Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 35 · 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: “Sneha rode a bicycle.” (a) past perfect (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) simple past
2. 2.She has just ___ the dog. (a) fed (b) feeding (c) feeds (d) feed
3. 3.I ___ Grandma when Mum came home. (a) were helping (b) was helping (c) am helping (d) was help
4. 4.When the bell rang, my brother ___ a mango. (a) was eat (b) were eating (c) is eating (d) was eating
5. 5.___ you eating a mango now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
6. 6.Name the tense: “Omkar bought vegetables.” (a) simple present (b) simple future (c) past continuous (d) simple past
7. 7.Name the tense: “Aarav has baked a cake.” (a) past continuous (b) simple future (c) present continuous (d) present perfect
8. 8.Name the tense: “I was climbing a tree.” (a) present continuous (b) past perfect (c) simple past (d) past continuous
9. 9.Choose the right verb: Every girl ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
10. 10.___ I bringing lunch now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, I ___ science. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) has studied
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singeing (c) singing
13. 13.When Dad called, the children ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
14. 14.___ my friends washing the dishes now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sung (d) had sang
16. 16.They ___ a picture twice a week. (a) drawing (b) draws (c) draw
17. 17.___ she speak Hindi every day? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is (d) Does
18. 18.They did not ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washing (b) washes (c) washed (d) wash
19. 19.___ my cousins clap for the team every morning? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Does (d) Do
20. 20.When the phone rang, the students ___ a kite. (a) are flying (b) was flying (c) were fly (d) were flying
21. 21.She ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) had drank (b) had drunk (c) have drunk (d) has drunk
22. 22.Yash ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) have watched (b) has watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
23. 23.He did not ___ Grandma two days ago. (a) helped (b) helping (c) help (d) helps
24. 24.Name the tense: “My friends bring lunch.” (a) past perfect (b) simple past (c) present continuous (d) simple present
25. 25.We ___ for the team twice a week. (a) clap (b) claps (c) clapping
26. 26.She ___ in the park when it started to rain. (a) is jogging (b) was jogging (c) was jog (d) were jogging
27. 27.Sneha is going to ___ Hindi next month. (a) speaks (b) spoke (c) speaking (d) speak
28. 28.You did not ___ a mango two days ago. (a) eats (b) eating (c) ate (d) eat
29. 29.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
30. 30.She ___ with Nani since 2022. (a) have stayed (b) stays (c) stayed (d) has stayed
31. 31.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) is (b) are
32. 32.The students ___ the ball twice a week. (a) throw (b) throwing (c) throws
33. 33.Choose the right verb: The bunch of bananas ___ ripe. (a) is (b) are
34. 34.You have known my best friend ___ 2019. (a) for (b) since
35. 35.Name the tense: “He flew a kite.” (a) past perfect (b) simple future (c) present continuous (d) simple past
36. 36.Farhan ___ going to plant a tree next Sunday. (a) are (b) is (c) am
37. 37.We ___ in the park in 2023. (a) runned (b) run (c) will run (d) ran
38. 38.___ I send a message every day? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Are (d) Do
39. 39.Name the tense: “Arjun had run in the park.” (a) past continuous (b) present continuous (c) simple future (d) past perfect
40. 40.You ___ rice now. (a) is cooking (b) am cooking (c) are cook (d) are cooking

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