Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 344 · 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 Dad called, my parents ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) had (c) has
2. 2.Choose the right verb: Neither Dev nor the girls ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
3. 3.Choose the right verb: My trousers ___ new. (a) are (b) is
4. 4.We ___ going to swim in the pool next Sunday. (a) am (b) is (c) are
5. 5.They ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) have gone (b) has gone (c) had gone (d) had went
6. 6.___ they carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
7. 7.Name the tense: “Saanvi made tea.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) past perfect (d) simple future
8. 8.Vivaan has had this bicycle ___ six months. (a) for (b) since
9. 9.My sister ___ to school on Saturdays. (a) go (b) going (c) goes
10. 10.Name the tense: “She is bringing lunch.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) past perfect (d) simple future
11. 11.When the bell rang, we ___ a cake. (a) was baking (b) were baking (c) were bake (d) are baking
12. 12.Ananya has just ___ the train. (a) take (b) took (c) taken (d) taking
13. 13.Yash has just ___ cricket. (a) play (b) played (c) playing (d) plays
14. 14.___ my cousins cook rice every Sunday? (a) Does (b) Are (c) Do (d) Is
15. 15.When Dad called, my brother ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) building (c) built
17. 17.Name the tense: “My sister drinks milk.” (a) simple present (b) simple future (c) simple past (d) present perfect
18. 18.Kavya ___ milk next month. (a) will drinks (b) will drinking (c) drank (d) will drink
19. 19.They ___ going to clean the room next Sunday. (a) am (b) is (c) are
20. 20.I ___ tea on Saturdays. (a) make (b) making (c) makes
21. 21.I ___ a tree every Sunday. (a) climbing (b) climb (c) climbs
22. 22.We ___ a cake at the moment. (a) are bake (b) is baking (c) are baking (d) am baking
23. 23.I have played in the garden ___ 8 o'clock. (a) since (b) for
24. 24.Rahul has just ___ rice. (a) cooking (b) cooked (c) cooks (d) cook
25. 25.I am going to ___ for the team tomorrow. (a) clap (b) claps (c) clapped (d) clapping
26. 26.Choose the right verb: Neither the twins nor Dev ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
27. 27.Name the tense: “We throw the ball.” (a) simple past (b) simple future (c) past continuous (d) simple present
28. 28.Name the tense: “My sister was baking a cake.” (a) past continuous (b) past perfect (c) simple past (d) present continuous
29. 29.At 8 pm yesterday, she ___ in the pool. (a) was swim (b) is swimming (c) were swimming (d) was swimming
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
31. 31.When Dad called, we ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
32. 32.My cousins ___ fly a kite every morning. (a) aren't (b) doesn't (c) don't
33. 33.Name the tense: “My sister is carrying the bag.” (a) simple future (b) simple past (c) present continuous (d) past perfect
34. 34.Name the tense: “Karan had eaten a mango.” (a) simple present (b) simple future (c) past perfect (d) present perfect
35. 35.He is going to ___ the bag next Sunday. (a) carries (b) carried (c) carrying (d) carry
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) has carried (c) have carried (d) had carry
37. 37.Riya ___ for the team tomorrow. (a) clapped (b) will clapping (c) will claps (d) will clap
38. 38.He ___ rice next Sunday. (a) will cooks (b) will cooking (c) will cook (d) cooked
39. 39.When it started to rain, we ___ lunch. (a) were bringing (b) was bringing (c) are bringing (d) were bring
40. 40.___ she speaking Hindi right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is

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