Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 371 · 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.He ___ in the park in 2023. (a) has jogged (b) jogs (c) jogged (d) will jog
2. 2.I have just ___ Hindi. (a) speaking (b) speak (c) spoken (d) spoke
3. 3.Saanvi ___ in the park last week. (a) ran (b) runs (c) runned (d) will run
4. 4.I have just ___ a message. (a) sending (b) sent (c) send (d) sends
5. 5.When the phone rang, my sister ___ a letter. (a) is writing (b) was writing (c) were writing (d) was write
6. 6.You ___ a mango yesterday. (a) eated (b) will eat (c) ate (d) eat
7. 7.Choose the right verb: There ___ two cats in the garden. (a) is (b) are
8. 8.We ___ the ball tomorrow. (a) will catches (b) caught (c) will catch (d) will catching
9. 9.My friends ___ rice two days ago. (a) cook (b) will cook (c) cooked (d) have cooked
10. 10.When Dad called, they ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
11. 11.___ we telling a story now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
12. 12.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) had watch
14. 14.Dev ___ a bicycle right now. (a) are riding (b) is ride (c) is riding (d) am riding
15. 15.Sneha ___ carry the bag on Saturdays. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
16. 16.I ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) have baked
17. 17.My parents ___ rice last week. (a) have cooked (b) cook (c) will cook (d) cooked
18. 18.Choose the right verb: There ___ a mango in the basket. (a) are (b) is
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) tellling (c) telling
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planting (c) planteing
21. 21.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 6. (a) are (b) is
22. 22.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
23. 23.The children ___ Hindi when Mum came home. (a) was speaking (b) are speaking (c) were speak (d) were speaking
24. 24.I ___ fed the dog already. (a) have (b) has
25. 25.My cousins ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) ride (b) will ride (c) rode (d) rided
26. 26.You ___ a cake when the phone rang. (a) was baking (b) are baking (c) were baking (d) were bake
27. 27.My brother ___ a bicycle when Mum came home. (a) was ride (b) were riding (c) is riding (d) was riding
28. 28.She ___ in the pool next month. (a) will swims (b) will swimming (c) swam (d) will swim
29. 29.I ___ going to bring lunch next month. (a) is (b) am (c) are
30. 30.Choose the right verb: Mathematics ___ my favourite subject. (a) is (b) are
31. 31.We ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) is helping (b) are helping (c) am helping (d) are help
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) bakeeing (c) baking
33. 33.___ we speak Hindi every Sunday? (a) Are (b) Does (c) Is (d) Do
34. 34.We ___ ridden a bicycle already. (a) has (b) have
35. 35.We ___ watched a cartoon already. (a) have (b) has
36. 36.My parents ___ a story when the phone rang. (a) are telling (b) was telling (c) were tell (d) were telling
37. 37.You are going to ___ lunch next Sunday. (a) bringing (b) brought (c) bring (d) brings
38. 38.They ___ a mango next Sunday. (a) will eating (b) ate (c) will eat (d) will eats
39. 39.He ___ vegetables when it started to rain. (a) were buying (b) was buying (c) is buying (d) was buy
40. 40.___ I build a sandcastle last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does

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