Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 330 · 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.When the phone rang, we ___ a tree. (a) was climbing (b) were climb (c) were climbing (d) are climbing
2. 2.Name the tense: “You have caught the ball.” (a) present perfect (b) past perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple past
3. 3.You ___ bake a cake every Sunday. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
4. 4.Kunal ___ build a sandcastle every Sunday. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
5. 5.Name the tense: “She rode a bicycle.” (a) simple present (b) simple past (c) present perfect (d) simple future
6. 6.Name the tense: “You had studied science.” (a) past perfect (b) simple future (c) present perfect (d) simple present
7. 7.___ my friends build a sandcastle every morning? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Are (d) Do
8. 8.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
9. 9.Kunal ___ a cartoon at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was watch (b) was watching (c) is watching (d) were watching
10. 10.Name the tense: “We have told a story.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) simple present (d) present perfect
11. 11.You ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had wore (b) had worn (c) has worn (d) have worn
12. 12.When Dad called, I ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) had (c) have
13. 13.Aarav ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) swims (b) swimmed (c) will swim (d) swam
14. 14.___ she riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
15. 15.My brother ___ tea every Sunday. (a) makes (b) make (c) making
16. 16.When Dad called, she ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
17. 17.My brother ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) helps (b) has helped (c) helped (d) will help
18. 18.___ you write a letter every Sunday? (a) Does (b) Are (c) Is (d) Do
19. 19.When Mum came home, my parents ___ the match. (a) was winning (b) were winning (c) are winning (d) were win
20. 20.Kabir has waited for the bus ___ ten minutes. (a) since (b) for
21. 21.When the bell rang, Diya ___ tea. (a) was make (b) were making (c) is making (d) was making
22. 22.I have just ___ a cartoon. (a) watches (b) watching (c) watch (d) watched
23. 23.Name the tense: “My cousins have won the match.” (a) past continuous (b) past perfect (c) present perfect (d) simple present
24. 24.___ my sister building a sandcastle now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
25. 25.When Dad called, he ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
26. 26.I ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) has swum (b) had swum (c) have swum (d) had swam
27. 27.My brother ___ a mango when it started to rain. (a) is eating (b) were eating (c) was eating (d) was eat
28. 28.Ira ___ the ball next Sunday. (a) will catching (b) will catches (c) caught (d) will catch
29. 29.My cousins ___ a kite now. (a) are flying (b) am flying (c) are fly (d) is flying
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) had watch
31. 31.At 8 pm yesterday, my friends ___ milk. (a) was drinking (b) were drinking (c) are drinking (d) were drink
32. 32.My brother ___ cricket twice a week. (a) play (b) plays (c) playing
33. 33.He is going to ___ a letter next Sunday. (a) wrote (b) write (c) writing (d) writes
34. 34.You ___ in the park two days ago. (a) have jogged (b) jog (c) jogged (d) will jog
35. 35.My brother ___ the bag next Sunday. (a) will carry (b) will carrying (c) will carries (d) carried
36. 36.He ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) have bought
37. 37.When the bell rang, Saanvi ___ a sandcastle. (a) was build (b) were building (c) is building (d) was building
38. 38.Choose the right verb: All the students ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
39. 39.She ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) will speak (b) spoke (c) speaked (d) speaks
40. 40.Choose the right verb: My spectacles ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are

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