Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 315 · 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 the bell rang, my sister ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) have washed
2. 2.You ___ cricket at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were play (b) was playing (c) are playing (d) were playing
3. 3.She did not ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watched (b) watch (c) watches (d) watching
4. 4.We are going to ___ Grandma next month. (a) helps (b) helping (c) help (d) helped
5. 5.Rahul ___ lunch at the moment. (a) is bring (b) are bringing (c) am bringing (d) is bringing
6. 6.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 4. (a) are (b) is
7. 7.___ Rahul building a sandcastle now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
8. 8.Name the tense: “He is cleaning the room.” (a) present perfect (b) simple past (c) present continuous (d) past continuous
9. 9.He ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am running (b) is running (c) are running (d) is run
10. 10.When Dad called, you ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) had (c) has
11. 11.Kunal has known my best friend ___ a long time. (a) for (b) since
12. 12.My brother ___ a cartoon right now. (a) am watching (b) is watching (c) are watching (d) is watch
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) have watched (c) has watched (d) had watch
14. 14.Name the tense: “He is flying a kite.” (a) present continuous (b) past perfect (c) present perfect (d) simple future
15. 15.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drew (c) drawed (d) drawn
16. 16.At 8 pm yesterday, they ___ a mango. (a) are eating (b) were eating (c) was eating (d) were eat
17. 17.We have just ___ Grandma. (a) helping (b) help (c) helps (d) helped
18. 18.I ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) has danced
19. 19.Neel ___ a cake every day. (a) bakes (b) baking (c) bake
20. 20.My cousins are going to ___ vegetables tomorrow. (a) buys (b) buying (c) buy (d) bought
21. 21.Pooja ___ going to build a sandcastle next week. (a) is (b) are (c) am
22. 22.My friends ___ for the team every day. (a) claps (b) clapping (c) clap
23. 23.Choose the right verb: Mathematics ___ my favourite subject. (a) are (b) is
24. 24.Name the tense: “Aditya takes the train.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) present perfect (d) simple present
25. 25.Choose the right verb: Every boy ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
26. 26.___ my friends wash the dishes two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
27. 27.My friends ___ in this school since 2022. (a) has studied (b) studied (c) study (d) have studied
28. 28.___ you taking the train now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singing (b) singeing (c) singging
30. 30.We ___ a letter when the phone rang. (a) was writing (b) are writing (c) were write (d) were writing
31. 31.When Mum came home, my parents ___ a story. (a) were tell (b) was telling (c) are telling (d) were telling
32. 32.When Dad called, you ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) have (c) has
33. 33.My parents ___ the bag when it started to rain. (a) were carrying (b) were carry (c) are carrying (d) was carrying
34. 34.Choose the right verb: The scissors ___ sharp. (a) are (b) is
35. 35.I ___ lunch every morning. (a) bring (b) bringing (c) brings
36. 36.Name the tense: “They had planted a tree.” (a) simple past (b) simple future (c) past perfect (d) simple present
37. 37.She is going to ___ a kite next month. (a) flying (b) flew (c) flies (d) fly
38. 38.Name the tense: “Zoya will write a letter.” (a) past continuous (b) simple future (c) simple past (d) past perfect
39. 39.Name the tense: “They have clapped for the team.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple present
40. 40.They ___ on the stage every morning. (a) dances (b) dance (c) dancing

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