Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 310 · 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.We ___ the dishes when the phone rang. (a) are washing (b) was washing (c) were wash (d) were washing
2. 2.They ___ going to throw the ball next month. (a) are (b) am (c) is
3. 3.Choose the right verb: All the children ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
4. 4.I ___ in this school since 2020. (a) have studied (b) studied (c) study (d) has studied
5. 5.___ my brother jog in the park twice a week? (a) Are (b) Does (c) Do (d) Is
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawwing (c) draweing
7. 7.___ we building a sandcastle right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
8. 8.I ___ Grandma right now. (a) am helping (b) is helping (c) are helping (d) am help
9. 9.Choose the right verb: There ___ a mango in the basket. (a) is (b) are
10. 10.Name the tense: “We clean the room.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) simple past (d) simple present
11. 11.Manav ___ lunch next Sunday. (a) will bring (b) brought (c) will bringing (d) will brings
12. 12.She ___ with Nani since 2021. (a) have stayed (b) stayed (c) has stayed (d) stays
13. 13.___ you clapping for the team right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
14. 14.___ my sister go to school every day? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Are (d) Is
15. 15.Name the tense: “You are studying science.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) simple future
16. 16.The students ___ study science every day. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
17. 17.___ they drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) have sung (d) had sung
19. 19.___ she cooking rice at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speakeing (c) speakking
21. 21.I ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) has brought (b) had bring (c) have brought (d) had brought
22. 22.My brother ___ in the park right now. (a) are jogging (b) is jogging (c) is jog (d) am jogging
23. 23.I ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had play (d) had played
24. 24.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
25. 25.Diya has just ___ science. (a) studies (b) study (c) studied (d) studying
26. 26.Choose the right verb: The bunch of bananas ___ ripe. (a) is (b) are
27. 27.My friends ___ going to climb a tree next Sunday. (a) am (b) is (c) are
28. 28.You ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are planting (b) is planting (c) are plant (d) am planting
29. 29.At 8 pm yesterday, they ___ vegetables. (a) are buying (b) were buy (c) were buying (d) was buying
30. 30.We ___ in the park tomorrow. (a) ran (b) will run (c) will running (d) will runs
31. 31.___ Pooja run in the park every Sunday? (a) Are (b) Does (c) Is (d) Do
32. 32.Choose the right verb: Neither Sneha nor the boys ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
33. 33.My friends ___ study science every morning. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
34. 34.I am going to ___ the bag tomorrow. (a) carry (b) carries (c) carried (d) carrying
35. 35.Name the tense: “We threw the ball.” (a) present perfect (b) past continuous (c) simple past (d) past perfect
36. 36.Name the tense: “They are drawing a picture.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) past perfect (d) present perfect
37. 37.You ___ Hindi every day. (a) speaks (b) speaking (c) speak
38. 38.We are going to ___ a picture next month. (a) draws (b) drew (c) drawing (d) draw
39. 39.You have just ___ tea. (a) makes (b) making (c) made (d) make
40. 40.He ___ cricket next Sunday. (a) will plays (b) will playing (c) played (d) will play

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