Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 366 · 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.___ my brother play cricket on Saturdays? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Does (d) Are
2. 2.___ I planting a tree at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
3. 3.She ___ rice when it started to rain. (a) is cooking (b) were cooking (c) was cooking (d) was cook
4. 4.I am going to ___ the train next week. (a) takes (b) take (c) taking (d) took
5. 5.You ___ a song on Saturdays. (a) singing (b) sings (c) sing
6. 6.When Dad called, we ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) has (c) have
7. 7.My parents ___ a letter in 2023. (a) write (b) will write (c) writed (d) wrote
8. 8.I ___ Grandma right now. (a) am help (b) are helping (c) is helping (d) am helping
9. 9.___ she speak Hindi on Saturdays? (a) Are (b) Does (c) Do (d) Is
10. 10.When it started to rain, he ___ a tree. (a) is climbing (b) was climb (c) were climbing (d) was climbing
11. 11.You are going to ___ a picture next Sunday. (a) draws (b) draw (c) drawing (d) drew
12. 12.They ___ milk at 8 pm yesterday. (a) are drinking (b) was drinking (c) were drink (d) were drinking
13. 13.You ___ the match every day. (a) wins (b) winning (c) win
14. 14.We ___ a message every Sunday. (a) send (b) sends (c) sending
15. 15.Name the tense: “The children were dancing on the stage.” (a) present perfect (b) simple future (c) past continuous (d) simple present
16. 16.You ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpping (c) helpeing
18. 18.When Mum came home, you ___ a tree. (a) were climb (b) were climbing (c) was climbing (d) are climbing
19. 19.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 9. (a) are (b) is
20. 20.Aisha ___ feed the dog every morning. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
21. 21.We ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) have washed
22. 22.You ___ a cartoon every Sunday. (a) watches (b) watch (c) watching
23. 23.Name the tense: “My brother had jogged in the park.” (a) past continuous (b) simple past (c) simple future (d) past perfect
24. 24.___ Neel catch the ball every Sunday? (a) Does (b) Are (c) Is (d) Do
25. 25.They ___ vegetables now. (a) are buying (b) are buy (c) am buying (d) is buying
26. 26.___ Aditya studying science right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ a message. (a) had send (b) had sent (c) have sent (d) has sent
28. 28.Diya ___ carry the bag twice a week. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
29. 29.My brother ___ in Delhi since 2022. (a) works (b) has worked (c) worked (d) have worked
30. 30.I ___ a cake when the bell rang. (a) was bake (b) am baking (c) was baking (d) were baking
31. 31.The children ___ run in the park twice a week. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
32. 32.When the bell rang, Arjun ___ cricket. (a) were playing (b) was playing (c) was play (d) is playing
33. 33.___ we running in the park now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
34. 34.Neel ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) eated (b) eats (c) ate (d) will eat
35. 35.Choose the right verb: Each of the players ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
36. 36.My brother ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) have drawn (b) had drawn (c) had drew (d) has drawn
37. 37.We ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) have ridden (b) had ridden (c) had rode (d) has ridden
38. 38.Name the tense: “We will throw the ball.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) simple future (d) present perfect
39. 39.Name the tense: “Manav wins the match.” (a) past perfect (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) present perfect
40. 40.My sister ___ a cartoon on Saturdays. (a) watching (b) watches (c) watch

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