Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 36 · 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.Choose the right verb: Each child ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
2. 2.Name the tense: “You were riding a bicycle.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) simple present (d) present perfect
3. 3.We ___ going to swim in the pool next Sunday. (a) am (b) are (c) is
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buyeing (c) buying
5. 5.Name the tense: “We drank milk.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple future
6. 6.When Dad called, he ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) had (c) has
7. 7.Ira ___ in Delhi since 2020. (a) works (b) worked (c) has worked (d) have worked
8. 8.My cousins ___ science before Mum came home. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) had studied
9. 9.We ___ in the park every morning. (a) jogs (b) jog (c) jogging
10. 10.We ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) are washing (b) am washing (c) is washing (d) are wash
11. 11.She ___ watch a cartoon every morning. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
12. 12.Arjun ___ watched a cartoon already. (a) have (b) has
13. 13.Name the tense: “My brother was bringing lunch.” (a) past continuous (b) simple future (c) present perfect (d) simple present
14. 14.At 8 pm yesterday, you ___ Hindi. (a) are speaking (b) were speak (c) was speaking (d) were speaking
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) taking (c) takeeing
16. 16.When Dad called, my brother ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
17. 17.Name the tense: “I danced on the stage.” (a) present perfect (b) simple future (c) simple present (d) simple past
18. 18.He ___ with Nani since 2020. (a) stayed (b) stays (c) have stayed (d) has stayed
19. 19.My brother did not ___ for the team yesterday. (a) claps (b) clapped (c) clapping (d) clap
20. 20.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drunk (b) drinking (c) drinked (d) drank
21. 21.He ___ a picture when the phone rang. (a) was draw (b) was drawing (c) is drawing (d) were drawing
22. 22.Name the tense: “They had baked a cake.” (a) present perfect (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) past perfect
23. 23.We ___ cleaned the room already. (a) has (b) have
24. 24.We ___ sung a song already. (a) has (b) have
25. 25.The students have just ___ to school. (a) going (b) go (c) went (d) gone
26. 26.When Dad called, she ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
27. 27.When it started to rain, they ___ a picture. (a) were draw (b) were drawing (c) are drawing (d) was drawing
28. 28.Name the tense: “We were taking the train.” (a) simple present (b) present perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple past
29. 29.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) ate (b) eating (c) eaten (d) eated
30. 30.Name the tense: “Karan is throwing the ball.” (a) present continuous (b) past perfect (c) simple present (d) present perfect
31. 31.My parents ___ in Pune since 2020. (a) live (b) has lived (c) have lived (d) lived
32. 32.My friends ___ the ball at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was catching (b) are catching (c) were catching (d) were catch
33. 33.Name the tense: “My cousins sing a song.” (a) past perfect (b) simple past (c) past continuous (d) simple present
34. 34.Choose the right verb: Every student ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
35. 35.Choose the right verb: Each player ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
36. 36.We have played in the garden ___ morning. (a) for (b) since
37. 37.We ___ tea when the bell rang. (a) were making (b) were make (c) are making (d) was making
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cook
39. 39.I ___ lunch tomorrow. (a) brought (b) will bringing (c) will brings (d) will bring
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinkeing (c) drinkking

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