Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 396 · 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.Name the tense: “You had watched a cartoon.” (a) past perfect (b) simple future (c) present perfect (d) present continuous
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) had build (c) had built (d) has built
3. 3.Choose the right verb: Neither Sneha nor my cousins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
4. 4.Kabir has played in the garden ___ an hour. (a) for (b) since
5. 5.Name the tense: “The children fly a kite.” (a) present perfect (b) simple future (c) simple past (d) simple present
6. 6.Choose the right verb: Each of the players ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
7. 7.The students ___ a story when Mum came home. (a) are telling (b) were telling (c) were tell (d) was telling
8. 8.___ Myra drawing a picture now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
9. 9.I ___ a mango in 2023. (a) will eat (b) eated (c) ate (d) eat
10. 10.___ she watching a cartoon right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
11. 11.I ___ a cap on Saturdays. (a) wearing (b) wears (c) wear
12. 12.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 5. (a) are (b) is
13. 13.Ananya ___ catch the ball every day. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
14. 14.Name the tense: “He is clapping for the team.” (a) past perfect (b) present continuous (c) past continuous (d) present perfect
15. 15.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
16. 16.My cousins ___ in Pune since 2019. (a) live (b) lived (c) have lived (d) has lived
17. 17.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) bought (b) buyed (c) buying
18. 18.She ___ in the park now. (a) are jogging (b) is jog (c) am jogging (d) is jogging
19. 19.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) fed (b) feeded (c) feeding
20. 20.___ he tell a story every morning? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Does (d) Are
21. 21.My sister ___ rice now. (a) is cook (b) am cooking (c) is cooking (d) are cooking
22. 22.By the time we reached, he ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) had spoken (d) have spoken
23. 23.Kavya has just ___ science. (a) study (b) studies (c) studying (d) studied
24. 24.She ___ going to send a message next Sunday. (a) am (b) are (c) is
25. 25.Name the tense: “They send a message.” (a) past continuous (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) present continuous
26. 26.When the bell rang, he ___ a cartoon. (a) was watching (b) were watching (c) was watch (d) is watching
27. 27.I ___ in Delhi since 2020. (a) have worked (b) work (c) worked (d) has worked
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eatting (c) eateing
29. 29.When it started to rain, we ___ the dishes. (a) was washing (b) were washing (c) were wash (d) are washing
30. 30.My cousins ___ the room now. (a) are cleaning (b) are clean (c) is cleaning (d) am cleaning
31. 31.___ Arjun sending a message now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
32. 32.My sister ___ the bag next month. (a) carried (b) will carry (c) will carrying (d) will carries
33. 33.Aditya ___ the train last Sunday. (a) will take (b) taked (c) takes (d) took
34. 34.He did not ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) bakes (b) baked (c) baking (d) bake
35. 35.My sister ___ in the park on Saturdays. (a) jog (b) jogs (c) jogging
36. 36.She is going to ___ cricket next month. (a) play (b) plays (c) played (d) playing
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singing (c) singeing
38. 38.When Dad called, my brother ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) has (c) have
39. 39.My brother ___ the room now. (a) is clean (b) am cleaning (c) is cleaning (d) are cleaning
40. 40.Choose the right verb: Each student ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have

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