Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 33 · 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.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) building (c) buildding
2. 2.They ___ for the team when it started to rain. (a) was clapping (b) were clapping (c) were clap (d) are clapping
3. 3.She ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) is speaking (b) are speaking (c) am speaking (d) is speak
4. 4.Manav is going to ___ a message tomorrow. (a) send (b) sent (c) sending (d) sends
5. 5.Name the tense: “You build a sandcastle.” (a) past continuous (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) past perfect
6. 6.I ___ to school right now. (a) is going (b) am go (c) am going (d) are going
7. 7.You ___ a letter yesterday. (a) will write (b) writed (c) wrote (d) write
8. 8.Choose the right verb: There ___ three pencils in the box. (a) is (b) are
9. 9.They ___ a story right now. (a) is telling (b) are tell (c) are telling (d) am telling
10. 10.My cousins ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) have carried
11. 11.My friends did not ___ the train yesterday. (a) took (b) taking (c) take (d) takes
12. 12.___ my sister dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
13. 13.I did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogs (b) jog (c) jogged (d) jogging
14. 14.My brother ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
15. 15.We did not ___ Hindi last Sunday. (a) speaks (b) spoke (c) speak (d) speaking
16. 16.___ you bake a cake two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
17. 17.Omkar ___ tea now. (a) is make (b) am making (c) are making (d) is making
18. 18.___ she play cricket last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
19. 19.She ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) has danced (d) had dance
20. 20.___ I play cricket twice a week? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Does (d) Is
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, Diya ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) have danced
22. 22.___ you running in the park now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
23. 23.By the time we reached, he ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
24. 24.___ they go to school on Saturdays? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Are (d) Do
25. 25.She did not ___ the bag last week. (a) carried (b) carrying (c) carry (d) carries
26. 26.We have had this bicycle ___ last year. (a) for (b) since
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, the students ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had made (c) had make (d) have made
28. 28.We ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) had dance (d) has danced
29. 29.I ___ draw a picture twice a week. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) aren't
30. 30.He ___ a kite now. (a) are flying (b) is fly (c) is flying (d) am flying
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, I ___ tea. (a) have made (b) had made (c) has made (d) had make
32. 32.Name the tense: “My brother drinks milk.” (a) simple present (b) present continuous (c) past perfect (d) simple past
33. 33.My brother ___ the dog twice a week. (a) feeds (b) feeding (c) feed
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendeing (b) sendding (c) sending
35. 35.___ he swim in the pool every day? (a) Does (b) Are (c) Do (d) Is
36. 36.We ___ swim in the pool every Sunday. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
37. 37.Riya ___ bring lunch on Saturdays. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
38. 38.Name the tense: “Zoya had watched a cartoon.” (a) simple future (b) past perfect (c) present perfect (d) present continuous
39. 39.I ___ rice when it started to rain. (a) were cooking (b) was cook (c) was cooking (d) am cooking
40. 40.___ he telling a story at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is

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