Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 309 · 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 cousins ___ in this school since 2020. (a) study (b) studied (c) have studied (d) has studied
2. 2.Name the tense: “They are drinking milk.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) past continuous (d) past perfect
3. 3.Tara ___ the train next Sunday. (a) will take (b) will taking (c) took (d) will takes
4. 4.We ___ a letter right now. (a) are write (b) is writing (c) are writing (d) am writing
5. 5.When the bell rang, you ___ the ball. (a) were throwing (b) were throw (c) was throwing (d) are throwing
6. 6.___ we tell a story every day? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Does (d) Do
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleanning (c) cleaneing
8. 8.I ___ a bicycle now. (a) am ride (b) are riding (c) is riding (d) am riding
9. 9.Name the tense: “She was helping Grandma.” (a) past continuous (b) simple future (c) present perfect (d) past perfect
10. 10.You ___ the bag when the phone rang. (a) are carrying (b) were carry (c) were carrying (d) was carrying
11. 11.Zoya ___ lunch next month. (a) will bringing (b) will bring (c) brought (d) will brings
12. 12.___ my brother drink milk every day? (a) Does (b) Are (c) Do (d) Is
13. 13.Name the tense: “We had flown a kite.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) present perfect (d) past perfect
14. 14.When Dad called, he ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
15. 15.Sneha ___ write a letter on Saturdays. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
16. 16.When it started to rain, she ___ a cartoon. (a) was watching (b) were watching (c) was watch (d) is watching
17. 17.They ___ the dishes every morning. (a) washes (b) washing (c) wash
18. 18.Choose the right verb: Either the girls or Priya ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
19. 19.I am going to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dances (b) dancing (c) danced (d) dance
20. 20.Choose the right verb: Each of the children ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) goeing (c) gooing
22. 22.You have just ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) carrying (c) carried (d) carries
23. 23.When Dad called, he ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
24. 24.I ___ watch a cartoon twice a week. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) aren't
25. 25.Name the tense: “She ran in the park.” (a) simple present (b) simple past (c) present perfect (d) past continuous
26. 26.We ___ going to catch the ball tomorrow. (a) am (b) is (c) are
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) winning (c) wineing
28. 28.My brother ___ in Pune since 2022. (a) has lived (b) have lived (c) lives (d) lived
29. 29.They ___ going to go to school next week. (a) am (b) is (c) are
30. 30.We did not ___ the dog in 2023. (a) feeding (b) feeds (c) feed (d) fed
31. 31.She ___ science when it started to rain. (a) was study (b) was studying (c) is studying (d) were studying
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) had spoke
33. 33.___ you sing a song twice a week? (a) Is (b) Does (c) Do (d) Are
34. 34.Choose the right verb: Each student ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
35. 35.My sister ___ going to take the train next Sunday. (a) is (b) are (c) am
36. 36.She ___ a letter next week. (a) will write (b) will writing (c) wrote (d) will writes
37. 37.Meera ___ tea right now. (a) is make (b) am making (c) is making (d) are making
38. 38.Karan ___ fly a kite every Sunday. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
39. 39.My brother ___ the match before it got dark. (a) has won (b) had win (c) have won (d) had won
40. 40.She has just ___ a tree. (a) climb (b) climbs (c) climbing (d) climbed

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