Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 31 · 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.Name the tense: “I swam in the pool.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) past continuous (d) simple future
2. 2.___ she dance on the stage on Saturdays? (a) Is (b) Does (c) Are (d) Do
3. 3.Choose the right verb: Either Tara or my cousins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
4. 4.Name the tense: “She is throwing the ball.” (a) simple present (b) past perfect (c) simple future (d) present continuous
5. 5.My friends ___ the ball every morning. (a) catches (b) catching (c) catch
6. 6.I ___ vegetables next week. (a) will buy (b) will buys (c) will buying (d) bought
7. 7.I ___ cricket when it started to rain. (a) were playing (b) was playing (c) am playing (d) was play
8. 8.My parents are going to ___ a letter next month. (a) wrote (b) writes (c) writing (d) write
9. 9.Nisha ___ on the stage right now. (a) is dancing (b) is dance (c) are dancing (d) am dancing
10. 10.She ___ carried the bag already. (a) have (b) has
11. 11.Choose the right verb: The bunch of bananas ___ ripe. (a) is (b) are
12. 12.They have just ___ the room. (a) clean (b) cleaning (c) cleaned (d) cleans
13. 13.My cousins ___ to school when it started to rain. (a) are going (b) were go (c) was going (d) were going
14. 14.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sent (c) sending
15. 15.___ my parents flying a kite now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
16. 16.I ___ the match when the bell rang. (a) were winning (b) am winning (c) was win (d) was winning
17. 17.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 9. (a) is (b) are
18. 18.They have been in the library ___ half an hour. (a) for (b) since
19. 19.___ Aarav fly a kite yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) has planted
21. 21.They ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) had eaten (b) has eaten (c) have eaten (d) had ate
22. 22.When the phone rang, they ___ a cake. (a) was baking (b) are baking (c) were bake (d) were baking
23. 23.___ we plant a tree on Saturdays? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Does (d) Is
24. 24.Name the tense: “My friends will win the match.” (a) simple present (b) present perfect (c) simple past (d) simple future
25. 25.Name the tense: “She had ridden a bicycle.” (a) simple future (b) past perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple past
26. 26.He ___ in the pool twice a week. (a) swimming (b) swim (c) swims
27. 27.Choose the right verb: All the boys ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
28. 28.You did not ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) bought (b) buy (c) buys (d) buying
29. 29.Aditya ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had wrote (b) had written (c) have written (d) has written
30. 30.Choose the right verb: Each child ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
31. 31.I am going to ___ in the park next week. (a) jog (b) jogged (c) jogs (d) jogging
32. 32.___ he carry the bag every Sunday? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Does (d) Are
33. 33.You ___ in the pool on Saturdays. (a) swim (b) swimming (c) swims
34. 34.My brother ___ rice on Saturdays. (a) cooking (b) cooks (c) cook
35. 35.My brother ___ play cricket every day. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
36. 36.You ___ a picture every morning. (a) draw (b) drawing (c) draws
37. 37.He did not ___ the bag last week. (a) carried (b) carry (c) carries (d) carrying
38. 38.She ___ to school in 2023. (a) goed (b) will go (c) went (d) goes
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carryeing (c) carrying
40. 40.___ they build a sandcastle every day? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Does (d) Do

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