Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 411 · 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.He ___ a song next Sunday. (a) will singing (b) will sings (c) will sing (d) sang
2. 2.She ___ a sandcastle now. (a) is building (b) is build (c) are building (d) am building
3. 3.___ I fly a kite twice a week? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do (d) Does
4. 4.___ Ira dance on the stage two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
5. 5.___ I drink milk two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
6. 6.Choose the right verb: All the players ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
7. 7.___ he cooking rice now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
8. 8.By the time the bell rang, Kabir ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had make (c) had made (d) have made
9. 9.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 8. (a) are (b) is
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, she ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
11. 11.I ___ a sandcastle two days ago. (a) will build (b) built (c) builded (d) build
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleaneing (c) cleanning
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) have baked (c) has baked (d) had bake
14. 14.I have known my best friend ___ 2019. (a) for (b) since
15. 15.Choose the right verb: Each of the girls ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
16. 16.Name the tense: “They will drink milk.” (a) past perfect (b) present perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple future
17. 17.My brother ___ Grandma at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were helping (b) was help (c) was helping (d) is helping
18. 18.We have waited for the bus ___ ten minutes. (a) since (b) for
19. 19.I ___ in the park right now. (a) is jogging (b) am jogging (c) are jogging (d) am jog
20. 20.___ I fly a kite in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
21. 21.He ___ in Delhi since 2019. (a) worked (b) have worked (c) works (d) has worked
22. 22.She ___ win the match twice a week. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
23. 23.My sister has worked in Delhi ___ six months. (a) since (b) for
24. 24.Choose the right verb: Neither Zoya nor the girls ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
25. 25.I ___ a kite at the moment. (a) is flying (b) are flying (c) am fly (d) am flying
26. 26.My friends ___ a cap when Mum came home. (a) are wearing (b) was wearing (c) were wearing (d) were wear
27. 27.Choose the right verb: Each student ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
28. 28.Pooja has just ___ the ball. (a) throwing (b) throw (c) thrown (d) threw
29. 29.When Mum came home, I ___ the bag. (a) am carrying (b) was carry (c) was carrying (d) were carrying
30. 30.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) run (b) running (c) ran (d) runned
31. 31.When Dad called, we ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
32. 32.Choose the right verb: The packet of biscuits ___ open. (a) is (b) are
33. 33.Name the tense: “My brother was eating a mango.” (a) simple past (b) past continuous (c) present perfect (d) simple future
34. 34.I did not ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) swam (b) swims (c) swimming (d) swim
35. 35.Name the tense: “We have cooked rice.” (a) present perfect (b) simple present (c) simple future (d) past continuous
36. 36.My brother ___ Hindi twice a week. (a) speaks (b) speak (c) speaking
37. 37.We ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) had carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) have carried
38. 38.He ___ cricket now. (a) am playing (b) are playing (c) is play (d) is playing
39. 39.She has worked in Delhi ___ six months. (a) since (b) for
40. 40.At 8 pm yesterday, they ___ a mango. (a) are eating (b) was eating (c) were eat (d) were eating

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