Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 423 · 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 bringing lunch.” (a) present perfect (b) simple past (c) present continuous (d) simple future
2. 2.Choose the right verb: There ___ some water in the bottle. (a) are (b) is
3. 3.We are going to ___ a cap tomorrow. (a) wore (b) wear (c) wears (d) wearing
4. 4.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) has worn (d) had worn
5. 5.We ___ written a letter already. (a) have (b) has
6. 6.Meera is going to ___ the match next month. (a) wins (b) won (c) winning (d) win
7. 7.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) are (b) is
8. 8.She ___ build a sandcastle every morning. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) runeing (c) running
10. 10.Choose the right verb: All the children ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
11. 11.She did not ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) buy (b) buying (c) buys (d) bought
12. 12.My sister ___ dance on the stage twice a week. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
13. 13.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
14. 14.I ___ carry the bag every Sunday. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) aren't
15. 15.At 8 pm yesterday, my sister ___ milk. (a) was drink (b) were drinking (c) is drinking (d) was drinking
16. 16.I ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is running (b) am running (c) are running (d) am run
17. 17.Kunal ___ lunch when Mum came home. (a) were bringing (b) was bring (c) was bringing (d) is bringing
18. 18.You ___ Hindi when the bell rang. (a) were speaking (b) was speaking (c) are speaking (d) were speak
19. 19.My cousins ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) have sent (b) had send (c) had sent (d) has sent
20. 20.Choose the right verb: All the students ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
21. 21.I ___ in this school since 2022. (a) has studied (b) studied (c) have studied (d) study
22. 22.When it started to rain, the children ___ a cake. (a) were bake (b) were baking (c) are baking (d) was baking
23. 23.My friends ___ the ball every Sunday. (a) catching (b) catch (c) catches
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ the match. (a) have won (b) had win (c) had won (d) has won
25. 25.We ___ with Nani since 2020. (a) stayed (b) have stayed (c) stay (d) has stayed
26. 26.They ___ carry the bag twice a week. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) aren't
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, Omkar ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) has washed
28. 28.Choose the right verb: There ___ three pencils in the box. (a) is (b) are
29. 29.___ the students plant a tree in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
30. 30.I did not ___ Hindi last Sunday. (a) spoke (b) speak (c) speaks (d) speaking
31. 31.I ___ the match every morning. (a) win (b) wins (c) winning
32. 32.Name the tense: “My brother was dancing on the stage.” (a) simple present (b) simple past (c) past continuous (d) present continuous
33. 33.Name the tense: “My sister was jogging in the park.” (a) present perfect (b) past continuous (c) simple future (d) simple present
34. 34.Name the tense: “Rohan was eating a mango.” (a) past continuous (b) simple present (c) present perfect (d) present continuous
35. 35.My brother ___ gone to school already. (a) have (b) has
36. 36.Aarav has just ___ science. (a) studies (b) study (c) studying (d) studied
37. 37.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) has (c) had
38. 38.___ Tara watch a cartoon last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
39. 39.___ you jog in the park on Saturdays? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do (d) Does
40. 40.He ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) had cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned

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