Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 431 · 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: “We were building a sandcastle.” (a) simple future (b) present perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple present
2. 2.___ you win the match two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
3. 3.___ the children bring lunch twice a week? (a) Is (b) Does (c) Are (d) Do
4. 4.He ___ the room next month. (a) will clean (b) cleaned (c) will cleaning (d) will cleans
5. 5.Choose the right verb: All the students ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
6. 6.By the time we reached, they ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) has washed
7. 7.My parents ___ science now. (a) are study (b) am studying (c) is studying (d) are studying
8. 8.___ you clap for the team in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
9. 9.By the time we reached, you ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) has watched (c) had watched (d) had watch
10. 10.Tara has played in the garden ___ half an hour. (a) since (b) for
11. 11.When Dad called, my sister ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) has (c) have
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washing (c) washeing
13. 13.Name the tense: “She will climb a tree.” (a) past continuous (b) simple past (c) simple future (d) past perfect
14. 14.My sister ___ a cap when the phone rang. (a) were wearing (b) is wearing (c) was wear (d) was wearing
15. 15.We ___ science tomorrow. (a) will studies (b) studied (c) will studying (d) will study
16. 16.Yash ___ tea when the bell rang. (a) were making (b) was make (c) is making (d) was making
17. 17.When the bell rang, I ___ in the park. (a) were running (b) was run (c) was running (d) am running
18. 18.My friends ___ Grandma two days ago. (a) have helped (b) will help (c) help (d) helped
19. 19.He ___ a cake when the phone rang. (a) was baking (b) were baking (c) was bake (d) is baking
20. 20.You ___ a tree now. (a) are planting (b) am planting (c) are plant (d) is planting
21. 21.They ___ a tree tomorrow. (a) will climbing (b) will climbs (c) will climb (d) climbed
22. 22.He ___ a bicycle right now. (a) is ride (b) are riding (c) am riding (d) is riding
23. 23.You ___ a mango every morning. (a) eats (b) eat (c) eating
24. 24.Riya has just ___ in the pool. (a) swum (b) swam (c) swimming (d) swim
25. 25.She ___ a cartoon now. (a) am watching (b) are watching (c) is watch (d) is watching
26. 26.When Mum came home, he ___ a cartoon. (a) were watching (b) was watching (c) is watching (d) was watch
27. 27.___ I watch a cartoon every Sunday? (a) Is (b) Does (c) Are (d) Do
28. 28.We ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) swam (b) swimmed (c) swim (d) will swim
29. 29.Pooja ___ a cake two days ago. (a) has baked (b) bakes (c) will bake (d) baked
30. 30.___ I plant a tree last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
31. 31.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 7. (a) is (b) are
32. 32.Choose the right verb: All the players ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) has thrown (c) have thrown (d) had thrown
34. 34.Choose the right verb: All the children ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
35. 35.I ___ a kite now. (a) am fly (b) are flying (c) is flying (d) am flying
36. 36.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, Kabir ___ the match. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had won (d) had win
38. 38.___ you helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
39. 39.When Dad called, the children ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sending (b) sended (c) sent

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