Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 375 · 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.Choose the right verb: Mathematics ___ my favourite subject. (a) are (b) is
2. 2.Name the tense: “You had carried the bag.” (a) simple past (b) present perfect (c) simple future (d) past perfect
3. 3.My friends ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) has spoken (b) had spoken (c) had spoke (d) have spoken
4. 4.Dev ___ a tree every Sunday. (a) climbing (b) climbs (c) climb
5. 5.My friends are going to ___ a cake next week. (a) baked (b) bakes (c) baking (d) bake
6. 6.When Dad called, they ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
7. 7.My parents ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) had spoken (b) had spoke (c) has spoken (d) have spoken
8. 8.She ___ the train in 2023. (a) taked (b) will take (c) took (d) takes
9. 9.When the bell rang, I ___ a letter. (a) am writing (b) was write (c) were writing (d) was writing
10. 10.Choose the right verb: My trousers ___ new. (a) are (b) is
11. 11.Name the tense: “My brother was eating a mango.” (a) present perfect (b) past continuous (c) simple future (d) past perfect
12. 12.We have just ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) plays (c) play (d) played
13. 13.Choose the right verb: There ___ some water in the bottle. (a) is (b) are
14. 14.We ___ going to buy vegetables tomorrow. (a) am (b) is (c) are
15. 15.___ I help Grandma every morning? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Does (d) Do
16. 16.Name the tense: “You catch the ball.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) present perfect (d) simple present
17. 17.Arjun ___ going to buy vegetables tomorrow. (a) is (b) are (c) am
18. 18.My sister ___ the dishes at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was wash (b) were washing (c) is washing (d) was washing
19. 19.Choose the right verb: Neither Farhan nor my cousins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
20. 20.She ___ write a letter every morning. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
21. 21.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) bringing (c) brought
22. 22.She ___ send a message on Saturdays. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
23. 23.They ___ bought vegetables already. (a) have (b) has
24. 24.When Dad called, Dev ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) have (c) has
25. 25.You ___ going to throw the ball next month. (a) are (b) is (c) am
26. 26.___ Aarav dancing on the stage now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
27. 27.___ my friends run in the park every Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Are (d) Is
28. 28.My friends ___ brought lunch already. (a) has (b) have
29. 29.When the phone rang, you ___ a tree. (a) were planting (b) are planting (c) was planting (d) were plant
30. 30.My sister ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am running (b) is run (c) is running (d) are running
31. 31.She did not ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) ride (b) riding (c) rides (d) rode
32. 32.___ we climb a tree every Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Is (d) Are
33. 33.Kavya has just ___ a kite. (a) flew (b) flying (c) flown (d) fly
34. 34.I ___ cricket when it started to rain. (a) was play (b) was playing (c) am playing (d) were playing
35. 35.Name the tense: “You are going to school.” (a) past perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple future (d) present perfect
36. 36.Name the tense: “Ishaan takes the train.” (a) past continuous (b) past perfect (c) simple present (d) simple future
37. 37.He ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) planted (b) has planted (c) plants (d) will plant
38. 38.Omkar ___ vegetables now. (a) is buy (b) is buying (c) am buying (d) are buying
39. 39.We ___ going to speak Hindi next week. (a) is (b) am (c) are
40. 40.Name the tense: “They ate a mango.” (a) simple future (b) simple past (c) present continuous (d) past continuous

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