Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 394 · 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 speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
2. 2.They ___ the train when it started to rain. (a) were taking (b) was taking (c) are taking (d) were take
3. 3.He ___ a cake yesterday. (a) will bake (b) baked (c) has baked (d) bakes
4. 4.Diya is going to ___ to school tomorrow. (a) go (b) went (c) going (d) goes
5. 5.___ Karan ride a bicycle every morning? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Are (d) Is
6. 6.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) gone (c) going (d) went
7. 7.Choose the right verb: Each boy ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
8. 8.You have worked in Delhi ___ 2019. (a) for (b) since
9. 9.My cousins are going to ___ a story next month. (a) telling (b) told (c) tells (d) tell
10. 10.She ___ Grandma next month. (a) helped (b) will help (c) will helping (d) will helps
11. 11.When Dad called, we ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) have (c) has
12. 12.Zoya ___ in the park last week. (a) will run (b) runned (c) runs (d) ran
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawwing (c) drawing
14. 14.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) made (b) making (c) maked
15. 15.When Dad called, I ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) had (c) have
16. 16.I ___ a sandcastle when the bell rang. (a) was building (b) am building (c) were building (d) was build
17. 17.They ___ to school tomorrow. (a) will going (b) will go (c) went (d) will goes
18. 18.They ___ catch the ball every morning. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) aren't
19. 19.My brother ___ science at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were studying (b) is studying (c) was studying (d) was study
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, Zoya ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) had caught
21. 21.Pooja ___ a song at 8 pm yesterday. (a) is singing (b) were singing (c) was sing (d) was singing
22. 22.Name the tense: “Dev was wearing a cap.” (a) simple future (b) past continuous (c) simple present (d) simple past
23. 23.I ___ with Nani since 2019. (a) stayed (b) has stayed (c) have stayed (d) stay
24. 24.___ they carry the bag on Saturdays? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are (d) Does
25. 25.Karan did not ___ the dishes last week. (a) washed (b) wash (c) washes (d) washing
26. 26.Name the tense: “He dances on the stage.” (a) simple past (b) simple present (c) present perfect (d) past continuous
27. 27.When Dad called, you ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) has (c) had
28. 28.When the bell rang, he ___ rice. (a) is cooking (b) was cooking (c) was cook (d) were cooking
29. 29.We ___ a kite when the bell rang. (a) was flying (b) were fly (c) were flying (d) are flying
30. 30.He ___ a letter last week. (a) writed (b) writes (c) wrote (d) will write
31. 31.Isha ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had threw (b) had thrown (c) have thrown (d) has thrown
32. 32.You ___ draw a picture twice a week. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buying (c) buyeing
34. 34.I have lived in Pune ___ two years. (a) since (b) for
35. 35.We ___ science before Mum came home. (a) had studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) has studied
36. 36.I ___ built a sandcastle already. (a) have (b) has
37. 37.Sneha ___ the room tomorrow. (a) will cleans (b) will clean (c) cleaned (d) will cleaning
38. 38.My friends ___ a kite every day. (a) flies (b) fly (c) flying
39. 39.Name the tense: “Arjun has clapped for the team.” (a) simple past (b) present perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple present
40. 40.They have been in the library ___ an hour. (a) for (b) since

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