Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 448 · 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 am going to ___ the train next Sunday. (a) taking (b) take (c) took (d) takes
2. 2.Name the tense: “You were clapping for the team.” (a) simple future (b) simple past (c) past continuous (d) simple present
3. 3.When the phone rang, Ananya ___ rice. (a) was cooking (b) was cook (c) is cooking (d) were cooking
4. 4.We ___ a mango every day. (a) eat (b) eats (c) eating
5. 5.We ___ a mango next Sunday. (a) ate (b) will eating (c) will eat (d) will eats
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleaneing (c) cleanning
7. 7.Choose the right verb: Every girl ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
8. 8.They did not ___ in the park in 2023. (a) running (b) runs (c) ran (d) run
9. 9.When Dad called, Zoya ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
10. 10.When Mum came home, we ___ the match. (a) was winning (b) were win (c) were winning (d) are winning
11. 11.She ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
12. 12.___ they send a message twice a week? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Does (d) Do
13. 13.When Dad called, he ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has
14. 14.___ Aditya drink milk twice a week? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do (d) Does
15. 15.Name the tense: “Neel baked a cake.” (a) simple past (b) present perfect (c) present continuous (d) past perfect
16. 16.The children have known my best friend ___ January. (a) for (b) since
17. 17.___ you study science yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
18. 18.Choose the right verb: Every player ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
19. 19.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
20. 20.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) catching (c) caught
21. 21.___ you plant a tree every morning? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is (d) Does
22. 22.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawed (b) drawn (c) drawing (d) drew
23. 23.When Dad called, the children ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
24. 24.___ he clean the room last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
25. 25.My parents ___ Grandma when Mum came home. (a) was helping (b) were help (c) are helping (d) were helping
26. 26.Name the tense: “My cousins are studying science.” (a) simple present (b) simple past (c) present continuous (d) present perfect
27. 27.They ___ science at the moment. (a) is studying (b) am studying (c) are studying (d) are study
28. 28.Choose the right verb: Every child ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
29. 29.She ___ in this school since 2020. (a) have studied (b) studies (c) studied (d) has studied
30. 30.Name the tense: “Kunal washed the dishes.” (a) present perfect (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) past continuous
31. 31.You are going to ___ a message next Sunday. (a) sent (b) sends (c) send (d) sending
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, Rohan ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) has helped (c) had help (d) had helped
33. 33.___ you carry the bag yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
34. 34.I ___ a picture next month. (a) will draws (b) will drawing (c) drew (d) will draw
35. 35.We ___ vegetables next Sunday. (a) will buy (b) will buys (c) bought (d) will buying
36. 36.Ishaan ___ clean the room every day. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
37. 37.They ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) had gone (b) had went (c) has gone (d) have gone
38. 38.Tara ___ take the train every day. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
39. 39.My sister is going to ___ a tree tomorrow. (a) climbs (b) climb (c) climbed (d) climbing
40. 40.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) won (c) winning

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