Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 429 · 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.___ he buy vegetables every Sunday? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Does (d) Do
2. 2.When the bell rang, he ___ on the stage. (a) were dancing (b) was dancing (c) is dancing (d) was dance
3. 3.___ you riding a bicycle right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
4. 4.I am going to ___ cricket tomorrow. (a) plays (b) playing (c) played (d) play
5. 5.I ___ a message tomorrow. (a) will sending (b) will send (c) will sends (d) sent
6. 6.Aditya ___ a kite two days ago. (a) flies (b) flyed (c) will fly (d) flew
7. 7.___ my sister buy vegetables yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
8. 8.He ___ a tree when it started to rain. (a) is climbing (b) was climb (c) were climbing (d) was climbing
9. 9.Choose the right verb: All the players ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
10. 10.My brother ___ a sandcastle two days ago. (a) built (b) builded (c) will build (d) builds
11. 11.When the phone rang, he ___ a story. (a) is telling (b) were telling (c) was telling (d) was tell
12. 12.___ you planting a tree now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
13. 13.They ___ the dishes twice a week. (a) wash (b) washes (c) washing
14. 14.He ___ the bag next week. (a) will carry (b) carried (c) will carrying (d) will carries
15. 15.___ we taking the train now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
16. 16.Diya ___ for the team every day. (a) clap (b) clapping (c) claps
17. 17.My brother ___ going to write a letter next month. (a) are (b) am (c) is
18. 18.Name the tense: “Meera throws the ball.” (a) past perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) simple past
19. 19.Name the tense: “He bought vegetables.” (a) past continuous (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) past perfect
20. 20.My sister ___ the dishes on Saturdays. (a) washes (b) washing (c) wash
21. 21.By the time we reached, he ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
22. 22.___ she speaking Hindi now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
23. 23.Choose the right verb: The scissors ___ sharp. (a) are (b) is
24. 24.When Dad called, Saanvi ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) has (c) have
25. 25.They did not ___ Hindi in 2023. (a) speaking (b) speaks (c) speak (d) spoke
26. 26.She ___ in this school since 2021. (a) have studied (b) studied (c) has studied (d) studies
27. 27.He ___ send a message twice a week. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
28. 28.Manav ___ ridden a bicycle already. (a) have (b) has
29. 29.___ I carry the bag every morning? (a) Are (b) Does (c) Do (d) Is
30. 30.Diya has studied in this school ___ six months. (a) since (b) for
31. 31.She ___ Hindi last Sunday. (a) speaked (b) will speak (c) spoke (d) speaks
32. 32.Choose the right verb: My spectacles ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
33. 33.She ___ a letter yesterday. (a) writes (b) wrote (c) writed (d) will write
34. 34.Name the tense: “He will clap for the team.” (a) past continuous (b) simple future (c) present continuous (d) past perfect
35. 35.You ___ lunch last Sunday. (a) bringed (b) brought (c) bring (d) will bring
36. 36.When it started to rain, he ___ in the park. (a) were jogging (b) was jog (c) is jogging (d) was jogging
37. 37.They ___ a cake on Saturdays. (a) bakes (b) bake (c) baking
38. 38.I ___ Grandma every morning. (a) help (b) helping (c) helps
39. 39.We did not ___ in the park in 2023. (a) jogged (b) jogging (c) jogs (d) jog
40. 40.When Dad called, I ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) has (c) have

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