Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 379 · 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.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) telling (c) tellling
2. 2.___ you write a letter two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
3. 3.My brother ___ rice when the phone rang. (a) was cook (b) is cooking (c) was cooking (d) were cooking
4. 4.Ananya ___ in this school since 2020. (a) has studied (b) studied (c) have studied (d) studies
5. 5.Name the tense: “You have jogged in the park.” (a) present perfect (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) past continuous
6. 6.My brother ___ lunch right now. (a) are bringing (b) is bring (c) am bringing (d) is bringing
7. 7.Nisha ___ a cap right now. (a) am wearing (b) are wearing (c) is wear (d) is wearing
8. 8.Name the tense: “They have clapped for the team.” (a) past continuous (b) present perfect (c) present continuous (d) past perfect
9. 9.___ Dev swimming in the pool right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
10. 10.We ___ milk every day. (a) drinks (b) drinking (c) drink
11. 11.Saanvi is going to ___ a cartoon tomorrow. (a) watched (b) watch (c) watching (d) watches
12. 12.Choose the right verb: Either Karan or the girls ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
13. 13.The students have just ___ a mango. (a) ate (b) eating (c) eat (d) eaten
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buying (c) buyeing
15. 15.Name the tense: “I had fed the dog.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) past perfect (d) simple future
16. 16.She ___ a tree when the bell rang. (a) were planting (b) is planting (c) was plant (d) was planting
17. 17.When Dad called, he ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) had (c) have
18. 18.My parents ___ to school tomorrow. (a) will goes (b) went (c) will go (d) will going
19. 19.She ___ going to cook rice next month. (a) am (b) are (c) is
20. 20.Choose the right verb: The packet of biscuits ___ open. (a) is (b) are
21. 21.Choose the right verb: Mathematics ___ my favourite subject. (a) is (b) are
22. 22.Name the tense: “My cousins had worn a cap.” (a) simple present (b) past perfect (c) past continuous (d) present perfect
23. 23.Ananya ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) had spoke (b) had spoken (c) have spoken (d) has spoken
24. 24.Rohan ___ for the team every day. (a) clapping (b) clap (c) claps
25. 25.She ___ the dog every Sunday. (a) feeding (b) feed (c) feeds
26. 26.You ___ in Delhi since 2020. (a) has worked (b) work (c) have worked (d) worked
27. 27.___ we jogging in the park right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
28. 28.Sneha ___ going to feed the dog tomorrow. (a) is (b) are (c) am
29. 29.You ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) has cleaned
30. 30.By the time we reached, they ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) had clap (c) have clapped (d) has clapped
31. 31.Tara ___ built a sandcastle already. (a) have (b) has
32. 32.My sister ___ to school tomorrow. (a) will goes (b) went (c) will going (d) will go
33. 33.We ___ a message every day. (a) send (b) sends (c) sending
34. 34.The children ___ in this school since 2022. (a) have taught (b) has taught (c) taught (d) teach
35. 35.Diya ___ in Pune since 2021. (a) have lived (b) has lived (c) lived (d) lives
36. 36.When Dad called, Yash ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
37. 37.When Mum came home, my brother ___ the ball. (a) is catching (b) was catching (c) was catch (d) were catching
38. 38.Priya ___ lunch now. (a) are bringing (b) am bringing (c) is bring (d) is bringing
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, Kabir ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) had thrown (d) has thrown
40. 40.They ___ with Nani since 2019. (a) have stayed (b) has stayed (c) stayed (d) stay

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