Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 317 · 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 we reached, my brother ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) has watched
2. 2.She ___ made tea already. (a) have (b) has
3. 3.Myra ___ a song next week. (a) will sings (b) sang (c) will sing (d) will singing
4. 4.Choose the right verb: There ___ a cat in the garden. (a) are (b) is
5. 5.Choose the right verb: There ___ a lot of rice in the bag. (a) is (b) are
6. 6.At 8 pm yesterday, my parents ___ science. (a) was studying (b) are studying (c) were study (d) were studying
7. 7.___ Aditya catching the ball right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
8. 8.When Mum came home, Ishaan ___ a sandcastle. (a) was building (b) is building (c) were building (d) was build
9. 9.The students ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are jogging (b) is jogging (c) am jogging (d) are jog
10. 10.___ they climb a tree last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
11. 11.Name the tense: “Kunal is planting a tree.” (a) past perfect (b) present perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple present
12. 12.You have had this bicycle ___ 2020. (a) for (b) since
13. 13.She ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
14. 14.He ___ rice now. (a) are cooking (b) is cooking (c) is cook (d) am cooking
15. 15.___ you write a letter last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
16. 16.He ___ a sandcastle tomorrow. (a) will builds (b) will build (c) will building (d) built
17. 17.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) are (b) is
18. 18.We ___ in the park now. (a) is running (b) am running (c) are run (d) are running
19. 19.The students ___ tea when the phone rang. (a) were make (b) are making (c) was making (d) were making
20. 20.We ___ a picture every morning. (a) drawing (b) draws (c) draw
21. 21.___ my cousins clean the room in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
22. 22.My sister ___ jogged in the park already. (a) have (b) has
23. 23.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
24. 24.My brother has just ___ a mango. (a) ate (b) eating (c) eat (d) eaten
25. 25.She has waited for the bus ___ half an hour. (a) since (b) for
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) dancing (c) danceeing
27. 27.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) has (c) have
28. 28.Name the tense: “Sneha jogged in the park.” (a) simple present (b) present continuous (c) simple past (d) present perfect
29. 29.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flown (c) flew (d) flyed
30. 30.We are going to ___ Grandma tomorrow. (a) helping (b) helps (c) helped (d) help
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buyeing (c) buying
32. 32.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sent (b) sended (c) sending
33. 33.She did not ___ the train two days ago. (a) take (b) taking (c) took (d) takes
34. 34.My parents did not ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) play (b) playing (c) plays (d) played
35. 35.She ___ to school every Sunday. (a) go (b) goes (c) going
36. 36.They ___ science when the phone rang. (a) was studying (b) were study (c) were studying (d) are studying
37. 37.My brother has had this bicycle ___ 2019. (a) since (b) for
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) have worn (d) had worn
39. 39.You are going to ___ a tree tomorrow. (a) climbed (b) climbing (c) climbs (d) climb
40. 40.Arjun ___ with Nani since 2022. (a) stayed (b) has stayed (c) stays (d) have stayed

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