Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 313 · 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.By the time Mum came home, Yash ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had ran (d) had run
2. 2.The students ___ with Nani since 2022. (a) stay (b) stayed (c) has stayed (d) have stayed
3. 3.___ you wash the dishes last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
4. 4.Choose the right verb: My trousers ___ new. (a) is (b) are
5. 5.Choose the right verb: Neither the girls nor Arjun ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
6. 6.Name the tense: “They will send a message.” (a) simple past (b) simple future (c) present perfect (d) simple present
7. 7.He ___ a story twice a week. (a) tells (b) tell (c) telling
8. 8.By the time we reached, he ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) have planted (d) had plant
9. 9.You ___ a cake yesterday. (a) baked (b) bake (c) will bake (d) have baked
10. 10.They ___ in the park next Sunday. (a) ran (b) will running (c) will runs (d) will run
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, Rahul ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) had drank (c) have drunk (d) has drunk
12. 12.They ___ in the park twice a week. (a) runs (b) running (c) run
13. 13.I ___ science tomorrow. (a) will studies (b) will studying (c) studied (d) will study
14. 14.___ she studying science now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
15. 15.He did not ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carried (b) carries (c) carrying (d) carry
16. 16.My sister is going to ___ for the team next week. (a) claps (b) clapped (c) clapping (d) clap
17. 17.___ Dev bring lunch every morning? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Does (d) Do
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) have sung (c) has sung (d) had sung
19. 19.Farhan ___ a cake every day. (a) baking (b) bakes (c) bake
20. 20.Choose the right verb: There ___ an apple on the plate. (a) are (b) is
21. 21.When Dad called, he ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
22. 22.He ___ a sandcastle next month. (a) will build (b) will building (c) will builds (d) built
23. 23.You ___ in the park every day. (a) run (b) runs (c) running
24. 24.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 4. (a) are (b) is
25. 25.Ananya ___ in Pune since 2020. (a) have lived (b) has lived (c) lives (d) lived
26. 26.They ___ the dishes on Saturdays. (a) washes (b) washing (c) wash
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buying (c) buyying
28. 28.I ___ a kite when Mum came home. (a) were flying (b) was fly (c) was flying (d) am flying
29. 29.When Dad called, we ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
30. 30.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawn (b) drawed (c) drawing (d) drew
31. 31.The children are going to ___ Hindi next Sunday. (a) spoke (b) speak (c) speaks (d) speaking
32. 32.You did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) catch (b) catching (c) catches (d) caught
33. 33.Vivaan ___ in the pool right now. (a) are swimming (b) am swimming (c) is swim (d) is swimming
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feedeing (c) feeding
35. 35.___ Kabir cook rice on Saturdays? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Does (d) Do
36. 36.I ___ the match last week. (a) will win (b) winned (c) won (d) win
37. 37.Choose the right verb: There ___ many books on the shelf. (a) are (b) is
38. 38.___ Kabir tell a story every day? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Is (d) Are
39. 39.My parents ___ on the stage tomorrow. (a) will dances (b) will dancing (c) will dance (d) danced
40. 40.When Dad called, we ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) has (c) have

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