Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 391 · 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.Choose the right verb: Every player ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
2. 2.___ I take the train on Saturdays? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Do (d) Are
3. 3.They ___ a kite when Mum came home. (a) are flying (b) was flying (c) were flying (d) were fly
4. 4.Name the tense: “Isha rides a bicycle.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) present perfect
5. 5.Yash ___ thrown the ball already. (a) has (b) have
6. 6.Name the tense: “She bakes a cake.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) past continuous
7. 7.Name the tense: “We have bought vegetables.” (a) past perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple past (d) present perfect
8. 8.Choose the right verb: Either Saanvi or my cousins ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
9. 9.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swam (b) swum (c) swimming (d) swimmed
10. 10.My sister ___ the match every morning. (a) win (b) winning (c) wins
11. 11.By the time we reached, she ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had wash
12. 12.We are going to ___ the train next month. (a) took (b) takes (c) take (d) taking
13. 13.She ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) had run
14. 14.When Mum came home, the students ___ a message. (a) are sending (b) was sending (c) were send (d) were sending
15. 15.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaked (b) speaking (c) spoken (d) spoke
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, Diya ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) had run
17. 17.She ___ Grandma on Saturdays. (a) help (b) helps (c) helping
18. 18.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) ate (b) eating (c) eated (d) eaten
19. 19.Name the tense: “They are riding a bicycle.” (a) simple present (b) past continuous (c) present continuous (d) simple future
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throwing (c) throweing
21. 21.Vivaan ___ on the stage next Sunday. (a) danced (b) will dances (c) will dancing (d) will dance
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeing (c) makeeing
23. 23.I am going to ___ a cap next month. (a) wearing (b) wore (c) wears (d) wear
24. 24.We ___ make tea on Saturdays. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) aren't
25. 25.Name the tense: “Saanvi is studying science.” (a) present perfect (b) simple future (c) present continuous (d) simple past
26. 26.We have been in the library ___ ten minutes. (a) for (b) since
27. 27.We ___ for the team every Sunday. (a) clapping (b) claps (c) clap
28. 28.You have just ___ a story. (a) tell (b) tells (c) telling (d) told
29. 29.___ we swim in the pool twice a week? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do (d) Does
30. 30.___ they plant a tree twice a week? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Does (d) Is
31. 31.When it started to rain, Kunal ___ in the pool. (a) was swim (b) is swimming (c) were swimming (d) was swimming
32. 32.___ she drink milk twice a week? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Does (d) Do
33. 33.Name the tense: “I will go to school.” (a) simple past (b) present perfect (c) simple future (d) present continuous
34. 34.Choose the right verb: Every child ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
35. 35.My friends ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) had wore
36. 36.My sister ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) rode (b) rided (c) will ride (d) rides
37. 37.___ they wear a cap on Saturdays? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Does (d) Are
38. 38.___ Aarav tell a story every day? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are (d) Does
39. 39.Arjun ___ a cap when Mum came home. (a) is wearing (b) was wearing (c) were wearing (d) was wear
40. 40.He has waited for the bus ___ half an hour. (a) since (b) for

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