Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 399 · 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: One of my friends ___ in Class 4. (a) are (b) is
2. 2.Choose the right verb: Every girl ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
3. 3.Ananya ___ cook rice on Saturdays. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
4. 4.Name the tense: “Ishaan has taken the train.” (a) present perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) simple future
5. 5.___ they bring lunch yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
6. 6.Name the tense: “He is throwing the ball.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) simple future (d) past perfect
7. 7.We ___ the ball right now. (a) are throwing (b) are throw (c) is throwing (d) am throwing
8. 8.They ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) had clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clap (d) has clapped
9. 9.I ___ the dog when the phone rang. (a) was feeding (b) was feed (c) am feeding (d) were feeding
10. 10.Choose the right verb: All the boys ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
11. 11.They ___ a bicycle last week. (a) will ride (b) rode (c) rided (d) ride
12. 12.My friends ___ the room every day. (a) cleaning (b) clean (c) cleans
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) building (c) buildeing
14. 14.Name the tense: “I sing a song.” (a) past perfect (b) past continuous (c) present continuous (d) simple present
15. 15.Aditya ___ a cartoon next Sunday. (a) will watching (b) watched (c) will watch (d) will watches
16. 16.I ___ going to carry the bag next month. (a) are (b) is (c) am
17. 17.___ you climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
18. 18.We are going to ___ to school next Sunday. (a) goes (b) going (c) go (d) went
19. 19.I ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) have brought (b) has brought (c) had bring (d) had brought
20. 20.We are going to ___ a sandcastle next week. (a) built (b) builds (c) build (d) building
21. 21.She ___ brought lunch already. (a) have (b) has
22. 22.Name the tense: “The children had drunk milk.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) past perfect (d) simple past
23. 23.Choose the right verb: All the players ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
24. 24.We ___ going to draw a picture tomorrow. (a) is (b) are (c) am
25. 25.Choose the right verb: There ___ five mangoes in the basket. (a) are (b) is
26. 26.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) won (c) winned
27. 27.I did not ___ Hindi in 2023. (a) spoke (b) speak (c) speaking (d) speaks
28. 28.When Dad called, she ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) have (c) had
29. 29.Diya ___ a story now. (a) is telling (b) is tell (c) are telling (d) am telling
30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speaking (c) speakeing
31. 31.We ___ a cake when the phone rang. (a) was baking (b) are baking (c) were baking (d) were bake
32. 32.You are going to ___ a message next week. (a) sends (b) sending (c) sent (d) send
33. 33.She ___ with Nani since 2019. (a) has stayed (b) stayed (c) have stayed (d) stays
34. 34.They ___ going to bake a cake next Sunday. (a) are (b) is (c) am
35. 35.Choose the right verb: All the students ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
36. 36.My sister ___ tea every Sunday. (a) making (b) makes (c) make
37. 37.Name the tense: “My cousins have worn a cap.” (a) past continuous (b) simple present (c) present perfect (d) present continuous
38. 38.___ my friends wash the dishes last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
39. 39.My sister has known my best friend ___ two years. (a) since (b) for
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a story. (a) has told (b) had told (c) had tell (d) have told

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