Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 312 · 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.He ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
2. 2.We ___ a message every day. (a) sending (b) sends (c) send
3. 3.When the phone rang, the children ___ on the stage. (a) was dancing (b) were dancing (c) were dance (d) are dancing
4. 4.Choose the right verb: There ___ a lot of rice in the bag. (a) is (b) are
5. 5.Choose the right verb: The bunch of bananas ___ ripe. (a) is (b) are
6. 6.He has just ___ a story. (a) told (b) tells (c) tell (d) telling
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a message. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had sent
8. 8.Riya has just ___ a cartoon. (a) watched (b) watching (c) watch (d) watches
9. 9.___ Omkar wash the dishes in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
10. 10.Choose the right verb: There ___ five mangoes in the basket. (a) is (b) are
11. 11.They have just ___ in the park. (a) jogging (b) jog (c) jogged (d) jogs
12. 12.When Dad called, he ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
13. 13.My cousins ___ going to play cricket next Sunday. (a) are (b) is (c) am
14. 14.You ___ going to plant a tree tomorrow. (a) is (b) are (c) am
15. 15.___ my friends watch a cartoon on Saturdays? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Is (d) Are
16. 16.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speaked (c) spoke (d) spoken
17. 17.You ___ in this school since 2019. (a) studied (b) study (c) has studied (d) have studied
18. 18.I ___ going to jog in the park next month. (a) am (b) are (c) is
19. 19.When the bell rang, she ___ in the park. (a) was jog (b) was jogging (c) were jogging (d) is jogging
20. 20.The children have studied in this school ___ 2020. (a) for (b) since
21. 21.Name the tense: “We will tell a story.” (a) past continuous (b) past perfect (c) present perfect (d) simple future
22. 22.Name the tense: “We were dancing on the stage.” (a) simple future (b) present continuous (c) present perfect (d) past continuous
23. 23.My parents ___ with Nani since 2020. (a) stay (b) have stayed (c) has stayed (d) stayed
24. 24.My parents ___ to school twice a week. (a) goes (b) go (c) going
25. 25.Tara ___ going to carry the bag tomorrow. (a) are (b) is (c) am
26. 26.I ___ go to school every morning. (a) aren't (b) doesn't (c) don't
27. 27.She ___ going to catch the ball next week. (a) are (b) is (c) am
28. 28.I did not ___ a song in 2023. (a) sang (b) sings (c) sing (d) singing
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringging (c) bringing
30. 30.My sister ___ in this school since 2019. (a) studies (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) studied
31. 31.Manav did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogging (b) jogs (c) jogged (d) jog
32. 32.Ananya ___ a bicycle when the bell rang. (a) were riding (b) was riding (c) was ride (d) is riding
33. 33.You ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) had carry (b) has carried (c) had carried (d) have carried
34. 34.My sister ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooks (b) will cook (c) has cooked (d) cooked
35. 35.Name the tense: “The students clean the room.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) past continuous
36. 36.He is going to ___ Grandma next week. (a) help (b) helps (c) helped (d) helping
37. 37.___ I send a message every day? (a) Does (b) Are (c) Do (d) Is
38. 38.She ___ in the park two days ago. (a) jogs (b) will jog (c) has jogged (d) jogged
39. 39.You ___ tell a story every day. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
40. 40.___ Rahul fly a kite last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do

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