Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 380 · 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.___ I plant a tree twice a week? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Does (d) Do
2. 2.He did not ___ a bicycle last week. (a) riding (b) ride (c) rides (d) rode
3. 3.The children did not ___ a story last Sunday. (a) tells (b) telling (c) told (d) tell
4. 4.Choose the right verb: There ___ three pencils in the box. (a) is (b) are
5. 5.My brother ___ in the park now. (a) is jog (b) are jogging (c) is jogging (d) am jogging
6. 6.My friends ___ going to go to school next month. (a) is (b) are (c) am
7. 7.He ___ the room every Sunday. (a) cleaning (b) clean (c) cleans
8. 8.I have just ___ a bicycle. (a) ride (b) rode (c) riding (d) ridden
9. 9.Name the tense: “We were taking the train.” (a) past perfect (b) simple present (c) past continuous (d) present perfect
10. 10.She ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had clean
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) runing (c) running
12. 12.___ he take the train in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogeing (c) jogging
14. 14.___ she making tea now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
15. 15.We ___ in this school since 2022. (a) studied (b) has studied (c) study (d) have studied
16. 16.___ you watch a cartoon every morning? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Do (d) Are
17. 17.Name the tense: “She was telling a story.” (a) present perfect (b) simple future (c) past continuous (d) past perfect
18. 18.The students ___ rice when the bell rang. (a) was cooking (b) were cooking (c) are cooking (d) were cook
19. 19.My parents ___ jog in the park every morning. (a) aren't (b) doesn't (c) don't
20. 20.___ my brother fly a kite last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
21. 21.The students have just ___ Grandma. (a) helped (b) helping (c) help (d) helps
22. 22.___ you buy vegetables last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
23. 23.They ___ in the park now. (a) are running (b) am running (c) are run (d) is running
24. 24.___ my cousins wash the dishes last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
25. 25.She ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, she ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) had help
27. 27.___ they help Grandma every day? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Does (d) Is
28. 28.When Dad called, I ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
29. 29.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) ate (b) eaten (c) eated (d) eating
30. 30.When Dad called, you ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
31. 31.She ___ caught the ball already. (a) have (b) has
32. 32.Name the tense: “He jogs in the park.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) present perfect (d) simple present
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, Tara ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) have run
34. 34.Choose the right verb: Physics ___ interesting. (a) is (b) are
35. 35.When the phone rang, he ___ the bag. (a) was carry (b) were carrying (c) is carrying (d) was carrying
36. 36.Name the tense: “Karan is drinking milk.” (a) simple present (b) simple past (c) past perfect (d) present continuous
37. 37.Name the tense: “They had baked a cake.” (a) past continuous (b) present perfect (c) simple past (d) past perfect
38. 38.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
39. 39.My brother ___ the ball when it started to rain. (a) is throwing (b) was throwing (c) was throw (d) were throwing
40. 40.Name the tense: “They are planting a tree.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) present perfect (d) past perfect

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