Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 450 · 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 ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) will climb (b) climbed (c) have climbed (d) climb
2. 2.___ I taking the train right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
3. 3.She ___ a cartoon when Mum came home. (a) was watching (b) were watching (c) is watching (d) was watch
4. 4.The students ___ for the team at the moment. (a) are clapping (b) am clapping (c) are clap (d) is clapping
5. 5.___ you cooking rice right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
6. 6.Tara has studied in this school ___ six months. (a) since (b) for
7. 7.When Dad called, he ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) has (c) have
8. 8.___ he help Grandma every morning? (a) Does (b) Are (c) Do (d) Is
9. 9.My brother is going to ___ on the stage next Sunday. (a) danced (b) dance (c) dancing (d) dances
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buyeing (c) buying
11. 11.My sister ___ going to ride a bicycle next Sunday. (a) are (b) am (c) is
12. 12.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 5. (a) are (b) is
13. 13.Name the tense: “I have climbed a tree.” (a) simple future (b) simple past (c) present perfect (d) past perfect
14. 14.Choose the right verb: Mathematics ___ my favourite subject. (a) is (b) are
15. 15.You ___ run in the park already. (a) has (b) have
16. 16.Myra ___ going to speak Hindi next week. (a) am (b) is (c) are
17. 17.Tara ___ in the park when the phone rang. (a) was jogging (b) is jogging (c) was jog (d) were jogging
18. 18.___ he clap for the team on Saturdays? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Does (d) Is
19. 19.___ he feed the dog last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
20. 20.The students ___ the room now. (a) is cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) are clean
21. 21.They have lived in Pune ___ 2019. (a) for (b) since
22. 22.They ___ cook rice every Sunday. (a) aren't (b) doesn't (c) don't
23. 23.___ we cooking rice now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
24. 24.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
25. 25.Choose the right verb: Either Zoya or the twins ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
26. 26.You did not ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) riding (b) ride (c) rides (d) rode
27. 27.Farhan ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) had study (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) has studied
28. 28.They ___ the bag when the bell rang. (a) were carry (b) were carrying (c) are carrying (d) was carrying
29. 29.You ___ a song every Sunday. (a) singing (b) sing (c) sings
30. 30.He ___ flown a kite already. (a) has (b) have
31. 31.You ___ clean the room on Saturdays. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
32. 32.By the time we reached, they ___ science. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) had studied
33. 33.Name the tense: “I bake a cake.” (a) simple present (b) present perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple past
34. 34.Name the tense: “She has taken the train.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) present continuous (d) present perfect
35. 35.___ they feed the dog last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
36. 36.When Dad called, they ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
37. 37.I ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) have fed (d) had fed
38. 38.Kunal ___ going to take the train next month. (a) am (b) are (c) is
39. 39.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) took (b) taking (c) taked (d) taken
40. 40.We ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) had bake

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