Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 404 · 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: “Meera was clapping for the team.” (a) past perfect (b) past continuous (c) simple future (d) simple past
2. 2.My friends ___ a tree when the phone rang. (a) was climbing (b) are climbing (c) were climb (d) were climbing
3. 3.The students ___ the ball next month. (a) caught (b) will catches (c) will catching (d) will catch
4. 4.She has just ___ the dishes. (a) washed (b) wash (c) washes (d) washing
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had clean
6. 6.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 7. (a) are (b) is
7. 7.___ you wearing a cap now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
8. 8.Priya ___ a sandcastle next week. (a) will building (b) will build (c) will builds (d) built
9. 9.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
10. 10.They ___ bring lunch every day. (a) aren't (b) don't (c) doesn't
11. 11.She ___ take the train every morning. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
12. 12.You ___ a story next Sunday. (a) will tells (b) will tell (c) told (d) will telling
13. 13.___ Arjun wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
14. 14.He ___ a cap twice a week. (a) wear (b) wearing (c) wears
15. 15.I ___ drink milk every morning. (a) aren't (b) doesn't (c) don't
16. 16.Name the tense: “Manav has gone to school.” (a) simple future (b) past continuous (c) simple present (d) present perfect
17. 17.Rohan ___ sing a song every morning. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
18. 18.When Mum came home, they ___ for the team. (a) were clap (b) were clapping (c) was clapping (d) are clapping
19. 19.She ___ a song every day. (a) sings (b) singing (c) sing
20. 20.I ___ danced on the stage already. (a) has (b) have
21. 21.___ Ira bring lunch last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
22. 22.Name the tense: “He was cleaning the room.” (a) present perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple past (d) past continuous
23. 23.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swum (b) swimming (c) swimmed (d) swam
24. 24.When Mum came home, my brother ___ the dishes. (a) was wash (b) were washing (c) was washing (d) is washing
25. 25.When it started to rain, we ___ the ball. (a) were throwing (b) are throwing (c) were throw (d) was throwing
26. 26.My sister ___ to school twice a week. (a) goes (b) go (c) going
27. 27.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
28. 28.I ___ the room in 2023. (a) clean (b) have cleaned (c) will clean (d) cleaned
29. 29.Vivaan is going to ___ rice next Sunday. (a) cooks (b) cooking (c) cook (d) cooked
30. 30.They did not ___ Grandma in 2023. (a) helping (b) help (c) helped (d) helps
31. 31.When the bell rang, my friends ___ a tree. (a) were climb (b) was climbing (c) were climbing (d) are climbing
32. 32.Saanvi did not ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carry (b) carries (c) carried (d) carrying
33. 33.We ___ sung a song already. (a) have (b) has
34. 34.She is going to ___ the bag next Sunday. (a) carrying (b) carried (c) carry (d) carries
35. 35.When Dad called, Sneha ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) have (c) has
36. 36.___ Saanvi wear a cap twice a week? (a) Are (b) Does (c) Is (d) Do
37. 37.Rahul is going to ___ a cake next Sunday. (a) baking (b) baked (c) bakes (d) bake
38. 38.She ___ Hindi next Sunday. (a) spoke (b) will speaking (c) will speak (d) will speaks
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ the dog. (a) had fed (b) had feed (c) have fed (d) has fed
40. 40.My parents ___ milk when it started to rain. (a) were drink (b) was drinking (c) are drinking (d) were drinking

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