Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 439 · 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.You ___ a kite tomorrow. (a) flew (b) will flying (c) will fly (d) will flies
2. 2.When the phone rang, I ___ lunch. (a) were bringing (b) am bringing (c) was bring (d) was bringing
3. 3.___ he bake a cake last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
4. 4.Meera ___ cricket on Saturdays. (a) play (b) playing (c) plays
5. 5.You ___ the dishes when it started to rain. (a) are washing (b) were washing (c) was washing (d) were wash
6. 6.Name the tense: “We had taken the train.” (a) present continuous (b) past perfect (c) simple present (d) past continuous
7. 7.My brother ___ tell a story every day. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
8. 8.Aarav ___ jogged in the park already. (a) have (b) has
9. 9.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drank (c) drinking (d) drunk
10. 10.Sneha ___ a bicycle on Saturdays. (a) riding (b) rides (c) ride
11. 11.She ___ a bicycle when it started to rain. (a) was ride (b) was riding (c) is riding (d) were riding
12. 12.When Mum came home, you ___ a story. (a) are telling (b) was telling (c) were tell (d) were telling
13. 13.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 5. (a) is (b) are
14. 14.My friends are going to ___ the ball tomorrow. (a) throws (b) throwing (c) threw (d) throw
15. 15.Name the tense: “I sang a song.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) past continuous (d) simple past
16. 16.Name the tense: “Zoya jogs in the park.” (a) simple future (b) present perfect (c) simple past (d) simple present
17. 17.Name the tense: “They were studying science.” (a) present perfect (b) past perfect (c) present continuous (d) past continuous
18. 18.My sister ___ in Pune since 2019. (a) has lived (b) have lived (c) lives (d) lived
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, my friends ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) have jogged
20. 20.I ___ catch the ball every morning. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
21. 21.___ my sister eating a mango now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
22. 22.Name the tense: “My cousins will run in the park.” (a) past perfect (b) simple past (c) simple future (d) past continuous
23. 23.We are going to ___ cricket next month. (a) playing (b) played (c) play (d) plays
24. 24.They ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) had build (b) has built (c) had built (d) have built
25. 25.I ___ in Pune since 2019. (a) have lived (b) has lived (c) live (d) lived
26. 26.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drew (b) drawn (c) drawing (d) drawed
27. 27.Name the tense: “They were watching a cartoon.” (a) simple future (b) past continuous (c) past perfect (d) present continuous
28. 28.___ I speak Hindi last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
29. 29.Rahul is going to ___ a bicycle next Sunday. (a) rode (b) ride (c) riding (d) rides
30. 30.Choose the right verb: Every student ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
31. 31.She did not ___ the bag two days ago. (a) carried (b) carry (c) carrying (d) carries
32. 32.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
33. 33.My sister ___ Grandma next month. (a) will helps (b) will helping (c) will help (d) helped
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eating (c) eatting
35. 35.She ___ cricket when the phone rang. (a) were playing (b) was play (c) was playing (d) is playing
36. 36.I did not ___ the room last Sunday. (a) cleaned (b) cleaning (c) clean (d) cleans
37. 37.___ you go to school every Sunday? (a) Are (b) Does (c) Do (d) Is
38. 38.She ___ a cake next week. (a) will bakes (b) baked (c) will bake (d) will baking
39. 39.___ my sister swim in the pool every morning? (a) Does (b) Are (c) Is (d) Do
40. 40.___ Diya tell a story every Sunday? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is (d) Does

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