Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 435 · 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.Manav ___ a song when Mum came home. (a) is singing (b) was singing (c) was sing (d) were singing
2. 2.My sister ___ Grandma right now. (a) is help (b) is helping (c) am helping (d) are helping
3. 3.___ she building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
4. 4.The students did not ___ a letter last week. (a) wrote (b) write (c) writing (d) writes
5. 5.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eaten (b) eated (c) eating (d) ate
6. 6.She has had this bicycle ___ a long time. (a) for (b) since
7. 7.My parents ___ help Grandma every morning. (a) aren't (b) doesn't (c) don't
8. 8.I ___ a cap next month. (a) wore (b) will wear (c) will wears (d) will wearing
9. 9.Name the tense: “Kabir writes a letter.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) past continuous
10. 10.___ my brother drawing a picture now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
11. 11.He has been in the library ___ ten minutes. (a) for (b) since
12. 12.The children ___ the ball next week. (a) will throw (b) will throws (c) threw (d) will throwing
13. 13.___ you write a letter every day? (a) Are (b) Does (c) Is (d) Do
14. 14.Aditya ___ a tree twice a week. (a) climb (b) climbs (c) climbing
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) had washed
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
17. 17.Choose the right verb: Each player ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
18. 18.Name the tense: “You carried the bag.” (a) simple future (b) present perfect (c) past perfect (d) simple past
19. 19.We ___ a mango at the moment. (a) is eating (b) am eating (c) are eating (d) are eat
20. 20.They ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) has swum (d) had swum
21. 21.Name the tense: “He is dancing on the stage.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) simple present (d) past perfect
22. 22.My parents ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
23. 23.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 6. (a) are (b) is
24. 24.___ you buy vegetables every Sunday? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Does (d) Are
25. 25.___ Yash buy vegetables every morning? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Are (d) Do
26. 26.Choose the right verb: Each boy ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) bakeing (c) baking
28. 28.My sister ___ in this school since 2022. (a) have studied (b) studies (c) studied (d) has studied
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playying (c) playeing
30. 30.Name the tense: “Meera was running in the park.” (a) simple past (b) simple present (c) past continuous (d) present continuous
31. 31.The children ___ in this school since 2019. (a) has taught (b) taught (c) have taught (d) teach
32. 32.Name the tense: “We are planting a tree.” (a) simple past (b) present perfect (c) simple present (d) present continuous
33. 33.Kunal ___ bought vegetables already. (a) have (b) has
34. 34.When Dad called, my friends ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
35. 35.My parents ___ cricket every morning. (a) playing (b) play (c) plays
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, she ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) had run (c) have run (d) had ran
37. 37.___ the students make tea every Sunday? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do (d) Does
38. 38.You ___ a cartoon when the bell rang. (a) were watching (b) are watching (c) were watch (d) was watching
39. 39.My sister did not ___ rice last week. (a) cooking (b) cook (c) cooks (d) cooked
40. 40.Omkar ___ tea now. (a) are making (b) am making (c) is make (d) is making

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