Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 438 · 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 ___ in Delhi since 2020. (a) have worked (b) works (c) worked (d) has worked
2. 2.My friends ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) had carry
3. 3.Choose the right verb: There ___ many books on the shelf. (a) is (b) are
4. 4.She ___ a letter right now. (a) are writing (b) is write (c) am writing (d) is writing
5. 5.They are going to ___ Hindi next Sunday. (a) spoke (b) speak (c) speaks (d) speaking
6. 6.Name the tense: “We have run in the park.” (a) simple present (b) present perfect (c) past perfect (d) present continuous
7. 7.My cousins ___ gone to school already. (a) have (b) has
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) joging (c) jogeing
9. 9.___ she sing a song twice a week? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Does (d) Are
10. 10.He did not ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carry (b) carries (c) carried (d) carrying
11. 11.My parents ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) am speaking (b) is speaking (c) are speak (d) are speaking
12. 12.I ___ to school right now. (a) am go (b) is going (c) are going (d) am going
13. 13.___ he jogging in the park right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
14. 14.___ my sister running in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
15. 15.When Dad called, she ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
16. 16.___ we winning the match right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
17. 17.You did not ___ a tree in 2023. (a) planting (b) plant (c) plants (d) planted
18. 18.___ she drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
19. 19.___ Kavya watching a cartoon right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
20. 20.___ he going to school right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
21. 21.You ___ a mango on Saturdays. (a) eat (b) eats (c) eating
22. 22.I ___ a letter next Sunday. (a) wrote (b) will writes (c) will write (d) will writing
23. 23.I did not ___ science two days ago. (a) studying (b) study (c) studies (d) studied
24. 24.___ the students clap for the team on Saturdays? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Does (d) Are
25. 25.We have known my best friend ___ 2020. (a) since (b) for
26. 26.You ___ in this school since 2022. (a) studied (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) study
27. 27.Name the tense: “I drank milk.” (a) past perfect (b) present continuous (c) past continuous (d) simple past
28. 28.Name the tense: “They throw the ball.” (a) past perfect (b) past continuous (c) simple past (d) simple present
29. 29.My brother ___ the dog now. (a) am feeding (b) are feeding (c) is feed (d) is feeding
30. 30.When Dad called, I ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) had (c) has
31. 31.___ you taking the train now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
32. 32.Saanvi ___ in Pune since 2022. (a) has lived (b) have lived (c) lived (d) lives
33. 33.We ___ wear a cap every day. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) aren't
34. 34.Neel has just ___ science. (a) studies (b) studied (c) study (d) studying
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writing (b) writeing (c) writeeing
36. 36.They ___ a picture two days ago. (a) drawed (b) will draw (c) drew (d) draw
37. 37.Rohan ___ in the park when the phone rang. (a) was jogging (b) were jogging (c) is jogging (d) was jog
38. 38.___ I send a message two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
39. 39.When Mum came home, Ananya ___ tea. (a) is making (b) was making (c) was make (d) were making
40. 40.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) is (b) are

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