name the tense: “He will help Grandma.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) simple present (d) simple past
22. 22.When Mum came home, you ___ a bicycle. (a) was riding (b) were riding (c) were ride (d) are riding
23. 23.You ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had catch (d) had caught
24. 24.Yash has known my best friend ___ five years. (a) for (b) since
25. 25.We ___ in the park two days ago. (a) have jogged (b) will jog (c) jogged (d) jog
26. 26.When Dad called, we ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
27. 27.Yash is going to ___ a tree next Sunday. (a) climbing (b) climb (c) climbs (d) climbed
28. 28.She ___ a cap every morning. (a) wearing (b) wear (c) wears
29. 29.Name the tense: “My sister is riding a bicycle.” (a) simple past (b) past continuous (c) present continuous (d) present perfect
30. 30.He has worked in Delhi ___ 2020. (a) since (b) for
31. 31.I have just ___ Hindi. (a) spoken (b) spoke (c) speaking (d) speak
32. 32.___ Myra dance on the stage twice a week? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Does (d) Are
33. 33.My parents have waited for the bus ___ morning. (a) since (b) for
34. 34.When Mum came home, we ___ vegetables. (a) was buying (b) are buying (c) were buy (d) were buying
35. 35.You ___ vegetables when it started to rain. (a) were buy (b) was buying (c) are buying (d) were buying
36. 36.Dev ___ milk at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was drink (b) was drinking (c) were drinking (d) is drinking
37. 37.Tara is going to ___ a song tomorrow. (a) singing (b) sings (c) sang (d) sing
38. 38.He did not ___ a story yesterday. (a) tell (b) telling (c) tells (d) told
39. 39.We ___ in this school since 2019. (a) have studied (b) studied (c) study (d) has studied
40. 40.Arjun has lived in Pune ___ six months. (a) since (b) for

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