Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 427 · 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.My sister is going to ___ a tree tomorrow. (a) plant (b) planting (c) plants (d) planted
2. 2.Choose the right verb: Each of the players ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
3. 3.When Dad called, he ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
4. 4.We ___ in this school since 2021. (a) teach (b) taught (c) has taught (d) have taught
5. 5.Choose the right verb: The news ___ good today. (a) are (b) is
6. 6.When it started to rain, she ___ a letter. (a) were writing (b) was write (c) was writing (d) is writing
7. 7.Choose the right verb: Every player ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
8. 8.We ___ watch a cartoon twice a week. (a) aren't (b) don't (c) doesn't
9. 9.Name the tense: “She was feeding the dog.” (a) simple present (b) past perfect (c) simple future (d) past continuous
10. 10.When the phone rang, I ___ the bag. (a) am carrying (b) was carry (c) was carrying (d) were carrying
11. 11.You ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) are build (b) is building (c) am building (d) are building
12. 12.Aditya ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) are helping (b) am helping (c) is help (d) is helping
13. 13.___ he going to school at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
14. 14.___ they jog in the park every day? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Are (d) Do
15. 15.___ you bake a cake last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
16. 16.She ___ on the stage every morning. (a) dance (b) dancing (c) dances
17. 17.Aarav ___ a mango when Mum came home. (a) were eating (b) is eating (c) was eating (d) was eat
18. 18.You have worked in Delhi ___ January. (a) since (b) for
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, she ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) has danced
20. 20.___ they play cricket in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
21. 21.___ you fly a kite every morning? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Does (d) Do
22. 22.Rahul ___ in this school since 2019. (a) studies (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) studied
23. 23.Dev ___ lunch yesterday. (a) bringed (b) brought (c) will bring (d) brings
24. 24.You ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) have run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) had run
25. 25.When Dad called, we ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) have (c) has
26. 26.When Dad called, Priya ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
27. 27.She has worked in Delhi ___ two years. (a) since (b) for
28. 28.At 8 pm yesterday, they ___ a tree. (a) were planting (b) were plant (c) are planting (d) was planting
29. 29.Name the tense: “He has brought lunch.” (a) simple future (b) present perfect (c) simple past (d) past continuous
30. 30.He ___ write a letter every day. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
31. 31.Name the tense: “We jog in the park.” (a) simple future (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) past perfect
32. 32.Name the tense: “You were studying science.” (a) past continuous (b) past perfect (c) present perfect (d) present continuous
33. 33.When it started to rain, we ___ the bag. (a) was carrying (b) were carry (c) were carrying (d) are carrying
34. 34.We have just ___ vegetables. (a) buys (b) buying (c) bought (d) buy
35. 35.Name the tense: “Rahul was building a sandcastle.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) past continuous (d) simple present
36. 36.Name the tense: “I will swim in the pool.” (a) simple past (b) past continuous (c) simple future (d) past perfect
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flyeing (c) flying
38. 38.When Mum came home, you ___ a bicycle. (a) are riding (b) was riding (c) were ride (d) were riding
39. 39.She has worked in Delhi ___ six months. (a) for (b) since
40. 40.Kavya ___ Hindi right now. (a) is speak (b) are speaking (c) is speaking (d) am speaking

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