Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 432 · 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.When it started to rain, my brother ___ a mango. (a) was eat (b) is eating (c) was eating (d) were eating
2. 2.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 6. (a) is (b) are
3. 3.Isha ___ the room when the phone rang. (a) were cleaning (b) was clean (c) was cleaning (d) is cleaning
4. 4.Name the tense: “My brother had washed the dishes.” (a) past perfect (b) past continuous (c) simple future (d) present continuous
5. 5.We have waited for the bus ___ 8 o'clock. (a) since (b) for
6. 6.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swam (b) swimming (c) swum (d) swimmed
7. 7.My sister did not ___ a kite last week. (a) flying (b) flew (c) flies (d) fly
8. 8.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) worn (b) wearing (c) wore (d) weared
9. 9.Name the tense: “My friends have caught the ball.” (a) present perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple future (d) past perfect
10. 10.We ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) builded (b) built (c) build (d) will build
11. 11.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) bought (b) buying (c) buyed
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) had written (c) has written (d) have written
13. 13.The children ___ cricket last week. (a) will play (b) have played (c) played (d) play
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) runeing (c) running
15. 15.The children ___ sing a song every day. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) aren't
16. 16.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) runned (b) running (c) run (d) ran
17. 17.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eaten (b) eated (c) ate (d) eating
18. 18.Choose the right verb: Either the twins or Diya ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
19. 19.We ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) has climbed (b) had climb (c) have climbed (d) had climbed
20. 20.Aarav ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) had brought (b) have brought (c) had bring (d) has brought
21. 21.When the phone rang, my sister ___ the ball. (a) was catch (b) is catching (c) were catching (d) was catching
22. 22.We ___ the ball when the phone rang. (a) are catching (b) were catching (c) were catch (d) was catching
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) weareing (b) wearring (c) wearing
24. 24.Choose the right verb: Physics ___ interesting. (a) are (b) is
25. 25.Name the tense: “We made tea.” (a) past perfect (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) past continuous
26. 26.She ___ dance on the stage on Saturdays. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
27. 27.By the time we reached, they ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) had send (c) has sent (d) have sent
28. 28.I did not ___ the bag last week. (a) carried (b) carries (c) carrying (d) carry
29. 29.Isha ___ tea tomorrow. (a) made (b) will making (c) will makes (d) will make
30. 30.___ Kabir plant a tree every Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Are (d) Is
31. 31.We ___ for the team right now. (a) are clapping (b) am clapping (c) are clap (d) is clapping
32. 32.They ___ the match next Sunday. (a) will winning (b) will win (c) will wins (d) won
33. 33.Choose the right verb: Each child ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
34. 34.Rahul ___ the dog when the phone rang. (a) were feeding (b) was feeding (c) is feeding (d) was feed
35. 35.Name the tense: “You climb a tree.” (a) simple future (b) present perfect (c) simple present (d) past perfect
36. 36.___ they carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
37. 37.He is going to ___ the ball next week. (a) catches (b) caught (c) catching (d) catch
38. 38.When Dad called, we ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) had (c) have
39. 39.___ my sister bake a cake in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
40. 40.My cousins ___ a cartoon now. (a) am watching (b) are watch (c) is watching (d) are watching

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