Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 325 · 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.___ you plant a tree last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
2. 2.___ he make tea on Saturdays? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Is (d) Are
3. 3.She has just ___ a picture. (a) drawing (b) draw (c) drew (d) drawn
4. 4.When the phone rang, you ___ a tree. (a) are climbing (b) were climbing (c) were climb (d) was climbing
5. 5.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
6. 6.Aisha ___ a mango at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was eat (b) were eating (c) is eating (d) was eating
7. 7.I am going to ___ a sandcastle next month. (a) build (b) built (c) builds (d) building
8. 8.My sister ___ on the stage now. (a) is dancing (b) am dancing (c) are dancing (d) is dance
9. 9.When the bell rang, they ___ the train. (a) were take (b) was taking (c) are taking (d) were taking
10. 10.You ___ cook rice every Sunday. (a) aren't (b) don't (c) doesn't
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, Nisha ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, my cousins ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had played (d) had play
13. 13.My friends did not ___ a tree in 2023. (a) climbed (b) climbs (c) climbing (d) climb
14. 14.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) are (b) is
15. 15.She has just ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) cooked (c) cook (d) cooking
16. 16.We ___ a cartoon next week. (a) will watching (b) will watch (c) watched (d) will watches
17. 17.I ___ science tomorrow. (a) will studying (b) studied (c) will studies (d) will study
18. 18.She did not ___ a song two days ago. (a) singing (b) sing (c) sang (d) sings
19. 19.Choose the right verb: Every player ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
20. 20.The children ___ the room every Sunday. (a) cleaning (b) cleans (c) clean
21. 21.___ we jog in the park every day? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Is (d) Are
22. 22.When the phone rang, you ___ a cartoon. (a) were watch (b) are watching (c) were watching (d) was watching
23. 23.When the bell rang, we ___ the dog. (a) was feeding (b) were feed (c) are feeding (d) were feeding
24. 24.Rohan is going to ___ a tree tomorrow. (a) climbs (b) climb (c) climbing (d) climbed
25. 25.Rahul ___ in Pune since 2019. (a) has lived (b) lived (c) lives (d) have lived
26. 26.Neel ___ cricket right now. (a) is playing (b) are playing (c) am playing (d) is play
27. 27.When Dad called, they ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
28. 28.Name the tense: “I wear a cap.” (a) simple past (b) simple future (c) present perfect (d) simple present
29. 29.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 3. (a) are (b) is
30. 30.We have just ___ the room. (a) clean (b) cleans (c) cleaned (d) cleaning
31. 31.Choose the right verb: Neither the twins nor Aisha ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
32. 32.We ___ the train every Sunday. (a) takes (b) taking (c) take
33. 33.He ___ a story when the bell rang. (a) is telling (b) was tell (c) were telling (d) was telling
34. 34.They ___ lunch in 2023. (a) bringed (b) brought (c) bring (d) will bring
35. 35.Omkar ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) will bake (b) bakes (c) has baked (d) baked
36. 36.They ___ in the pool tomorrow. (a) swam (b) will swimming (c) will swims (d) will swim
37. 37.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swum (b) swimming (c) swam (d) swimmed
38. 38.Nisha ___ catch the ball twice a week. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
39. 39.Ira has just ___ a story. (a) told (b) tell (c) tells (d) telling
40. 40.At 8 pm yesterday, my sister ___ the ball. (a) was catching (b) were catching (c) is catching (d) was catch

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