Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 441 · 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.I did not ___ rice two days ago. (a) cooked (b) cooks (c) cooking (d) cook
2. 2.I have just ___ cricket. (a) play (b) played (c) plays (d) playing
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, Rahul ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
4. 4.Sneha ___ ridden a bicycle already. (a) has (b) have
5. 5.I ___ to school now. (a) am go (b) am going (c) is going (d) are going
6. 6.I ___ going to wash the dishes next month. (a) am (b) are (c) is
7. 7.You ___ in this school since 2021. (a) have taught (b) teach (c) taught (d) has taught
8. 8.She ___ studied science already. (a) have (b) has
9. 9.___ she cooking rice right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
10. 10.Choose the right verb: There ___ some milk in the jug. (a) is (b) are
11. 11.She ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) have washed
12. 12.Choose the right verb: Each child ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
13. 13.Choose the right verb: Neither Arjun nor the twins ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
14. 14.I ___ in Pune since 2019. (a) lived (b) live (c) have lived (d) has lived
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) tellling (c) telleing
16. 16.They ___ science in 2023. (a) will study (b) have studied (c) studied (d) study
17. 17.You ___ a message when it started to rain. (a) are sending (b) was sending (c) were sending (d) were send
18. 18.When the bell rang, my sister ___ tea. (a) was making (b) were making (c) is making (d) was make
19. 19.You ___ going to buy vegetables next week. (a) are (b) is (c) am
20. 20.Name the tense: “You are wearing a cap.” (a) simple present (b) past continuous (c) present continuous (d) simple past
21. 21.My brother is going to ___ to school tomorrow. (a) go (b) went (c) goes (d) going
22. 22.My sister ___ in this school since 2019. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) studies (d) studied
23. 23.When Dad called, we ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) have (c) had
24. 24.I ___ buy vegetables every day. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) aren't
25. 25.We ___ in the park yesterday. (a) will run (b) runned (c) ran (d) run
26. 26.Nisha ___ going to make tea next Sunday. (a) am (b) are (c) is
27. 27.My sister ___ a song before it got dark. (a) had sang (b) have sung (c) has sung (d) had sung
28. 28.She ___ going to cook rice next week. (a) are (b) is (c) am
29. 29.He ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sung (d) had sang
30. 30.My friends did not ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) flies (b) flying (c) fly (d) flew
31. 31.Choose the right verb: There ___ five mangoes in the basket. (a) is (b) are
32. 32.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 9. (a) are (b) is
33. 33.Rohan ___ milk at the moment. (a) are drinking (b) am drinking (c) is drink (d) is drinking
34. 34.Name the tense: “We have eaten a mango.” (a) simple present (b) present perfect (c) present continuous (d) past perfect
35. 35.My brother has waited for the bus ___ morning. (a) since (b) for
36. 36.___ we carrying the bag right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
37. 37.Choose the right verb: Physics ___ interesting. (a) is (b) are
38. 38.My brother ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) have watched (b) has watched (c) had watched (d) had watch
39. 39.Ishaan ___ going to study science next week. (a) are (b) is (c) am
40. 40.___ they wash the dishes last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do

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