Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 384 · 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.She ___ make tea twice a week. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
2. 2.He ___ throw the ball on Saturdays. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
3. 3.Choose the right verb: Each child ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
4. 4.She ___ lunch when it started to rain. (a) is bringing (b) was bringing (c) was bring (d) were bringing
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpping (c) helpeing
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speakking (c) speakeing
7. 7.My sister ___ tea two days ago. (a) maked (b) made (c) will make (d) makes
8. 8.She ___ a cake next week. (a) will bake (b) will bakes (c) will baking (d) baked
9. 9.Choose the right verb: Either the boys or Rahul ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
10. 10.We ___ run in the park already. (a) have (b) has
11. 11.She ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) have ridden (d) had ridden
12. 12.You have just ___ Hindi. (a) speak (b) spoke (c) speaking (d) spoken
13. 13.When Mum came home, Isha ___ a song. (a) is singing (b) was sing (c) was singing (d) were singing
14. 14.Name the tense: “You fed the dog.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) past continuous (d) simple present
15. 15.He ___ on the stage last week. (a) will dance (b) danced (c) dances (d) has danced
16. 16.My sister ___ a cartoon now. (a) is watching (b) is watch (c) am watching (d) are watching
17. 17.___ I plant a tree yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbing (c) climbeing
19. 19.Name the tense: “You have drawn a picture.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) past continuous (d) present perfect
20. 20.Name the tense: “We studied science.” (a) present continuous (b) past perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple past
21. 21.___ my cousins playing cricket now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the match. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had win (d) had won
23. 23.Yash ___ caught the ball already. (a) has (b) have
24. 24.We ___ Hindi when the phone rang. (a) were speaking (b) are speaking (c) was speaking (d) were speak
25. 25.When the bell rang, Ishaan ___ the bag. (a) was carrying (b) is carrying (c) was carry (d) were carrying
26. 26.Aditya ___ milk right now. (a) is drink (b) are drinking (c) is drinking (d) am drinking
27. 27.You ___ in the pool now. (a) is swimming (b) am swimming (c) are swimming (d) are swim
28. 28.They ___ a cake every Sunday. (a) baking (b) bake (c) bakes
29. 29.We ___ a story when Mum came home. (a) was telling (b) were telling (c) were tell (d) are telling
30. 30.My cousins ___ going to clean the room tomorrow. (a) is (b) am (c) are
31. 31.Name the tense: “They were baking a cake.” (a) simple future (b) simple past (c) past continuous (d) present continuous
32. 32.My brother ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) had feed (b) had fed (c) has fed (d) have fed
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, you ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) have bought
34. 34.They ___ a mango yesterday. (a) will eat (b) eated (c) eat (d) ate
35. 35.We ___ ride a bicycle every day. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) aren't
36. 36.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) wrote (c) writing (d) written
37. 37.The children ___ science when the bell rang. (a) was studying (b) were study (c) are studying (d) were studying
38. 38.Arjun has been in the library ___ 8 o'clock. (a) for (b) since
39. 39.When it started to rain, you ___ a message. (a) was sending (b) were sending (c) were send (d) are sending
40. 40.Choose the right verb: Either the boys or Nisha ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are

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