Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 38 · 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.The children ___ climb a tree twice a week. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) aren't
2. 2.Choose the right verb: Each of the girls ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
3. 3.Farhan did not ___ cricket yesterday. (a) plays (b) play (c) played (d) playing
4. 4.We ___ on the stage on Saturdays. (a) dances (b) dancing (c) dance
5. 5.___ I telling a story right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
6. 6.___ we winning the match right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
7. 7.We ___ in the pool next Sunday. (a) swam (b) will swimming (c) will swims (d) will swim
8. 8.___ you buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
9. 9.They ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are running (b) is running (c) am running (d) are run
10. 10.Riya ___ for the team every day. (a) clapping (b) clap (c) claps
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
12. 12.___ Dev drink milk in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
13. 13.Meera ___ bought vegetables already. (a) has (b) have
14. 14.He ___ a tree yesterday. (a) climbed (b) will climb (c) climbs (d) has climbed
15. 15.He has just ___ a cake. (a) bakes (b) baking (c) bake (d) baked
16. 16.You ___ a tree on Saturdays. (a) planting (b) plant (c) plants
17. 17.Name the tense: “I am telling a story.” (a) simple present (b) past perfect (c) present continuous (d) past continuous
18. 18.When Dad called, we ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) have (c) had
19. 19.Name the tense: “She is wearing a cap.” (a) present perfect (b) simple past (c) present continuous (d) simple future
20. 20.She ___ climbed a tree already. (a) has (b) have
21. 21.I ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) will build (b) builded (c) build (d) built
22. 22.My parents have known my best friend ___ last year. (a) for (b) since
23. 23.I ___ thrown the ball already. (a) have (b) has
24. 24.Yash ___ go to school every Sunday. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
25. 25.Name the tense: “My sister was carrying the bag.” (a) past perfect (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) past continuous
26. 26.I ___ Grandma when the phone rang. (a) am helping (b) was helping (c) were helping (d) was help
27. 27.You ___ jog in the park every morning. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) aren't
28. 28.Zoya ___ a picture at the moment. (a) is draw (b) is drawing (c) are drawing (d) am drawing
29. 29.Choose the right verb: Each of the girls ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
30. 30.___ they jogging in the park now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
31. 31.Yash ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had ran (b) had run (c) has run (d) have run
32. 32.You have known my best friend ___ January. (a) since (b) for
33. 33.They have just ___ a bicycle. (a) ride (b) riding (c) rode (d) ridden
34. 34.Myra ___ a cake now. (a) is baking (b) are baking (c) is bake (d) am baking
35. 35.We are going to ___ the ball next month. (a) throws (b) throw (c) threw (d) throwing
36. 36.Name the tense: “They are carrying the bag.” (a) past perfect (b) simple future (c) present continuous (d) simple past
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, the children ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) had helped (c) has helped (d) had help
38. 38.Choose the right verb: There ___ many books on the shelf. (a) is (b) are
39. 39.You ___ science right now. (a) am studying (b) is studying (c) are study (d) are studying
40. 40.We have known my best friend ___ six months. (a) for (b) since

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