Worksheet of Tense
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.
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- 1.We ___ going to help Grandma next month. (a) is (b) are (c) am
- 2.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) is (b) are
- 3.___ I drawing a picture right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
- 4.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sent (b) sended (c) sending
- 5.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
- 6.Isha ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
- 7.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
- 8.He ___ study science every day. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
- 9.We ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) has drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
- 10.We ___ jogged in the park already. (a) has (b) have
- 11.___ my sister take the train yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
- 12.He ___ a message at 8 pm yesterday. (a) is sending (b) was send (c) was sending (d) were sending
- 13.Choose the right verb: There ___ an apple on the plate. (a) is (b) are
- 14.Karan ___ eat a mango on Saturdays. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
- 15.___ Saanvi wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
- 16.They ___ in Pune since 2021. (a) live (b) have lived (c) has lived (d) lived
- 17.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 3. (a) are (b) is
- 18.___ you help Grandma on Saturdays? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Are (d) Do
- 19.We ___ run in the park already. (a) has (b) have
- 20.We ___ rice at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were cooking (b) are cooking (c) were cook (d) was cooking
- 21.You ___ in the park yesterday. (a) will jog (b) jogged (c) jog (d) have jogged
- 22.My friends are going to ___ the ball next week. (a) threw (b) throws (c) throw (d) throwing
- 23.My brother ___ in Delhi since 2019. (a) has worked (b) works (c) have worked (d) worked
- 24.Name the tense: “Priya will eat a mango.” (a) present perfect (b) simple future (c) present continuous (d) simple past
- 25.My sister ___ a picture when the phone rang. (a) was draw (b) were drawing (c) is drawing (d) was drawing
- 26.You ___ a cartoon when Mum came home. (a) are watching (b) were watching (c) were watch (d) was watching
- 27.You ___ carry the bag every Sunday. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) aren't
- 28.Name the tense: “Zoya had sent a message.” (a) present continuous (b) past perfect (c) present perfect (d) simple present
- 29.___ my sister plant a tree every Sunday? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are (d) Does
- 30.Choose the right verb: Each player ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
- 31.My parents ___ vegetables when it started to rain. (a) were buy (b) were buying (c) was buying (d) are buying
- 32.She ___ the dog on Saturdays. (a) feed (b) feeding (c) feeds
- 33.By the time the bell rang, Meera ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) has cleaned
- 34.The children have lived in Pune ___ January. (a) since (b) for
- 35.By the time we reached, Meera ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
- 36.Name the tense: “You had sent a message.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) simple future (d) past perfect
- 37.Diya ___ cricket every morning. (a) plays (b) play (c) playing
- 38.When Dad called, Diya ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) have (c) has
- 39.We ___ on the stage now. (a) am dancing (b) are dance (c) is dancing (d) are dancing
- 40.She ___ a picture next week. (a) will draw (b) will drawing (c) drew (d) will draws
Answer key
- are
- is
- Am
- sent
- is
- had watched
- had cooked
- doesn't
- had drawn
- have
- Did
- was sending
- is
- doesn't
- Is
- have lived
- is
- Do
- have
- were cooking
- jogged
- throw
- has worked
- simple future
- was drawing
- were watching
- don't
- past perfect
- Does
- has
- were buying
- feeds
- had cleaned
- since
- had baked
- past perfect
- plays
- had
- are dancing
- will draw
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