Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 4 · 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: “My sister flew a kite.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) simple future (d) simple present
2. 2.Choose the right verb: Each girl ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
3. 3.My sister ___ watch a cartoon every Sunday. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
4. 4.___ they throwing the ball right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
5. 5.We ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) are build (b) are building (c) is building (d) am building
6. 6.They ___ a message every day. (a) sends (b) sending (c) send
7. 7.They are going to ___ a tree next month. (a) plants (b) planted (c) planting (d) plant
8. 8.He is going to ___ rice tomorrow. (a) cooked (b) cooking (c) cooks (d) cook
9. 9.He ___ the dishes on Saturdays. (a) washing (b) wash (c) washes
10. 10.I ___ in the park every day. (a) jogs (b) jog (c) jogging
11. 11.Choose the right verb: Each of the players ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
12. 12.My sister is going to ___ tea next month. (a) making (b) made (c) makes (d) make
13. 13.They ___ a story every day. (a) telling (b) tell (c) tells
14. 14.My sister ___ a tree when it started to rain. (a) were climbing (b) is climbing (c) was climb (d) was climbing
15. 15.My brother ___ throw the ball every Sunday. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
16. 16.My brother ___ the dishes now. (a) are washing (b) is wash (c) am washing (d) is washing
17. 17.My cousins ___ cooked rice already. (a) has (b) have
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) going (c) goeing
19. 19.I ___ going to take the train next week. (a) are (b) is (c) am
20. 20.They ___ drawn a picture already. (a) have (b) has
21. 21.___ she buy vegetables last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
22. 22.She ___ Grandma when it started to rain. (a) were helping (b) is helping (c) was help (d) was helping
23. 23.She has just ___ on the stage. (a) dancing (b) dance (c) dances (d) danced
24. 24.Name the tense: “Rahul was studying science.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) past perfect (d) past continuous
25. 25.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) won (c) winning
26. 26.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drunk (b) drinking (c) drinked (d) drank
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) has thrown (c) had thrown (d) have thrown
28. 28.___ we eat a mango two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
29. 29.We ___ going to clap for the team next month. (a) am (b) is (c) are
30. 30.When the bell rang, the students ___ Hindi. (a) are speaking (b) were speaking (c) was speaking (d) were speak
31. 31.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) is (b) are
32. 32.Name the tense: “We jog in the park.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) past perfect (d) simple present
33. 33.We ___ lunch when the bell rang. (a) were bringing (b) was bringing (c) were bring (d) are bringing
34. 34.They ___ the bag in 2023. (a) will carry (b) have carried (c) carry (d) carried
35. 35.She has been in the library ___ ten minutes. (a) for (b) since
36. 36.Name the tense: “My friends were buying vegetables.” (a) present perfect (b) simple present (c) past continuous (d) present continuous
37. 37.___ she jogging in the park now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
38. 38.Isha ___ to school when it started to rain. (a) was go (b) were going (c) was going (d) is going
39. 39.You ___ Grandma every Sunday. (a) help (b) helps (c) helping
40. 40.Name the tense: “My sister had watched a cartoon.” (a) simple present (b) past perfect (c) present perfect (d) simple past

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