Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 372 · 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.Vivaan ___ send a message every morning. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
2. 2.They have just ___ a sandcastle. (a) built (b) building (c) builds (d) build
3. 3.___ we swim in the pool every Sunday? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is (d) Does
4. 4.She ___ a tree right now. (a) are climbing (b) is climbing (c) am climbing (d) is climb
5. 5.Sneha has lived in Pune ___ 2020. (a) for (b) since
6. 6.When it started to rain, my cousins ___ on the stage. (a) are dancing (b) were dancing (c) were dance (d) was dancing
7. 7.You have just ___ on the stage. (a) dance (b) danced (c) dancing (d) dances
8. 8.Choose the right verb: The bunch of bananas ___ ripe. (a) is (b) are
9. 9.Name the tense: “They have spoken Hindi.” (a) past perfect (b) simple future (c) present perfect (d) past continuous
10. 10.Choose the right verb: Either Meera or my cousins ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
11. 11.Name the tense: “We will build a sandcastle.” (a) past continuous (b) present continuous (c) simple past (d) simple future
12. 12.Choose the right verb: All the students ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) tellling (c) telling
14. 14.Name the tense: “We had jogged in the park.” (a) present perfect (b) past continuous (c) past perfect (d) simple future
15. 15.My cousins ___ the room right now. (a) are clean (b) am cleaning (c) is cleaning (d) are cleaning
16. 16.Kavya ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
17. 17.Choose the right verb: Neither Kavya nor the twins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
18. 18.You ___ a cartoon on Saturdays. (a) watching (b) watches (c) watch
19. 19.He ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) has caught
20. 20.Choose the right verb: My spectacles ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
21. 21.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 8. (a) are (b) is
22. 22.Name the tense: “We carried the bag.” (a) past continuous (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) simple past
23. 23.___ Pooja playing cricket at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
24. 24.My sister ___ a mango every day. (a) eat (b) eating (c) eats
25. 25.When it started to rain, they ___ vegetables. (a) are buying (b) were buy (c) was buying (d) were buying
26. 26.They ___ a cap two days ago. (a) wear (b) wore (c) will wear (d) weared
27. 27.She ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) buys (b) bought (c) buyed (d) will buy
28. 28.I ___ on the stage when the bell rang. (a) was dancing (b) was dance (c) am dancing (d) were dancing
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, Rahul ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
30. 30.We ___ vegetables now. (a) are buy (b) is buying (c) are buying (d) am buying
31. 31.Vivaan is going to ___ in the park next week. (a) ran (b) running (c) runs (d) run
32. 32.She ___ a tree in 2023. (a) will plant (b) plants (c) planted (d) has planted
33. 33.We have just ___ a picture. (a) drawn (b) draw (c) drawing (d) drew
34. 34.Ananya has just ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) washed (c) washes (d) washing
35. 35.Arjun did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) caught (b) catch (c) catches (d) catching
36. 36.My brother ___ speak Hindi every Sunday. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
37. 37.My sister ___ lunch now. (a) am bringing (b) is bring (c) are bringing (d) is bringing
38. 38.My brother ___ a message right now. (a) is send (b) am sending (c) is sending (d) are sending
39. 39.Neel did not ___ milk yesterday. (a) drink (b) drinking (c) drinks (d) drank
40. 40.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have

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