Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 314 · 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.At 8 pm yesterday, you ___ vegetables. (a) were buying (b) were buy (c) are buying (d) was buying
2. 2.Name the tense: “The children will clap for the team.” (a) simple present (b) simple past (c) past perfect (d) simple future
3. 3.I have just ___ a cake. (a) bakes (b) bake (c) baking (d) baked
4. 4.I ___ danced on the stage already. (a) has (b) have
5. 5.Choose the right verb: Either the girls or Yash ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
6. 6.We have just ___ a cartoon. (a) watches (b) watched (c) watch (d) watching
7. 7.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
8. 8.Name the tense: “She is baking a cake.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) past perfect (d) simple future
9. 9.Sneha ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) had tell (b) had told (c) has told (d) have told
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinking (c) drinkking
11. 11.Name the tense: “The children are baking a cake.” (a) simple present (b) present continuous (c) simple past (d) past continuous
12. 12.He ___ a story in 2023. (a) telled (b) tells (c) will tell (d) told
13. 13.Choose the right verb: Every boy ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
14. 14.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 6. (a) are (b) is
15. 15.___ they study science last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
16. 16.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawed (b) drawn (c) drawing (d) drew
17. 17.___ he make tea last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
18. 18.My sister has been in the library ___ 8 o'clock. (a) since (b) for
19. 19.___ the students bake a cake yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
20. 20.My sister ___ taken the train already. (a) have (b) has
21. 21.They have just ___ science. (a) studied (b) study (c) studying (d) studies
22. 22.You are going to ___ tea next Sunday. (a) makes (b) make (c) making (d) made
23. 23.I ___ a song twice a week. (a) sings (b) singing (c) sing
24. 24.You did not ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) caught (b) catching (c) catch (d) catches
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) have worn
26. 26.He did not ___ science yesterday. (a) studying (b) studied (c) study (d) studies
27. 27.When Dad called, we ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
28. 28.I ___ the ball last week. (a) throwed (b) threw (c) throw (d) will throw
29. 29.We ___ a cake next week. (a) baked (b) will bake (c) will bakes (d) will baking
30. 30.When it started to rain, we ___ rice. (a) were cook (b) was cooking (c) were cooking (d) are cooking
31. 31.She ___ buy vegetables twice a week. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speaking (c) speakking
33. 33.You ___ a tree right now. (a) are planting (b) am planting (c) is planting (d) are plant
34. 34.Choose the right verb: There ___ three pencils in the box. (a) is (b) are
35. 35.When Dad called, Zoya ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) had (c) have
36. 36.You ___ cricket on Saturdays. (a) playing (b) play (c) plays
37. 37.When Dad called, you ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) have (c) has
38. 38.Name the tense: “Saanvi wrote a letter.” (a) simple future (b) simple past (c) past continuous (d) past perfect
39. 39.When Mum came home, you ___ lunch. (a) were bring (b) were bringing (c) are bringing (d) was bringing
40. 40.Name the tense: “You danced on the stage.” (a) past continuous (b) present continuous (c) simple past (d) present perfect

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