Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 370 · 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 sister ___ the train right now. (a) is take (b) are taking (c) is taking (d) am taking
2. 2.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telling (b) telled (c) told
3. 3.My brother ___ in the pool last week. (a) swimmed (b) will swim (c) swims (d) swam
4. 4.Name the tense: “He is planting a tree.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) simple past (d) present perfect
5. 5.She ___ eat a mango twice a week. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
6. 6.Kavya ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) had win (b) has won (c) have won (d) had won
7. 7.The students ___ cricket when Mum came home. (a) was playing (b) are playing (c) were play (d) were playing
8. 8.He ___ a picture every day. (a) drawing (b) draws (c) draw
9. 9.Sneha ___ going to cook rice tomorrow. (a) are (b) am (c) is
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, Myra ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) had run (c) has run (d) have run
11. 11.Diya ___ Grandma now. (a) is helping (b) is help (c) are helping (d) am helping
12. 12.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) taked (c) taking (d) took
13. 13.She has just ___ a message. (a) sends (b) send (c) sending (d) sent
14. 14.Choose the right verb: Mathematics ___ my favourite subject. (a) is (b) are
15. 15.He ___ a mango when the bell rang. (a) was eating (b) is eating (c) was eat (d) were eating
16. 16.When the bell rang, I ___ cricket. (a) was playing (b) were playing (c) was play (d) am playing
17. 17.My sister ___ the match yesterday. (a) winned (b) wins (c) won (d) will win
18. 18.She ___ the dishes every Sunday. (a) washes (b) wash (c) washing
19. 19.I ___ Grandma when Mum came home. (a) was help (b) am helping (c) were helping (d) was helping
20. 20.You ___ lunch when Mum came home. (a) were bring (b) was bringing (c) were bringing (d) are bringing
21. 21.Choose the right verb: Neither Manav nor the twins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
22. 22.Dev ___ cricket right now. (a) are playing (b) am playing (c) is play (d) is playing
23. 23.I ___ a kite next month. (a) will flying (b) will flies (c) flew (d) will fly
24. 24.She ___ a cap when the phone rang. (a) were wearing (b) is wearing (c) was wear (d) was wearing
25. 25.They ___ the ball next Sunday. (a) will catching (b) will catches (c) caught (d) will catch
26. 26.I ___ bake a cake on Saturdays. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) aren't
27. 27.___ my brother carrying the bag now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
28. 28.When the phone rang, I ___ in the park. (a) were running (b) was running (c) was run (d) am running
29. 29.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sending (b) sent (c) sended
30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playeing (c) playying
31. 31.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) brought (c) bringing
32. 32.They have known my best friend ___ six months. (a) for (b) since
33. 33.I ___ a song two days ago. (a) sing (b) will sing (c) sang (d) have sung
34. 34.She did not ___ to school in 2023. (a) goes (b) went (c) going (d) go
35. 35.You ___ in this school since 2019. (a) have taught (b) has taught (c) teach (d) taught
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) had thrown (c) has thrown (d) have thrown
37. 37.Name the tense: “My friends send a message.” (a) simple present (b) simple future (c) present continuous (d) past perfect
38. 38.I ___ the room now. (a) am cleaning (b) am clean (c) are cleaning (d) is cleaning
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, we ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
40. 40.He ___ won the match already. (a) has (b) have

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