Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 307 · 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 have just ___ the room. (a) cleaning (b) cleans (c) clean (d) cleaned
2. 2.Name the tense: “Diya has washed the dishes.” (a) simple present (b) past continuous (c) present perfect (d) present continuous
3. 3.Choose the right verb: There ___ two cats in the garden. (a) are (b) is
4. 4.Ananya ___ the bag every morning. (a) carries (b) carry (c) carrying
5. 5.Arjun ___ on the stage at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was dancing (b) is dancing (c) were dancing (d) was dance
6. 6.Name the tense: “My friends plant a tree.” (a) past continuous (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) simple future
7. 7.He ___ in the pool next month. (a) will swimming (b) will swim (c) will swims (d) swam
8. 8.She ___ a cartoon now. (a) are watching (b) is watching (c) am watching (d) is watch
9. 9.___ Tara send a message two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
10. 10.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 7. (a) is (b) are
11. 11.I ___ milk twice a week. (a) drinks (b) drink (c) drinking
12. 12.Name the tense: “She caught the ball.” (a) simple present (b) present continuous (c) simple future (d) simple past
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinking (c) drinkking
14. 14.You are going to ___ rice next week. (a) cooks (b) cooked (c) cooking (d) cook
15. 15.She ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had build (b) have built (c) had built (d) has built
16. 16.I ___ in the park every Sunday. (a) jogs (b) jogging (c) jog
17. 17.My sister has lived in Pune ___ two years. (a) since (b) for
18. 18.___ Sneha wear a cap yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
19. 19.They ___ the dishes when it started to rain. (a) were wash (b) was washing (c) were washing (d) are washing
20. 20.My brother ___ run in the park already. (a) have (b) has
21. 21.___ she studying science at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
22. 22.I ___ the bag when it started to rain. (a) was carry (b) am carrying (c) were carrying (d) was carrying
23. 23.When Mum came home, you ___ in the pool. (a) were swim (b) were swimming (c) are swimming (d) was swimming
24. 24.We have studied in this school ___ January. (a) for (b) since
25. 25.We ___ in the pool on Saturdays. (a) swims (b) swimming (c) swim
26. 26.Name the tense: “He had brought lunch.” (a) past continuous (b) present perfect (c) past perfect (d) present continuous
27. 27.They ___ vegetables when Mum came home. (a) are buying (b) was buying (c) were buy (d) were buying
28. 28.My brother ___ in Pune since 2021. (a) lives (b) lived (c) has lived (d) have lived
29. 29.Choose the right verb: Either the twins or Meera ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
30. 30.She has lived in Pune ___ last year. (a) for (b) since
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) tellling (c) telling
32. 32.He ___ the match next month. (a) won (b) will win (c) will winning (d) will wins
33. 33.She is going to ___ a sandcastle next Sunday. (a) built (b) build (c) building (d) builds
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feedding (c) feedeing
35. 35.Choose the right verb: Either Neel or the boys ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
36. 36.Choose the right verb: Every child ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playing (c) playeing
38. 38.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 6. (a) is (b) are
39. 39.My cousins have worked in Delhi ___ 2020. (a) since (b) for
40. 40.Choose the right verb: Neither the girls nor Ananya ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are

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