Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 401 · 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 parents ___ a cake every Sunday. (a) bake (b) bakes (c) baking
2. 2.He ___ a letter tomorrow. (a) will writing (b) will write (c) will writes (d) wrote
3. 3.___ she flying a kite now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
4. 4.You ___ a picture when the bell rang. (a) was drawing (b) were drawing (c) were draw (d) are drawing
5. 5.We ___ going to watch a cartoon tomorrow. (a) are (b) am (c) is
6. 6.My sister ___ vegetables every Sunday. (a) buy (b) buying (c) buys
7. 7.___ they bring lunch on Saturdays? (a) Does (b) Are (c) Is (d) Do
8. 8.I ___ the room next month. (a) will cleaning (b) will cleans (c) will clean (d) cleaned
9. 9.He ___ in the pool when Mum came home. (a) was swim (b) was swimming (c) were swimming (d) is swimming
10. 10.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) brought (b) bringed (c) bringing
11. 11.Choose the right verb: Mathematics ___ my favourite subject. (a) are (b) is
12. 12.We ___ in Pune since 2019. (a) have lived (b) lived (c) has lived (d) live
13. 13.Neel ___ science next week. (a) will study (b) will studies (c) studied (d) will studying
14. 14.___ Omkar cook rice every Sunday? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Does (d) Is
15. 15.___ you draw a picture two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
16. 16.Kavya ___ a tree now. (a) is planting (b) is plant (c) are planting (d) am planting
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singging (c) singing
18. 18.Name the tense: “We play cricket.” (a) past perfect (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) simple past
19. 19.He ___ wear a cap twice a week. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
20. 20.Name the tense: “We bring lunch.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) past continuous (d) simple present
21. 21.He ___ a cartoon when it started to rain. (a) was watch (b) was watching (c) were watching (d) is watching
22. 22.Name the tense: “Neel will feed the dog.” (a) past perfect (b) present perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple future
23. 23.When it started to rain, my cousins ___ Grandma. (a) were helping (b) was helping (c) were help (d) are helping
24. 24.___ my brother make tea every day? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Do (d) Are
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpeing (b) helping (c) helpping
26. 26.Rahul ___ send a message every morning. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
27. 27.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) is (b) are
28. 28.___ he clap for the team twice a week? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is (d) Does
29. 29.___ they fly a kite two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
30. 30.I ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) have built (b) had built (c) had build (d) has built
31. 31.___ he watch a cartoon every day? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are (d) Does
32. 32.Kunal has just ___ a sandcastle. (a) built (b) build (c) building (d) builds
33. 33.My brother ___ Hindi next month. (a) will speak (b) will speaks (c) will speaking (d) spoke
34. 34.My sister did not ___ tea yesterday. (a) made (b) makes (c) make (d) making
35. 35.My brother ___ the ball every morning. (a) catch (b) catching (c) catches
36. 36.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) fed (b) feeding (c) feeded
37. 37.My brother ___ wear a cap twice a week. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
38. 38.He ___ carry the bag every morning. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
39. 39.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) took (b) taked (c) taken (d) taking
40. 40.Aditya ___ in Delhi since 2020. (a) have worked (b) has worked (c) worked (d) works

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