Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 415 · 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: “He is buying vegetables.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) simple future (d) simple past
2. 2.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyed (c) flew (d) flown
3. 3.I am going to ___ a kite next Sunday. (a) flying (b) fly (c) flies (d) flew
4. 4.You are going to ___ a cake tomorrow. (a) baked (b) bakes (c) baking (d) bake
5. 5.Name the tense: “I had carried the bag.” (a) simple past (b) simple future (c) past continuous (d) past perfect
6. 6.My brother ___ cook rice every morning. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
7. 7.Name the tense: “We have told a story.” (a) present perfect (b) simple past (c) present continuous (d) past perfect
8. 8.Choose the right verb: The bunch of bananas ___ ripe. (a) is (b) are
9. 9.He ___ a tree tomorrow. (a) will plant (b) will plants (c) planted (d) will planting
10. 10.Choose the right verb: Either Rohan or the twins ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
11. 11.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) is (b) are
12. 12.You ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) had played (b) had play (c) has played (d) have played
13. 13.By the time we reached, my brother ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
14. 14.Name the tense: “You played cricket.” (a) past perfect (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) present perfect
15. 15.He ___ a story when the bell rang. (a) were telling (b) was telling (c) was tell (d) is telling
16. 16.My brother ___ going to build a sandcastle next Sunday. (a) are (b) is (c) am
17. 17.The children are going to ___ the bag tomorrow. (a) carries (b) carry (c) carried (d) carrying
18. 18.When it started to rain, she ___ a bicycle. (a) were riding (b) was ride (c) is riding (d) was riding
19. 19.You ___ going to wear a cap tomorrow. (a) is (b) am (c) are
20. 20.My friends ___ a song next month. (a) will sings (b) will singing (c) will sing (d) sang
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flyying (c) flying
22. 22.We ___ cooked rice already. (a) has (b) have
23. 23.Choose the right verb: Each student ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
24. 24.Neel ___ a letter next Sunday. (a) will writes (b) will write (c) wrote (d) will writing
25. 25.___ my parents draw a picture on Saturdays? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Does (d) Do
26. 26.___ I washing the dishes right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
27. 27.I ___ to school before it got dark. (a) had gone (b) have gone (c) has gone (d) had went
28. 28.He has known my best friend ___ six months. (a) for (b) since
29. 29.I did not ___ in the park two days ago. (a) run (b) runs (c) running (d) ran
30. 30.She ___ milk at the moment. (a) is drink (b) are drinking (c) am drinking (d) is drinking
31. 31.The students ___ a cartoon next Sunday. (a) will watching (b) will watch (c) watched (d) will watches
32. 32.When Dad called, I ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) has (c) had
33. 33.I ___ the room last week. (a) have cleaned (b) will clean (c) cleaned (d) clean
34. 34.She ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
35. 35.Name the tense: “I won the match.” (a) present continuous (b) past perfect (c) simple past (d) simple present
36. 36.When Mum came home, he ___ on the stage. (a) were dancing (b) is dancing (c) was dancing (d) was dance
37. 37.She ___ in Delhi since 2020. (a) worked (b) works (c) has worked (d) have worked
38. 38.Choose the right verb: Every child ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
39. 39.I did not ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carry (b) carried (c) carrying (d) carries
40. 40.He ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) had worn (d) has worn

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