Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 306 · 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.My brother ___ milk when the bell rang. (a) is drinking (b) was drinking (c) were drinking (d) was drink
2. 2.Choose the right verb: Each of the players ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
3. 3.My brother ___ milk when it started to rain. (a) is drinking (b) were drinking (c) was drinking (d) was drink
4. 4.Choose the right verb: Each of the players ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
5. 5.Arjun did not ___ science two days ago. (a) study (b) studying (c) studies (d) studied
6. 6.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
7. 7.She ___ going to carry the bag next month. (a) are (b) am (c) is
8. 8.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sending (b) sent (c) sended
9. 9.They ___ a cap when the phone rang. (a) was wearing (b) are wearing (c) were wear (d) were wearing
10. 10.We ___ a song when it started to rain. (a) was singing (b) were singing (c) were sing (d) are singing
11. 11.She ___ a letter right now. (a) are writing (b) am writing (c) is write (d) is writing
12. 12.___ they make tea in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
13. 13.Name the tense: “I had cleaned the room.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) past perfect (d) past continuous
14. 14.___ Ira win the match last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
15. 15.___ my friends studying science now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
16. 16.Choose the right verb: All the girls ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) had climb (c) has climbed (d) had climbed
18. 18.I ___ in this school since 2022. (a) taught (b) have taught (c) has taught (d) teach
19. 19.She ___ worn a cap already. (a) have (b) has
20. 20.___ I wash the dishes every Sunday? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Are (d) Do
21. 21.He ___ the bag yesterday. (a) has carried (b) carries (c) carried (d) will carry
22. 22.My cousins are going to ___ in the park tomorrow. (a) ran (b) run (c) running (d) runs
23. 23.My parents ___ in the pool every Sunday. (a) swim (b) swims (c) swimming
24. 24.Choose the right verb: Each boy ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
25. 25.When it started to rain, Diya ___ a tree. (a) was plant (b) is planting (c) were planting (d) was planting
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) goeing (c) gooing
27. 27.Name the tense: “Isha has caught the ball.” (a) simple future (b) simple past (c) past perfect (d) present perfect
28. 28.We did not ___ Grandma last week. (a) help (b) helping (c) helps (d) helped
29. 29.We ___ lunch next month. (a) will bringing (b) will brings (c) brought (d) will bring
30. 30.Choose the right verb: There ___ three pencils in the box. (a) are (b) is
31. 31.They have just ___ a cap. (a) worn (b) wear (c) wearing (d) wore
32. 32.You ___ a song next week. (a) will sings (b) sang (c) will sing (d) will singing
33. 33.He has worked in Delhi ___ five years. (a) for (b) since
34. 34.___ they speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
35. 35.I ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) had drank
36. 36.We ___ going to sing a song tomorrow. (a) are (b) is (c) am
37. 37.My brother has known my best friend ___ January. (a) since (b) for
38. 38.Choose the right verb: There ___ a mango in the basket. (a) are (b) is
39. 39.Name the tense: “My friends danced on the stage.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) simple past (d) past continuous
40. 40.He ___ rice two days ago. (a) will cook (b) cooks (c) cooked (d) has cooked

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