Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 341 · 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.___ I run in the park yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
2. 2.By the time we reached, they ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
3. 3.Choose the right verb: Neither Tara nor my cousins ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
4. 4.Name the tense: “We were writing a letter.” (a) present perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple future (d) past continuous
5. 5.When it started to rain, Dev ___ the match. (a) was win (b) were winning (c) is winning (d) was winning
6. 6.My cousins ___ Hindi when it started to rain. (a) was speaking (b) were speak (c) were speaking (d) are speaking
7. 7.Name the tense: “They run in the park.” (a) present perfect (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) simple future
8. 8.He did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) plant (b) plants (c) planting (d) planted
9. 9.Manav ___ lunch now. (a) is bringing (b) are bringing (c) is bring (d) am bringing
10. 10.Kunal ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) have planted (d) had planted
11. 11.My brother ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) will climb (b) has climbed (c) climbed (d) climbs
12. 12.Choose the right verb: There ___ a mango in the basket. (a) are (b) is
13. 13.Aisha did not ___ rice two days ago. (a) cooking (b) cooks (c) cook (d) cooked
14. 14.Name the tense: “Sneha had fed the dog.” (a) simple present (b) simple past (c) past perfect (d) simple future
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyying (c) flyeing
16. 16.___ my sister climb a tree every day? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Does (d) Is
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ a mango. (a) had eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) have eaten
18. 18.I am going to ___ tea next week. (a) made (b) makes (c) make (d) making
19. 19.Choose the right verb: Each child ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
20. 20.___ he cooking rice now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) had fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
22. 22.Riya ___ the match every day. (a) winning (b) win (c) wins
23. 23.Rohan ___ a tree on Saturdays. (a) plants (b) planting (c) plant
24. 24.They have just ___ milk. (a) drink (b) drunk (c) drinking (d) drank
25. 25.When the phone rang, my sister ___ a sandcastle. (a) was build (b) was building (c) is building (d) were building
26. 26.Omkar ___ science when it started to rain. (a) is studying (b) were studying (c) was study (d) was studying
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) has sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
28. 28.Farhan ___ in Delhi since 2019. (a) has worked (b) worked (c) works (d) have worked
29. 29.___ Priya jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
30. 30.She is going to ___ the room next week. (a) cleans (b) clean (c) cleaning (d) cleaned
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) weareing (b) wearing (c) wearring
32. 32.When the phone rang, they ___ a cartoon. (a) are watching (b) were watching (c) were watch (d) was watching
33. 33.You ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) has built (b) had build (c) have built (d) had built
34. 34.When the phone rang, I ___ the match. (a) was winning (b) were winning (c) am winning (d) was win
35. 35.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 5. (a) is (b) are
36. 36.He ___ Grandma now. (a) is helping (b) am helping (c) is help (d) are helping
37. 37.Name the tense: “Rahul jogs in the park.” (a) past continuous (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) present continuous
38. 38.My brother is going to ___ a bicycle tomorrow. (a) ride (b) riding (c) rides (d) rode
39. 39.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) are (b) is
40. 40.Choose the right verb: There ___ a cat in the garden. (a) is (b) are

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