Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 430 · 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.By the time we reached, you ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had bring (d) had brought
2. 2.My friends have just ___ a cake. (a) baking (b) bakes (c) baked (d) bake
3. 3.Choose the right verb: The packet of biscuits ___ open. (a) is (b) are
4. 4.I ___ the train at the moment. (a) are taking (b) am take (c) is taking (d) am taking
5. 5.When the bell rang, my brother ___ the ball. (a) was throw (b) is throwing (c) were throwing (d) was throwing
6. 6.___ they taking the train at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) building (c) buildeing
8. 8.She ___ in the park twice a week. (a) runs (b) running (c) run
9. 9.I ___ fly a kite every day. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) aren't
10. 10.___ they wash the dishes every Sunday? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Does (d) Are
11. 11.We are going to ___ a bicycle tomorrow. (a) riding (b) ride (c) rides (d) rode
12. 12.I am going to ___ a cap next Sunday. (a) wear (b) wears (c) wore (d) wearing
13. 13.She ___ a mango in 2023. (a) eats (b) will eat (c) eated (d) ate
14. 14.___ my friends jog in the park yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
15. 15.She ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) is build (b) am building (c) is building (d) are building
16. 16.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwed (b) throwing (c) thrown (d) threw
17. 17.Kavya ___ a picture when the phone rang. (a) were drawing (b) was drawing (c) was draw (d) is drawing
18. 18.He ___ tea at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was make (b) were making (c) is making (d) was making
19. 19.Aarav ___ the match next Sunday. (a) won (b) will win (c) will wins (d) will winning
20. 20.Name the tense: “My brother took the train.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) simple present (d) past continuous
21. 21.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 9. (a) is (b) are
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) have watched
23. 23.My cousins ___ a cap next month. (a) will wears (b) wore (c) will wearing (d) will wear
24. 24.I ___ for the team twice a week. (a) claps (b) clap (c) clapping
25. 25.Name the tense: “My sister is buying vegetables.” (a) present perfect (b) past continuous (c) present continuous (d) past perfect
26. 26.When the phone rang, Diya ___ tea. (a) was making (b) were making (c) was make (d) is making
27. 27.Name the tense: “He jogged in the park.” (a) simple future (b) past perfect (c) present perfect (d) simple past
28. 28.I ___ a message on Saturdays. (a) sends (b) send (c) sending
29. 29.Name the tense: “Pooja had told a story.” (a) simple future (b) past perfect (c) present perfect (d) past continuous
30. 30.My friends ___ the match last week. (a) will win (b) won (c) winned (d) win
31. 31.___ Ira swim in the pool last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
32. 32.Aditya ___ a sandcastle last Sunday. (a) will build (b) builds (c) built (d) builded
33. 33.You ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) has watched
34. 34.Vivaan ___ thrown the ball already. (a) have (b) has
35. 35.They have just ___ the dog. (a) fed (b) feeding (c) feed (d) feeds
36. 36.___ I baking a cake now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
37. 37.I ___ for the team when Mum came home. (a) was clapping (b) am clapping (c) was clap (d) were clapping
38. 38.She ___ rice when the phone rang. (a) were cooking (b) is cooking (c) was cooking (d) was cook
39. 39.They ___ milk at the moment. (a) am drinking (b) are drink (c) are drinking (d) is drinking
40. 40.You have lived in Pune ___ a long time. (a) for (b) since

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