Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 437 · 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.He ___ the train on Saturdays. (a) taking (b) take (c) takes
2. 2.He did not ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watching (b) watched (c) watch (d) watches
3. 3.Choose the right verb: Each student ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
4. 4.___ I build a sandcastle yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
5. 5.You ___ in this school since 2021. (a) studied (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) study
6. 6.Zoya ___ baked a cake already. (a) has (b) have
7. 7.My parents ___ cricket right now. (a) is playing (b) are play (c) are playing (d) am playing
8. 8.They ___ Grandma every morning. (a) help (b) helps (c) helping
9. 9.My friends ___ going to watch a cartoon next week. (a) is (b) are (c) am
10. 10.The students ___ the train now. (a) are taking (b) is taking (c) am taking (d) are take
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, I ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) have helped (d) had helped
12. 12.Kunal is going to ___ for the team next month. (a) clap (b) clapping (c) clapped (d) claps
13. 13.My sister ___ win the match every Sunday. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
14. 14.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) thrown (c) throwed (d) threw
15. 15.We have just ___ a cartoon. (a) watched (b) watches (c) watching (d) watch
16. 16.He ___ the ball every Sunday. (a) throws (b) throw (c) throwing
17. 17.Name the tense: “He had sung a song.” (a) present perfect (b) simple future (c) present continuous (d) past perfect
18. 18.They have just ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) carrying (c) carries (d) carried
19. 19.Choose the right verb: Each girl ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
20. 20.Choose the right verb: All the boys ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
21. 21.I ___ make tea every day. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
22. 22.Choose the right verb: Either Pooja or the girls ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
23. 23.She is going to ___ tea tomorrow. (a) make (b) making (c) makes (d) made
24. 24.Name the tense: “You have gone to school.” (a) present perfect (b) simple past (c) present continuous (d) past continuous
25. 25.You ___ rice at the moment. (a) are cook (b) am cooking (c) is cooking (d) are cooking
26. 26.You ___ ride a bicycle twice a week. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
27. 27.When Dad called, they ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) had (c) has
28. 28.Name the tense: “The children have brought lunch.” (a) present perfect (b) present continuous (c) past perfect (d) past continuous
29. 29.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 4. (a) are (b) is
30. 30.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 3. (a) is (b) are
31. 31.My brother ___ with Nani since 2019. (a) stayed (b) have stayed (c) has stayed (d) stays
32. 32.You ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) has run
33. 33.Dev ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) had wash
34. 34.He ___ milk when the phone rang. (a) was drinking (b) were drinking (c) is drinking (d) was drink
35. 35.___ Kabir planting a tree at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
36. 36.Farhan ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
37. 37.Choose the right verb: Neither Ira nor the girls ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
38. 38.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) are (b) is
39. 39.She ___ play cricket every morning. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
40. 40.We have just ___ milk. (a) drunk (b) drink (c) drinking (d) drank

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