Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 356 · 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.You ___ a cap when it started to rain. (a) was wearing (b) were wear (c) are wearing (d) were wearing
2. 2.Choose the right verb: Physics ___ interesting. (a) is (b) are
3. 3.We ___ jogged in the park already. (a) have (b) has
4. 4.___ my parents catch the ball every morning? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Does (d) Do
5. 5.When Dad called, my brother ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) has (c) have
6. 6.___ he catch the ball every Sunday? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Does (d) Are
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) had built (c) has built (d) had build
8. 8.___ Pooja sending a message now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
9. 9.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
10. 10.He ___ played cricket already. (a) have (b) has
11. 11.Choose the right verb: There ___ five mangoes in the basket. (a) is (b) are
12. 12.By the time we reached, my parents ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) had jogged (c) has jogged (d) have jogged
13. 13.We ___ a mango when the bell rang. (a) was eating (b) were eat (c) were eating (d) are eating
14. 14.You did not ___ science yesterday. (a) studies (b) studied (c) studying (d) study
15. 15.When Dad called, they ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) had (c) has
16. 16.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyed (c) flown (d) flew
17. 17.They did not ___ a song yesterday. (a) sang (b) sings (c) singing (d) sing
18. 18.She ___ a cartoon when Mum came home. (a) was watch (b) was watching (c) were watching (d) is watching
19. 19.I ___ a cake next week. (a) will bakes (b) will baking (c) will bake (d) baked
20. 20.I have just ___ in the park. (a) jogged (b) jogs (c) jogging (d) jog
21. 21.___ you planting a tree at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
22. 22.Name the tense: “My sister has washed the dishes.” (a) past perfect (b) simple future (c) past continuous (d) present perfect
23. 23.My sister ___ the room yesterday. (a) cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) will clean (d) cleans
24. 24.We ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) had buy (b) had bought (c) have bought (d) has bought
25. 25.Choose the right verb: Each of the girls ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
26. 26.___ they write a letter twice a week? (a) Does (b) Are (c) Is (d) Do
27. 27.Name the tense: “He had washed the dishes.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) simple future (d) past perfect
28. 28.You ___ in Pune since 2020. (a) live (b) lived (c) have lived (d) has lived
29. 29.My cousins ___ in this school since 2022. (a) has taught (b) have taught (c) taught (d) teach
30. 30.She ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) has won (b) had win (c) had won (d) have won
31. 31.When it started to rain, Myra ___ Hindi. (a) is speaking (b) was speak (c) were speaking (d) was speaking
32. 32.I ___ the dog every Sunday. (a) feeding (b) feeds (c) feed
33. 33.When it started to rain, we ___ on the stage. (a) were dance (b) was dancing (c) were dancing (d) are dancing
34. 34.Name the tense: “Kavya told a story.” (a) past continuous (b) simple past (c) past perfect (d) present continuous
35. 35.Name the tense: “You cook rice.” (a) present perfect (b) past perfect (c) simple present (d) present continuous
36. 36.My sister ___ science every day. (a) studying (b) study (c) studies
37. 37.We ___ a picture every morning. (a) draws (b) draw (c) drawing
38. 38.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) is (b) are
39. 39.Vivaan ___ in the park now. (a) am running (b) are running (c) is run (d) is running
40. 40.Farhan ___ a message in 2023. (a) sended (b) sends (c) will send (d) sent

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