Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 386 · 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.My brother ___ a letter every morning. (a) writing (b) write (c) writes
2. 2.Choose the right verb: Each of the players ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
3. 3.She is going to ___ the train next Sunday. (a) took (b) take (c) takes (d) taking
4. 4.Name the tense: “She has eaten a mango.” (a) simple past (b) present perfect (c) past perfect (d) simple present
5. 5.Isha has had this bicycle ___ a long time. (a) since (b) for
6. 6.They are going to ___ a story tomorrow. (a) told (b) tells (c) telling (d) tell
7. 7.___ my sister buy vegetables every day? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Is (d) Are
8. 8.When it started to rain, Ishaan ___ the dishes. (a) were washing (b) was washing (c) is washing (d) was wash
9. 9.Kunal ___ a sandcastle when the bell rang. (a) were building (b) is building (c) was building (d) was build
10. 10.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flyed (b) flown (c) flying (d) flew
11. 11.___ I throw the ball every Sunday? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Are (d) Do
12. 12.Choose the right verb: Physics ___ interesting. (a) is (b) are
13. 13.___ Vivaan build a sandcastle every Sunday? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Does (d) Are
14. 14.She ___ the train on Saturdays. (a) take (b) taking (c) takes
15. 15.Name the tense: “She has sung a song.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) present perfect (d) simple past
16. 16.You ___ Hindi now. (a) are speak (b) is speaking (c) are speaking (d) am speaking
17. 17.We ___ Hindi next Sunday. (a) spoke (b) will speak (c) will speaking (d) will speaks
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washhing (c) washing
19. 19.___ you cleaning the room now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) have ridden (d) had ridden
21. 21.Vivaan ___ a song when the phone rang. (a) was sing (b) was singing (c) were singing (d) is singing
22. 22.___ he clean the room last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ a message. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) have sent
24. 24.She ___ in this school since 2020. (a) have taught (b) has taught (c) taught (d) teaches
25. 25.Name the tense: “My sister had played cricket.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) past continuous (d) past perfect
26. 26.I ___ in the pool twice a week. (a) swims (b) swimming (c) swim
27. 27.Zoya ___ milk yesterday. (a) drinked (b) will drink (c) drank (d) drinks
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studyeing (c) studying
29. 29.Myra did not ___ the ball two days ago. (a) threw (b) throws (c) throwing (d) throw
30. 30.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) buying (c) bought
31. 31.___ Saanvi sing a song every morning? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Does (d) Are
32. 32.I ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) have helped (b) had helped (c) had help (d) has helped
33. 33.Aarav ___ going to fly a kite next Sunday. (a) are (b) am (c) is
34. 34.When the phone rang, Rahul ___ a cap. (a) was wearing (b) was wear (c) were wearing (d) is wearing
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playeing (c) playying
36. 36.___ she speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) goeing (c) gooing
38. 38.He ___ a song now. (a) am singing (b) is sing (c) are singing (d) is singing
39. 39.He ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
40. 40.Karan ___ a cap next month. (a) wore (b) will wears (c) will wear (d) will wearing

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