Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 421 · 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: “You feed the dog.” (a) past perfect (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) present continuous
2. 2.They ___ on the stage when Mum came home. (a) was dancing (b) were dance (c) were dancing (d) are dancing
3. 3.She ___ cricket next week. (a) will plays (b) will play (c) played (d) will playing
4. 4.Name the tense: “The children had swum in the pool.” (a) past continuous (b) simple past (c) simple future (d) past perfect
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimming (c) swimeing
6. 6.Choose the right verb: Either Ishaan or the boys ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
7. 7.I ___ a bicycle last week. (a) ride (b) rode (c) rided (d) will ride
8. 8.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) bringing (c) brought
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) wining (c) winning
10. 10.He ___ in the park twice a week. (a) runs (b) running (c) run
11. 11.___ you catch the ball two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
12. 12.Rohan ___ the dishes every Sunday. (a) wash (b) washing (c) washes
13. 13.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
14. 14.You ___ written a letter already. (a) have (b) has
15. 15.We did not ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) washing (b) wash (c) washes (d) washed
16. 16.He is going to ___ the match next week. (a) winning (b) wins (c) win (d) won
17. 17.Choose the right verb: There ___ three pencils in the box. (a) are (b) is
18. 18.You have just ___ the train. (a) take (b) taken (c) taking (d) took
19. 19.You ___ the bag at the moment. (a) are carry (b) are carrying (c) am carrying (d) is carrying
20. 20.___ we carry the bag yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
21. 21.___ Kunal make tea yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
22. 22.He ___ the bag when the phone rang. (a) is carrying (b) was carry (c) was carrying (d) were carrying
23. 23.___ they riding a bicycle right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
24. 24.She has just ___ a tree. (a) planted (b) planting (c) plant (d) plants
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeeing (b) making (c) makeing
26. 26.Name the tense: “My sister dances on the stage.” (a) past continuous (b) simple present (c) present perfect (d) past perfect
27. 27.___ Manav swim in the pool every morning? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do (d) Does
28. 28.I ___ in the pool when the phone rang. (a) were swimming (b) am swimming (c) was swim (d) was swimming
29. 29.We ___ a sandcastle when the phone rang. (a) are building (b) were building (c) were build (d) was building
30. 30.Choose the right verb: There ___ an apple on the plate. (a) is (b) are
31. 31.I have just ___ a mango. (a) eating (b) ate (c) eat (d) eaten
32. 32.Name the tense: “Kabir is studying science.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) simple past (d) past perfect
33. 33.I ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) dance (b) danced (c) have danced (d) will dance
34. 34.They ___ tea right now. (a) are making (b) are make (c) is making (d) am making
35. 35.My cousins ___ the dishes now. (a) am washing (b) are washing (c) are wash (d) is washing
36. 36.You ___ going to bake a cake next week. (a) am (b) are (c) is
37. 37.We have been in the library ___ morning. (a) for (b) since
38. 38.___ Saanvi tell a story in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
39. 39.My sister ___ milk before it got dark. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
40. 40.She ___ a story when the phone rang. (a) was telling (b) is telling (c) were telling (d) was tell

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