Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 433 · 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 Mum came home, I ___ vegetables. (a) was buy (b) were buying (c) am buying (d) was buying
2. 2.___ we swim in the pool two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) weareing (c) wearing
4. 4.We have just ___ cricket. (a) played (b) plays (c) playing (d) play
5. 5.Ira has been in the library ___ 10 am. (a) since (b) for
6. 6.Neel ___ the room twice a week. (a) clean (b) cleaning (c) cleans
7. 7.Name the tense: “We were winning the match.” (a) simple past (b) past continuous (c) present continuous (d) past perfect
8. 8.They have lived in Pune ___ January. (a) since (b) for
9. 9.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) is (b) are
10. 10.We ___ going to eat a mango next week. (a) is (b) are (c) am
11. 11.Choose the right verb: The packet of biscuits ___ open. (a) is (b) are
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) have fed (c) has fed (d) had fed
13. 13.Choose the right verb: Each child ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
14. 14.He ___ going to win the match next month. (a) am (b) are (c) is
15. 15.She ___ the match every morning. (a) wins (b) winning (c) win
16. 16.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
17. 17.He did not ___ lunch in 2023. (a) brings (b) bring (c) bringing (d) brought
18. 18.We ___ a bicycle at 8 pm yesterday. (a) are riding (b) were riding (c) were ride (d) was riding
19. 19.When Mum came home, my brother ___ a letter. (a) was write (b) was writing (c) were writing (d) is writing
20. 20.We ___ in this school since 2021. (a) study (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) studied
21. 21.By the time we reached, he ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had danced (c) had dance (d) have danced
22. 22.Name the tense: “She had won the match.” (a) simple future (b) past perfect (c) simple present (d) present continuous
23. 23.She ___ a letter now. (a) are writing (b) am writing (c) is write (d) is writing
24. 24.Name the tense: “The children have jogged in the park.” (a) present perfect (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) present continuous
25. 25.Choose the right verb: All the girls ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
26. 26.Choose the right verb: Either Meera or my cousins ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
27. 27.When the phone rang, Yash ___ the dog. (a) is feeding (b) was feed (c) was feeding (d) were feeding
28. 28.By the time the guests arrived, Rohan ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
29. 29.I ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) has sung (d) had sung
30. 30.Sneha has just ___ the room. (a) clean (b) cleaned (c) cleaning (d) cleans
31. 31.Name the tense: “She was speaking Hindi.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) past continuous (d) simple present
32. 32.You ___ a sandcastle when the bell rang. (a) are building (b) was building (c) were building (d) were build
33. 33.My brother has just ___ a story. (a) told (b) tell (c) telling (d) tells
34. 34.Name the tense: “The students baked a cake.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) past perfect
35. 35.Choose the right verb: Either Riya or the girls ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
36. 36.When Dad called, he ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) have (c) has
37. 37.I ___ a cap yesterday. (a) will wear (b) weared (c) wore (d) wear
38. 38.___ my brother drawing a picture now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
39. 39.When Mum came home, I ___ a cake. (a) am baking (b) was baking (c) were baking (d) was bake
40. 40.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) winned (c) won

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