Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 400 · 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: “Diya plants a tree.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) present perfect (d) simple present
2. 2.Name the tense: “They feed the dog.” (a) past perfect (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) simple future
3. 3.I ___ a tree on Saturdays. (a) climbs (b) climb (c) climbing
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) wining (c) winning
5. 5.Choose the right verb: The news ___ good today. (a) is (b) are
6. 6.Choose the right verb: Neither the girls nor Farhan ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
7. 7.My brother ___ a bicycle now. (a) is riding (b) are riding (c) is ride (d) am riding
8. 8.My sister did not ___ lunch yesterday. (a) brought (b) bringing (c) brings (d) bring
9. 9.I ___ lunch right now. (a) are bringing (b) am bring (c) is bringing (d) am bringing
10. 10.They ___ going to plant a tree tomorrow. (a) is (b) are (c) am
11. 11.Meera ___ with Nani since 2022. (a) stayed (b) has stayed (c) have stayed (d) stays
12. 12.She ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had made (d) had make
13. 13.They ___ swim in the pool twice a week. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) aren't
14. 14.The children ___ washed the dishes already. (a) has (b) have
15. 15.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swum (b) swam (c) swimmed (d) swimming
16. 16.When the bell rang, we ___ a sandcastle. (a) was building (b) are building (c) were building (d) were build
17. 17.By the time we reached, my sister ___ the train. (a) had took (b) have taken (c) had taken (d) has taken
18. 18.Pooja ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) has helped (b) will help (c) helped (d) helps
19. 19.My brother ___ a cake twice a week. (a) bakes (b) baking (c) bake
20. 20.Choose the right verb: There ___ an apple on the plate. (a) are (b) is
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, the students ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) had played (c) has played (d) had play
22. 22.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 3. (a) are (b) is
23. 23.My brother ___ lunch last week. (a) brings (b) brought (c) bringed (d) will bring
24. 24.Name the tense: “She will wash the dishes.” (a) simple future (b) past perfect (c) simple past (d) simple present
25. 25.You ___ in the pool tomorrow. (a) will swimming (b) swam (c) will swim (d) will swims
26. 26.Choose the right verb: The packet of biscuits ___ open. (a) is (b) are
27. 27.Name the tense: “Saanvi was climbing a tree.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) past continuous (d) present perfect
28. 28.You ___ the ball next Sunday. (a) caught (b) will catches (c) will catching (d) will catch
29. 29.Name the tense: “We sing a song.” (a) past perfect (b) present perfect (c) simple present (d) simple future
30. 30.He ___ a cartoon right now. (a) is watching (b) is watch (c) are watching (d) am watching
31. 31.Kunal ___ tea when the bell rang. (a) was make (b) was making (c) is making (d) were making
32. 32.My parents ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
33. 33.I ___ thrown the ball already. (a) have (b) has
34. 34.She ___ baked a cake already. (a) has (b) have
35. 35.You ___ rice two days ago. (a) will cook (b) cook (c) have cooked (d) cooked
36. 36.My brother has just ___ in the pool. (a) swimming (b) swum (c) swim (d) swam
37. 37.Zoya ___ the dog every Sunday. (a) feeding (b) feed (c) feeds
38. 38.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) has (c) had
39. 39.Name the tense: “Kabir has caught the ball.” (a) present perfect (b) simple present (c) simple future (d) present continuous
40. 40.When Dad called, they ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have

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