Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 373 · 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.Aarav ___ in the park now. (a) are running (b) am running (c) is running (d) is run
2. 2.She ___ science next Sunday. (a) studied (b) will studies (c) will studying (d) will study
3. 3.Name the tense: “He has caught the ball.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) simple future (d) simple past
4. 4.My brother has had this bicycle ___ five years. (a) for (b) since
5. 5.Choose the right verb: Neither the twins nor Rohan ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
6. 6.Choose the right verb: Neither the girls nor Ishaan ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
7. 7.Choose the right verb: Either the girls or Riya ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
8. 8.She ___ baked a cake already. (a) have (b) has
9. 9.My sister ___ science before the bell rang. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) has studied
10. 10.He did not ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) eating (b) eat (c) eats (d) ate
11. 11.We ___ a story every morning. (a) tell (b) tells (c) telling
12. 12.We ___ a mango at the moment. (a) are eat (b) am eating (c) is eating (d) are eating
13. 13.My sister ___ the ball when it started to rain. (a) is catching (b) was catch (c) were catching (d) was catching
14. 14.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) are (b) is
15. 15.Rohan did not ___ in the pool last week. (a) swimming (b) swim (c) swam (d) swims
16. 16.I ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) have won (b) had win (c) had won (d) has won
17. 17.I am going to ___ in the pool next month. (a) swims (b) swimming (c) swam (d) swim
18. 18.Name the tense: “Karan carried the bag.” (a) past perfect (b) past continuous (c) simple past (d) present perfect
19. 19.My friends ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) have fed (b) had feed (c) has fed (d) had fed
20. 20.I ___ science when it started to rain. (a) am studying (b) were studying (c) was study (d) was studying
21. 21.When Dad called, they ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
22. 22.Name the tense: “They wash the dishes.” (a) simple present (b) simple past (c) present perfect (d) past perfect
23. 23.Choose the right verb: Either the girls or Arjun ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
24. 24.Choose the right verb: Neither the boys nor Aarav ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
25. 25.He did not ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watched (b) watching (c) watches (d) watch
26. 26.___ I play cricket twice a week? (a) Are (b) Does (c) Is (d) Do
27. 27.We are going to ___ in the pool tomorrow. (a) swims (b) swim (c) swam (d) swimming
28. 28.I have just ___ vegetables. (a) buying (b) buy (c) bought (d) buys
29. 29.My friends ___ science now. (a) is studying (b) are study (c) am studying (d) are studying
30. 30.We did not ___ a song last week. (a) sing (b) sang (c) sings (d) singing
31. 31.He has waited for the bus ___ 10 am. (a) since (b) for
32. 32.Choose the right verb: All the children ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
33. 33.Name the tense: “I helped Grandma.” (a) simple present (b) simple past (c) present perfect (d) present continuous
34. 34.My brother is going to ___ science next week. (a) study (b) studies (c) studying (d) studied
35. 35.When Dad called, he ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had
36. 36.I ___ a tree in 2023. (a) have climbed (b) climbed (c) climb (d) will climb
37. 37.___ he studying science right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
38. 38.___ my parents drink milk last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
39. 39.They have just ___ a mango. (a) ate (b) eaten (c) eat (d) eating
40. 40.When it started to rain, she ___ a tree. (a) is climbing (b) was climb (c) were climbing (d) was climbing

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