Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 422 · 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.When Dad called, I ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) has planted
3. 3.My cousins have just ___ tea. (a) makes (b) making (c) made (d) make
4. 4.She is going to ___ the train next month. (a) takes (b) taking (c) take (d) took
5. 5.___ he study science every Sunday? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Does (d) Do
6. 6.My parents ___ the dishes tomorrow. (a) will wash (b) washed (c) will washing (d) will washes
7. 7.Name the tense: “You have taken the train.” (a) simple future (b) past continuous (c) present perfect (d) past perfect
8. 8.Choose the right verb: Either Kavya or the twins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
9. 9.Choose the right verb: Every player ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
10. 10.He ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had climbed (b) have climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climb
11. 11.Name the tense: “We had thrown the ball.” (a) present perfect (b) simple future (c) past perfect (d) past continuous
12. 12.Name the tense: “My brother will cook rice.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) simple future
13. 13.They are going to ___ Grandma next Sunday. (a) helps (b) help (c) helping (d) helped
14. 14.When Dad called, you ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) had (c) have
15. 15.___ the children build a sandcastle twice a week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Are (d) Is
16. 16.Ananya ___ going to go to school next month. (a) are (b) is (c) am
17. 17.My sister ___ going to take the train tomorrow. (a) am (b) are (c) is
18. 18.When Dad called, we ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) has (c) have
19. 19.You ___ a tree every day. (a) plant (b) planting (c) plants
20. 20.___ the children ride a bicycle last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
21. 21.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 3. (a) are (b) is
22. 22.You ___ lunch every morning. (a) bring (b) bringing (c) brings
23. 23.They ___ a cartoon twice a week. (a) watches (b) watching (c) watch
24. 24.They ___ Hindi tomorrow. (a) will speaking (b) will speak (c) spoke (d) will speaks
25. 25.I ___ a mango every day. (a) eating (b) eat (c) eats
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) buildeing (c) building
27. 27.___ my brother speak Hindi every Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Are (d) Is
28. 28.___ we watch a cartoon every day? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do (d) Does
29. 29.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) builded (c) building
30. 30.___ I riding a bicycle right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
31. 31.He ___ the ball now. (a) are catching (b) is catching (c) am catching (d) is catch
32. 32.At 8 pm yesterday, we ___ the ball. (a) was throwing (b) were throw (c) were throwing (d) are throwing
33. 33.Name the tense: “Sneha had eaten a mango.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) past perfect (d) simple present
34. 34.When Mum came home, you ___ a sandcastle. (a) were build (b) was building (c) were building (d) are building
35. 35.We ___ science now. (a) are study (b) are studying (c) is studying (d) am studying
36. 36.She ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had play (b) have played (c) has played (d) had played
37. 37.___ we bake a cake every morning? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do (d) Does
38. 38.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawn (b) drew (c) drawed (d) drawing
39. 39.___ my brother run in the park every morning? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are (d) Does
40. 40.We are going to ___ a bicycle next month. (a) rode (b) rides (c) riding (d) ride

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