Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 447 · 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.They are going to ___ a tree next week. (a) planting (b) plants (c) planted (d) plant
2. 2.You are going to ___ cricket next week. (a) play (b) played (c) playing (d) plays
3. 3.Arjun ___ a picture at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was drawing (b) is drawing (c) was draw (d) were drawing
4. 4.Saanvi ___ a cake every Sunday. (a) bake (b) baking (c) bakes
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpeing (c) helpping
6. 6.___ we building a sandcastle now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
7. 7.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) brought (c) bringed
8. 8.When Dad called, you ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) has (c) had
9. 9.Choose the right verb: Every student ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
10. 10.Name the tense: “My brother was taking the train.” (a) past continuous (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) present perfect
11. 11.At 8 pm yesterday, they ___ a mango. (a) was eating (b) are eating (c) were eat (d) were eating
12. 12.They ___ in the park tomorrow. (a) will jogging (b) jogged (c) will jogs (d) will jog
13. 13.My brother ___ with Nani since 2020. (a) stayed (b) have stayed (c) has stayed (d) stays
14. 14.Choose the right verb: Either the girls or Meera ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
15. 15.___ we sending a message at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
16. 16.My brother ___ a letter when the phone rang. (a) was write (b) is writing (c) was writing (d) were writing
17. 17.At 8 pm yesterday, we ___ a cap. (a) was wearing (b) were wear (c) were wearing (d) are wearing
18. 18.___ you buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
20. 20.Name the tense: “They wrote a letter.” (a) simple past (b) past continuous (c) simple future (d) present continuous
21. 21.Rohan has worked in Delhi ___ 2019. (a) for (b) since
22. 22.I ___ with Nani since 2019. (a) stayed (b) has stayed (c) have stayed (d) stay
23. 23.Name the tense: “He has told a story.” (a) past perfect (b) simple past (c) past continuous (d) present perfect
24. 24.Dev ___ a picture every morning. (a) draw (b) draws (c) drawing
25. 25.He ___ going to send a message next month. (a) are (b) is (c) am
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carrying (c) carryeing
27. 27.My sister ___ a cartoon when the phone rang. (a) is watching (b) were watching (c) was watching (d) was watch
28. 28.Choose the right verb: Neither the boys nor Dev ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
29. 29.We have just ___ on the stage. (a) dancing (b) danced (c) dances (d) dance
30. 30.Name the tense: “You take the train.” (a) past continuous (b) past perfect (c) simple past (d) simple present
31. 31.When Dad called, they ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) have (c) had
32. 32.Name the tense: “My cousins cook rice.” (a) simple past (b) simple present (c) past continuous (d) present perfect
33. 33.I ___ going to speak Hindi next week. (a) am (b) is (c) are
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) tellling (c) telleing
35. 35.He ___ vegetables right now. (a) is buy (b) am buying (c) are buying (d) is buying
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyeing (c) studyying
37. 37.My cousins ___ a sandcastle when it started to rain. (a) were building (b) were build (c) was building (d) are building
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eatting (c) eating
39. 39.He ___ a cap every day. (a) wear (b) wearing (c) wears
40. 40.My brother ___ a bicycle on Saturdays. (a) ride (b) rides (c) riding

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