Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 397 · 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 friends ___ to school every morning. (a) goes (b) going (c) go
2. 2.Name the tense: “He had spoken Hindi.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) past perfect (d) simple future
3. 3.He ___ tea tomorrow. (a) will making (b) will makes (c) made (d) will make
4. 4.He ___ a story at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were telling (b) was telling (c) was tell (d) is telling
5. 5.I have studied in this school ___ 2019. (a) for (b) since
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washeing (c) washing
7. 7.We ___ a tree every day. (a) climbs (b) climbing (c) climb
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) have gone
9. 9.I am going to ___ a song tomorrow. (a) sang (b) sings (c) sing (d) singing
10. 10.Choose the right verb: There ___ three pencils in the box. (a) are (b) is
11. 11.They are going to ___ milk next week. (a) drinks (b) drank (c) drinking (d) drink
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playeing (c) playying
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flyying (c) flying
14. 14.The students ___ in Delhi since 2019. (a) work (b) have worked (c) worked (d) has worked
15. 15.They ___ in Pune since 2022. (a) live (b) have lived (c) has lived (d) lived
16. 16.Priya is going to ___ in the park next month. (a) jog (b) jogging (c) jogged (d) jogs
17. 17.We ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
18. 18.Priya ___ in the park two days ago. (a) will run (b) runned (c) runs (d) ran
19. 19.Meera has just ___ the ball. (a) threw (b) throwing (c) thrown (d) throw
20. 20.Choose the right verb: My spectacles ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
21. 21.I have worked in Delhi ___ 2020. (a) for (b) since
22. 22.Name the tense: “The children are watching a cartoon.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) present perfect (d) past continuous
23. 23.___ Ira catch the ball in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
24. 24.You ___ the match next week. (a) will win (b) will winning (c) won (d) will wins
25. 25.They have studied in this school ___ five years. (a) since (b) for
26. 26.___ Isha tell a story last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
27. 27.Choose the right verb: All the boys ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
28. 28.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) are (b) is
29. 29.You ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) had flown (b) have flown (c) had flew (d) has flown
30. 30.I ___ the train in 2023. (a) taked (b) will take (c) take (d) took
31. 31.Choose the right verb: Neither Dev nor the twins ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
32. 32.When Dad called, he ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) has (c) had
33. 33.You ___ the train at the moment. (a) is taking (b) am taking (c) are taking (d) are take
34. 34.Name the tense: “I will plant a tree.” (a) present perfect (b) simple future (c) past continuous (d) simple past
35. 35.Name the tense: “He is winning the match.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) past perfect (d) past continuous
36. 36.I ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
37. 37.___ he cook rice on Saturdays? (a) Is (b) Does (c) Do (d) Are
38. 38.___ the children eating a mango now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
39. 39.We ___ in the park now. (a) am jogging (b) is jogging (c) are jogging (d) are jog
40. 40.They ___ bake a cake twice a week. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't

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