Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 37 · 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.By the time the bell rang, Dev ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) has built (c) had built (d) have built
2. 2.They ___ going to watch a cartoon tomorrow. (a) am (b) is (c) are
3. 3.Kunal ___ the dog tomorrow. (a) will feed (b) will feeding (c) fed (d) will feeds
4. 4.She ___ the match next Sunday. (a) will wins (b) will winning (c) will win (d) won
5. 5.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) fed (c) feeding
6. 6.My sister ___ catch the ball every day. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
7. 7.Meera ___ going to ride a bicycle tomorrow. (a) is (b) are (c) am
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playing (c) playeing
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) dancing (c) danceeing
10. 10.Choose the right verb: All the girls ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
11. 11.She ___ tea right now. (a) am making (b) are making (c) is making (d) is make
12. 12.They ___ a tree next week. (a) will climbs (b) climbed (c) will climbing (d) will climb
13. 13.My brother ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) had helped
14. 14.Name the tense: “We are taking the train.” (a) simple present (b) present continuous (c) simple future (d) simple past
15. 15.Saanvi is going to ___ tea next month. (a) made (b) makes (c) making (d) make
16. 16.When Dad called, I ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) have (c) has
17. 17.My cousins ___ the bag next month. (a) will carrying (b) carried (c) will carries (d) will carry
18. 18.She ___ tea now. (a) am making (b) is making (c) are making (d) is make
19. 19.Name the tense: “They make tea.” (a) simple future (b) present perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple present
20. 20.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyed (c) flew (d) flown
21. 21.When the bell rang, she ___ the ball. (a) is catching (b) were catching (c) was catch (d) was catching
22. 22.You ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) have helped (d) had helped
23. 23.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) written (c) writing (d) wrote
24. 24.Name the tense: “I have jogged in the park.” (a) present perfect (b) past continuous (c) past perfect (d) simple future
25. 25.She ___ wash the dishes every morning. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
26. 26.Name the tense: “My brother had sent a message.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) past perfect (d) simple past
27. 27.Priya ___ in the park tomorrow. (a) will jog (b) will jogs (c) will jogging (d) jogged
28. 28.My cousins are going to ___ the dishes next Sunday. (a) washes (b) wash (c) washed (d) washing
29. 29.We ___ in the park at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were run (b) was running (c) were running (d) are running
30. 30.We ___ the train twice a week. (a) take (b) taking (c) takes
31. 31.___ they dancing on the stage now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
32. 32.They ___ run in the park already. (a) has (b) have
33. 33.When Dad called, my parents ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) had (c) has
34. 34.They ___ the dishes when the bell rang. (a) was washing (b) were wash (c) were washing (d) are washing
35. 35.When the bell rang, she ___ in the pool. (a) were swimming (b) is swimming (c) was swim (d) was swimming
36. 36.Aarav ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) has clapped (b) will clap (c) claps (d) clapped
37. 37.When it started to rain, my sister ___ tea. (a) is making (b) were making (c) was make (d) was making
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) weareing (b) wearring (c) wearing
39. 39.Choose the right verb: All the boys ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
40. 40.I ___ the room at the moment. (a) am clean (b) is cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) are cleaning

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