Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 335 · 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.Name the tense: “He helped Grandma.” (a) simple present (b) past perfect (c) simple future (d) simple past
2. 2.___ he make tea every day? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Does (d) Do
3. 3.Name the tense: “I will dance on the stage.” (a) past continuous (b) simple future (c) simple present (d) past perfect
4. 4.At 8 pm yesterday, you ___ a cartoon. (a) was watching (b) were watching (c) were watch (d) are watching
5. 5.Choose the right verb: There ___ some water in the bottle. (a) is (b) are
6. 6.Rohan has just ___ in the park. (a) jog (b) jogs (c) jogged (d) jogging
7. 7.Name the tense: “Riya has flown a kite.” (a) past continuous (b) present perfect (c) past perfect (d) simple present
8. 8.I have just ___ vegetables. (a) bought (b) buy (c) buying (d) buys
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cooking (c) cookking
10. 10.Name the tense: “I clap for the team.” (a) simple past (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) simple future
11. 11.My brother ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
12. 12.Choose the right verb: The packet of biscuits ___ open. (a) are (b) is
13. 13.We ___ the ball next Sunday. (a) caught (b) will catching (c) will catches (d) will catch
14. 14.My brother ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) had bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) has bought
15. 15.___ you study science every day? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are (d) Does
16. 16.By the time we reached, the children ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) have taken
17. 17.My sister ___ vegetables last week. (a) bought (b) buyed (c) will buy (d) buys
18. 18.He ___ a letter now. (a) am writing (b) is write (c) is writing (d) are writing
19. 19.When the bell rang, Dev ___ a letter. (a) were writing (b) was write (c) is writing (d) was writing
20. 20.They are going to ___ a kite next week. (a) fly (b) flew (c) flies (d) flying
21. 21.They are going to ___ a song next month. (a) sang (b) singing (c) sing (d) sings
22. 22.___ Ishaan flying a kite at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
23. 23.My sister ___ catch the ball every morning. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
24. 24.Name the tense: “I was taking the train.” (a) past perfect (b) simple future (c) present perfect (d) past continuous
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeing (c) makeeing
26. 26.___ Aarav go to school last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
27. 27.Choose the right verb: My spectacles ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
28. 28.Dev did not ___ a message two days ago. (a) send (b) sent (c) sending (d) sends
29. 29.Name the tense: “The students had jogged in the park.” (a) simple future (b) present continuous (c) present perfect (d) past perfect
30. 30.___ Tara run in the park last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyying (c) buyeing
32. 32.Choose the right verb: Each student ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
33. 33.You are going to ___ a letter next week. (a) wrote (b) writing (c) writes (d) write
34. 34.They have waited for the bus ___ morning. (a) since (b) for
35. 35.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) went (c) going (d) gone
36. 36.She ___ gone to school already. (a) have (b) has
37. 37.When Mum came home, he ___ the room. (a) were cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) was cleaning (d) was clean
38. 38.Arjun has just ___ Grandma. (a) helping (b) help (c) helps (d) helped
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catching (c) catcheing
40. 40.___ I take the train every morning? (a) Are (b) Does (c) Is (d) Do

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