Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 321 · 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.The children ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) help (b) have helped (c) helped (d) will help
2. 2.They ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
3. 3.She ___ a song at the moment. (a) am singing (b) is sing (c) are singing (d) is singing
4. 4.My friends ___ lunch every day. (a) brings (b) bringing (c) bring
5. 5.She ___ the train when the phone rang. (a) is taking (b) was taking (c) was take (d) were taking
6. 6.I ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) has written (d) had written
7. 7.___ we take the train on Saturdays? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are (d) Does
8. 8.Name the tense: “I have carried the bag.” (a) present perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple past (d) simple present
9. 9.When Mum came home, they ___ a message. (a) are sending (b) were send (c) was sending (d) were sending
10. 10.Name the tense: “My brother has ridden a bicycle.” (a) present perfect (b) past continuous (c) simple future (d) simple present
11. 11.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) are (b) is
12. 12.At 8 pm yesterday, my parents ___ cricket. (a) are playing (b) were playing (c) was playing (d) were play
13. 13.You ___ a story two days ago. (a) will tell (b) telled (c) told (d) tell
14. 14.They ___ the dishes on Saturdays. (a) washes (b) wash (c) washing
15. 15.___ I carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
16. 16.The students did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) planted (b) plant (c) plants (d) planting
17. 17.My cousins ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
18. 18.She ___ the match before it got dark. (a) had win (b) has won (c) had won (d) have won
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, I ___ science. (a) had study (b) had studied (c) has studied (d) have studied
20. 20.She ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washes (b) will wash (c) has washed (d) washed
21. 21.She has just ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) carried (c) carries (d) carrying
22. 22.She ___ drunk milk already. (a) have (b) has
23. 23.Isha ___ in the park two days ago. (a) jogged (b) jogs (c) will jog (d) has jogged
24. 24.My brother is going to ___ the match next week. (a) win (b) won (c) winning (d) wins
25. 25.___ you feed the dog yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
26. 26.My parents ___ a sandcastle tomorrow. (a) built (b) will building (c) will build (d) will builds
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogging (c) jogeing
28. 28.Choose the right verb: Each child ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
29. 29.She ___ take the train on Saturdays. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
30. 30.Kunal ___ science right now. (a) is study (b) is studying (c) are studying (d) am studying
31. 31.You ___ a letter at 8 pm yesterday. (a) are writing (b) were writing (c) was writing (d) were write
32. 32.Choose the right verb: My trousers ___ new. (a) is (b) are
33. 33.My brother ___ to school when the phone rang. (a) was go (b) is going (c) were going (d) was going
34. 34.You are going to ___ a kite tomorrow. (a) fly (b) flying (c) flies (d) flew
35. 35.___ she bring lunch on Saturdays? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Does (d) Is
36. 36.___ she clean the room in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
37. 37.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) run (b) runned (c) ran (d) running
38. 38.___ she dancing on the stage now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
39. 39.___ she study science last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
40. 40.___ Isha studying science at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am

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