Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 320 · 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.He ___ in this school since 2020. (a) studies (b) has studied (c) studied (d) have studied
2. 2.Name the tense: “They are washing the dishes.” (a) past continuous (b) present continuous (c) simple past (d) present perfect
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, you ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) had dance (d) has danced
4. 4.Rohan ___ a letter now. (a) am writing (b) is write (c) is writing (d) are writing
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cookking (c) cooking
6. 6.My friends ___ going to run in the park next week. (a) am (b) are (c) is
7. 7.___ Ananya study science twice a week? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Are (d) Do
8. 8.The children ___ the bag twice a week. (a) carries (b) carry (c) carrying
9. 9.Choose the right verb: All the boys ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
10. 10.___ we write a letter twice a week? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are (d) Does
11. 11.Meera ___ the train every day. (a) taking (b) takes (c) take
12. 12.Choose the right verb: My spectacles ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
13. 13.Choose the right verb: There ___ two cats in the garden. (a) are (b) is
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the match. (a) had won (b) have won (c) has won (d) had win
15. 15.You ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) had ridden (b) has ridden (c) had rode (d) have ridden
16. 16.Choose the right verb: There ___ a cat in the garden. (a) are (b) is
17. 17.She ___ a tree tomorrow. (a) will planting (b) planted (c) will plant (d) will plants
18. 18.My brother ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) is help (b) are helping (c) is helping (d) am helping
19. 19.___ Vivaan jogging in the park now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a kite. (a) had flown (b) has flown (c) have flown (d) had flew
21. 21.Arjun has been in the library ___ 8 o'clock. (a) for (b) since
22. 22.Choose the right verb: Neither Rohan nor the girls ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
23. 23.We are going to ___ a tree next Sunday. (a) plant (b) planting (c) plants (d) planted
24. 24.Choose the right verb: All the players ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
25. 25.When Mum came home, they ___ vegetables. (a) were buying (b) were buy (c) was buying (d) are buying
26. 26.She ___ a mango last week. (a) ate (b) eats (c) will eat (d) eated
27. 27.___ he cleaning the room right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
28. 28.She ___ bake a cake every day. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
29. 29.___ they help Grandma every morning? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Do (d) Are
30. 30.Name the tense: “She runs in the park.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) simple past (d) simple present
31. 31.Choose the right verb: Each of the children ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
32. 32.He ___ a picture last week. (a) drew (b) draws (c) will draw (d) drawed
33. 33.We did not ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) helped (b) helping (c) help (d) helps
34. 34.We ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
35. 35.They ___ the room every day. (a) clean (b) cleans (c) cleaning
36. 36.He ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
37. 37.Name the tense: “We play cricket.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) past perfect (d) simple past
38. 38.My sister ___ milk every Sunday. (a) drink (b) drinking (c) drinks
39. 39.Zoya ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) have drawn (d) had drawn
40. 40.___ she sing a song every Sunday? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Does (d) Are

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