Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 45 · 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.By the time Mum came home, Pooja ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
2. 2.He ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) have run
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbeing (c) climbbing
4. 4.Name the tense: “She has worn a cap.” (a) past continuous (b) simple past (c) present perfect (d) present continuous
5. 5.My brother ___ on the stage every morning. (a) dancing (b) dances (c) dance
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaning (c) cleaneing
7. 7.I ___ going to build a sandcastle next month. (a) is (b) are (c) am
8. 8.Choose the right verb: Physics ___ interesting. (a) are (b) is
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catching (c) catchhing
10. 10.Kunal ___ in the park next month. (a) will jog (b) jogged (c) will jogs (d) will jogging
11. 11.We have had this bicycle ___ a long time. (a) for (b) since
12. 12.Choose the right verb: Every student ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
13. 13.Name the tense: “She will feed the dog.” (a) simple future (b) present perfect (c) simple present (d) past continuous
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the train. (a) had took (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) have taken
15. 15.Aisha ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) will swim (b) swimmed (c) swims (d) swam
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyeing (c) studyying
17. 17.I ___ going to throw the ball next month. (a) are (b) am (c) is
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the match. (a) has won (b) had won (c) have won (d) had win
19. 19.You have just ___ the room. (a) clean (b) cleaning (c) cleaned (d) cleans
20. 20.Name the tense: “They will watch a cartoon.” (a) past perfect (b) present perfect (c) simple future (d) simple past
21. 21.She has studied in this school ___ last year. (a) since (b) for
22. 22.Choose the right verb: Each child ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
23. 23.___ they throw the ball every day? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Are (d) Is
24. 24.We ___ a tree next month. (a) climbed (b) will climb (c) will climbing (d) will climbs
25. 25.They are going to ___ vegetables tomorrow. (a) buys (b) buying (c) buy (d) bought
26. 26.The students ___ the ball right now. (a) am throwing (b) is throwing (c) are throwing (d) are throw
27. 27.We ___ a tree at 8 pm yesterday. (a) are climbing (b) were climb (c) was climbing (d) were climbing
28. 28.Sneha ___ in this school since 2021. (a) have taught (b) taught (c) teaches (d) has taught
29. 29.I ___ sung a song already. (a) has (b) have
30. 30.Name the tense: “We draw a picture.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) present perfect (d) simple present
31. 31.You ___ Grandma tomorrow. (a) will help (b) will helping (c) will helps (d) helped
32. 32.Aarav ___ on the stage next month. (a) will dances (b) will dance (c) will dancing (d) danced
33. 33.___ he fly a kite every day? (a) Is (b) Does (c) Do (d) Are
34. 34.Meera ___ going to cook rice next Sunday. (a) are (b) is (c) am
35. 35.They ___ a cake tomorrow. (a) will bakes (b) will bake (c) will baking (d) baked
36. 36.When it started to rain, I ___ cricket. (a) were playing (b) am playing (c) was play (d) was playing
37. 37.He has just ___ a cap. (a) wore (b) wearing (c) worn (d) wear
38. 38.___ he building a sandcastle right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
39. 39.My cousins ___ the dog next week. (a) will feeds (b) will feeding (c) fed (d) will feed
40. 40.I ___ the ball when it started to rain. (a) am throwing (b) were throwing (c) was throw (d) was throwing

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