Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 43 · 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: “The students are cleaning the room.” (a) simple future (b) simple past (c) present continuous (d) past perfect
2. 2.When Dad called, my parents ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) have (c) has
3. 3.We have just ___ the ball. (a) throw (b) threw (c) thrown (d) throwing
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buying (c) buyeing
5. 5.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) had told (c) has told (d) have told
6. 6.Name the tense: “You are speaking Hindi.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) past perfect (d) present continuous
7. 7.Name the tense: “I am drinking milk.” (a) present perfect (b) present continuous (c) past continuous (d) simple future
8. 8.You ___ for the team when the phone rang. (a) were clapping (b) are clapping (c) was clapping (d) were clap
9. 9.My sister ___ a cartoon when the bell rang. (a) were watching (b) is watching (c) was watching (d) was watch
10. 10.We have just ___ for the team. (a) clap (b) claps (c) clapped (d) clapping
11. 11.When the phone rang, my parents ___ a mango. (a) were eating (b) were eat (c) was eating (d) are eating
12. 12.We did not ___ science yesterday. (a) studied (b) studies (c) studying (d) study
13. 13.Name the tense: “My brother had studied science.” (a) simple present (b) present perfect (c) past perfect (d) present continuous
14. 14.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) caught (c) catching
15. 15.Choose the right verb: Each child ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
16. 16.They ___ going to cook rice tomorrow. (a) are (b) am (c) is
17. 17.Rahul ___ climbed a tree already. (a) have (b) has
18. 18.He ___ the dishes when Mum came home. (a) was washing (b) was wash (c) is washing (d) were washing
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, Farhan ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) have helped (d) had helped
20. 20.My brother ___ swum in the pool already. (a) has (b) have
21. 21.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wore (b) worn (c) wearing (d) weared
22. 22.You ___ on the stage right now. (a) am dancing (b) are dancing (c) is dancing (d) are dance
23. 23.We ___ in Pune since 2019. (a) live (b) have lived (c) lived (d) has lived
24. 24.Choose the right verb: All the girls ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
25. 25.You ___ for the team yesterday. (a) clap (b) have clapped (c) clapped (d) will clap
26. 26.We have just ___ in the pool. (a) swimming (b) swim (c) swam (d) swum
27. 27.Choose the right verb: Either the boys or Saanvi ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
28. 28.Choose the right verb: Every girl ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
29. 29.Choose the right verb: All the boys ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringging (c) bringeing
31. 31.Name the tense: “She rides a bicycle.” (a) simple present (b) past continuous (c) simple past (d) simple future
32. 32.You have just ___ a sandcastle. (a) build (b) builds (c) built (d) building
33. 33.Priya ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) will speak (b) speaked (c) spoke (d) speaks
34. 34.They ___ in the park every Sunday. (a) jogs (b) jogging (c) jog
35. 35.You have just ___ a cartoon. (a) watched (b) watches (c) watch (d) watching
36. 36.They ___ going to watch a cartoon next Sunday. (a) am (b) are (c) is
37. 37.Choose the right verb: All the children ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
38. 38.Name the tense: “They will speak Hindi.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) simple past (d) simple future
39. 39.Name the tense: “My friends will climb a tree.” (a) present continuous (b) past perfect (c) simple present (d) simple future
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceing (c) danceeing

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