Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 436 · 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.Arjun ___ the train when the phone rang. (a) was take (b) were taking (c) was taking (d) is taking
2. 2.___ we play cricket every morning? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are (d) Does
3. 3.She ___ science before the bell rang. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) had study
4. 4.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 6. (a) is (b) are
5. 5.My sister ___ made tea already. (a) has (b) have
6. 6.We did not ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) bought (b) buys (c) buying (d) buy
7. 7.By the time we reached, she ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
8. 8.You ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) rode (b) rided (c) ride (d) will ride
9. 9.When Dad called, my parents ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) have (c) has
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swiming (c) swimming
11. 11.When Mum came home, he ___ the ball. (a) was catching (b) was catch (c) were catching (d) is catching
12. 12.We ___ tea when Mum came home. (a) were making (b) was making (c) were make (d) are making
13. 13.Name the tense: “The students made tea.” (a) simple present (b) past continuous (c) simple past (d) past perfect
14. 14.You ___ a tree when the bell rang. (a) were climbing (b) was climbing (c) were climb (d) are climbing
15. 15.Aarav ___ the bag now. (a) are carrying (b) is carrying (c) is carry (d) am carrying
16. 16.Rohan has studied in this school ___ 2019. (a) since (b) for
17. 17.When the bell rang, she ___ a message. (a) was send (b) were sending (c) was sending (d) is sending
18. 18.Choose the right verb: There ___ a lot of rice in the bag. (a) are (b) is
19. 19.___ we swim in the pool every morning? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do (d) Does
20. 20.You ___ the dog next week. (a) will feed (b) fed (c) will feeds (d) will feeding
21. 21.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoke (b) speaking (c) spoken (d) speaked
22. 22.They ___ a cake tomorrow. (a) will baking (b) will bakes (c) baked (d) will bake
23. 23.When Mum came home, you ___ Hindi. (a) were speaking (b) were speak (c) are speaking (d) was speaking
24. 24.We have known my best friend ___ January. (a) since (b) for
25. 25.My brother ___ a mango yesterday. (a) eated (b) eats (c) ate (d) will eat
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sending (c) sendeing
27. 27.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 3. (a) are (b) is
28. 28.Choose the right verb: Either the twins or Zoya ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
29. 29.Name the tense: “Saanvi is cooking rice.” (a) past perfect (b) past continuous (c) simple past (d) present continuous
30. 30.___ Dev winning the match at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
31. 31.Choose the right verb: Every student ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
32. 32.Choose the right verb: Physics ___ interesting. (a) is (b) are
33. 33.When it started to rain, Meera ___ the bag. (a) was carry (b) was carrying (c) were carrying (d) is carrying
34. 34.I ___ Hindi next week. (a) spoke (b) will speaks (c) will speaking (d) will speak
35. 35.When Dad called, Meera ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
36. 36.Name the tense: “Kunal ran in the park.” (a) present continuous (b) past perfect (c) simple past (d) present perfect
37. 37.Saanvi ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am climbing (b) is climbing (c) is climb (d) are climbing
38. 38.When Dad called, you ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) has (c) have
39. 39.When Dad called, my sister ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.The students ___ a story last week. (a) told (b) will tell (c) telled (d) tell

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