Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 406 · 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.You ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) had bought (b) have bought (c) has bought (d) had buy
2. 2.They ___ lunch yesterday. (a) will bring (b) bringed (c) brought (d) bring
3. 3.Priya ___ sing a song twice a week. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
4. 4.I ___ jog in the park every day. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
5. 5.___ Tara go to school twice a week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Is (d) Are
6. 6.Choose the right verb: Either my cousins or Meera ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
7. 7.When the bell rang, the students ___ to school. (a) were go (b) was going (c) were going (d) are going
8. 8.Choose the right verb: The packet of biscuits ___ open. (a) is (b) are
9. 9.When the bell rang, I ___ in the park. (a) were running (b) am running (c) was run (d) was running
10. 10.My brother ___ the ball next month. (a) will throws (b) will throw (c) threw (d) will throwing
11. 11.Choose the right verb: My trousers ___ new. (a) are (b) is
12. 12.My parents ___ a cake every Sunday. (a) bake (b) bakes (c) baking
13. 13.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drunk (b) drinking (c) drinked (d) drank
14. 14.Name the tense: “You have sent a message.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) present perfect (d) simple present
15. 15.I ___ danced on the stage already. (a) has (b) have
16. 16.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) brought (c) bringing
17. 17.They ___ the bag when the bell rang. (a) are carrying (b) were carry (c) was carrying (d) were carrying
18. 18.___ we play cricket in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
19. 19.You did not ___ lunch last Sunday. (a) brought (b) bring (c) brings (d) bringing
20. 20.They ___ rice two days ago. (a) cook (b) will cook (c) have cooked (d) cooked
21. 21.Neel ___ a song before it got dark. (a) have sung (b) has sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
22. 22.He ___ going to build a sandcastle next Sunday. (a) is (b) am (c) are
23. 23.Name the tense: “We drank milk.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) present perfect (d) simple past
24. 24.My sister ___ help Grandma every Sunday. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
25. 25.You ___ going to climb a tree next week. (a) are (b) am (c) is
26. 26.Name the tense: “We built a sandcastle.” (a) present continuous (b) past perfect (c) simple past (d) simple present
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carrying (c) carryeing
28. 28.Pooja ___ eat a mango every day. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
29. 29.I ___ tea now. (a) is making (b) am making (c) are making (d) am make
30. 30.When the phone rang, you ___ vegetables. (a) was buying (b) were buy (c) were buying (d) are buying
31. 31.They ___ the ball when Mum came home. (a) were throwing (b) are throwing (c) were throw (d) was throwing
32. 32.Nisha did not ___ the train two days ago. (a) take (b) takes (c) took (d) taking
33. 33.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flew (b) flyed (c) flying (d) flown
34. 34.The students ___ a tree next week. (a) will climb (b) climbed (c) will climbing (d) will climbs
35. 35.She ___ a tree on Saturdays. (a) climbing (b) climb (c) climbs
36. 36.Name the tense: “He will play cricket.” (a) past perfect (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) simple future
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washing (c) washeing
38. 38.Name the tense: “They will ride a bicycle.” (a) simple present (b) simple future (c) present perfect (d) past perfect
39. 39.Name the tense: “My parents are wearing a cap.” (a) simple past (b) present perfect (c) present continuous (d) past continuous
40. 40.He has just ___ to school. (a) go (b) gone (c) going (d) went

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