Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 434 · 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.She ___ milk right now. (a) am drinking (b) is drink (c) are drinking (d) is drinking
2. 2.Name the tense: “He was swimming in the pool.” (a) simple future (b) present perfect (c) past continuous (d) present continuous
3. 3.Name the tense: “Ananya cleans the room.” (a) simple present (b) past perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple past
4. 4.___ I study science every morning? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Does (d) Do
5. 5.The children ___ played cricket already. (a) have (b) has
6. 6.They ___ a song at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was singing (b) are singing (c) were singing (d) were sing
7. 7.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) run (b) runned (c) running (d) ran
8. 8.Zoya ___ washed the dishes already. (a) has (b) have
9. 9.She ___ the match when the bell rang. (a) were winning (b) is winning (c) was winning (d) was win
10. 10.My brother did not ___ a message last week. (a) send (b) sent (c) sending (d) sends
11. 11.___ Aarav riding a bicycle right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studying (c) studyeing
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) had wrote (c) had written (d) have written
14. 14.The children ___ a message every day. (a) sends (b) sending (c) send
15. 15.Zoya ___ tea right now. (a) is make (b) are making (c) is making (d) am making
16. 16.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feedeing (c) feedding
18. 18.She ___ in Delhi since 2019. (a) have worked (b) worked (c) works (d) has worked
19. 19.When the phone rang, Nisha ___ the match. (a) is winning (b) was win (c) was winning (d) were winning
20. 20.Name the tense: “They were washing the dishes.” (a) simple present (b) past continuous (c) present perfect (d) present continuous
21. 21.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 5. (a) are (b) is
22. 22.Kabir ___ a letter next Sunday. (a) wrote (b) will writes (c) will write (d) will writing
23. 23.They ___ catch the ball on Saturdays. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
24. 24.You ___ the bag tomorrow. (a) carried (b) will carries (c) will carrying (d) will carry
25. 25.By the time we reached, they ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
26. 26.She ___ written a letter already. (a) has (b) have
27. 27.Kunal has just ___ a sandcastle. (a) builds (b) build (c) building (d) built
28. 28.When the phone rang, you ___ the dog. (a) were feed (b) are feeding (c) were feeding (d) was feeding
29. 29.You ___ a letter next Sunday. (a) will writes (b) will write (c) wrote (d) will writing
30. 30.___ my sister helping Grandma now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
31. 31.We ___ speak Hindi every morning. (a) aren't (b) don't (c) doesn't
32. 32.He ___ Grandma when the bell rang. (a) was help (b) was helping (c) is helping (d) were helping
33. 33.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 4. (a) is (b) are
34. 34.I have been in the library ___ morning. (a) for (b) since
35. 35.Name the tense: “You have helped Grandma.” (a) present perfect (b) simple future (c) present continuous (d) simple present
36. 36.Choose the right verb: All the girls ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
37. 37.Ira ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) have built (b) had build (c) has built (d) had built
38. 38.They ___ the bag every Sunday. (a) carries (b) carry (c) carrying
39. 39.My parents ___ the train when the phone rang. (a) were taking (b) are taking (c) was taking (d) were take
40. 40.___ we speak Hindi last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does

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