Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 318 · 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.Aditya ___ a letter when Mum came home. (a) is writing (b) was writing (c) were writing (d) was write
2. 2.When Mum came home, we ___ a sandcastle. (a) are building (b) were build (c) were building (d) was building
3. 3.___ she ride a bicycle every Sunday? (a) Are (b) Does (c) Do (d) Is
4. 4.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
5. 5.By the time we reached, I ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) had rode (c) had ridden (d) has ridden
6. 6.___ she taking the train right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
7. 7.We ___ drawn a picture already. (a) have (b) has
8. 8.They ___ in the park when the bell rang. (a) are jogging (b) was jogging (c) were jogging (d) were jog
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singing (b) singeing (c) singging
10. 10.Name the tense: “I clean the room.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) past perfect (d) simple present
11. 11.Name the tense: “We have told a story.” (a) present perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple future (d) simple present
12. 12.We have just ___ milk. (a) drinking (b) drank (c) drink (d) drunk
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeeing (b) makeing (c) making
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeeing (c) bakeing
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, Kavya ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
16. 16.Rohan ___ ridden a bicycle already. (a) has (b) have
17. 17.Kabir is going to ___ science next Sunday. (a) studying (b) studies (c) study (d) studied
18. 18.We ___ a song tomorrow. (a) will singing (b) will sings (c) will sing (d) sang
19. 19.You ___ cleaned the room already. (a) has (b) have
20. 20.He ___ for the team at the moment. (a) are clapping (b) is clapping (c) am clapping (d) is clap
21. 21.My brother ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) had clean (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) has cleaned
22. 22.Name the tense: “I dance on the stage.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple present
23. 23.She ___ in this school since 2021. (a) studies (b) studied (c) has studied (d) have studied
24. 24.I ___ Hindi now. (a) is speaking (b) are speaking (c) am speaking (d) am speak
25. 25.You ___ going to wear a cap next week. (a) is (b) are (c) am
26. 26.___ I sing a song yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
27. 27.My parents ___ a mango at the moment. (a) am eating (b) are eat (c) is eating (d) are eating
28. 28.Name the tense: “Aditya is climbing a tree.” (a) simple future (b) past continuous (c) present continuous (d) simple past
29. 29.They ___ the ball when Mum came home. (a) were catch (b) was catching (c) are catching (d) were catching
30. 30.My brother ___ draw a picture every morning. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
31. 31.The children ___ a tree every Sunday. (a) planting (b) plants (c) plant
32. 32.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) is (b) are
33. 33.Choose the right verb: The packet of biscuits ___ open. (a) is (b) are
34. 34.Choose the right verb: Each of the children ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
35. 35.He ___ going to write a letter next Sunday. (a) is (b) are (c) am
36. 36.___ the children throw the ball yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
37. 37.My sister ___ danced on the stage already. (a) has (b) have
38. 38.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flew (b) flyed (c) flown (d) flying
39. 39.When Dad called, they ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.My parents are going to ___ on the stage next Sunday. (a) danced (b) dances (c) dancing (d) dance

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