Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 456 · 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 ___ in the pool next week. (a) swimming (b) swam (c) swim (d) swims
2. 2.Choose the right verb: Each child ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) has washed
4. 4.Choose the right verb: Each of the players ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
5. 5.___ my sister clean the room on Saturdays? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Does (d) Are
6. 6.They ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) are buy (b) am buying (c) are buying (d) is buying
7. 7.She ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) had help (b) had helped (c) has helped (d) have helped
8. 8.We are going to ___ the train tomorrow. (a) taking (b) takes (c) took (d) take
9. 9.They ___ going to buy vegetables next week. (a) are (b) am (c) is
10. 10.She ___ the dishes on Saturdays. (a) washing (b) washes (c) wash
11. 11.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taked (b) taking (c) taken (d) took
12. 12.We ___ the dishes on Saturdays. (a) washes (b) washing (c) wash
13. 13.He ___ in the park every Sunday. (a) jogs (b) jogging (c) jog
14. 14.You ___ a cake next week. (a) will bakes (b) will baking (c) baked (d) will bake
15. 15.When it started to rain, they ___ a bicycle. (a) were ride (b) are riding (c) were riding (d) was riding
16. 16.He ___ in the park next Sunday. (a) will jogging (b) will jogs (c) jogged (d) will jog
17. 17.Choose the right verb: There ___ an apple on the plate. (a) are (b) is
18. 18.Name the tense: “You had bought vegetables.” (a) simple present (b) simple future (c) past continuous (d) past perfect
19. 19.Choose the right verb: Neither Arjun nor the twins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
20. 20.Name the tense: “He has baked a cake.” (a) simple present (b) past perfect (c) simple future (d) present perfect
21. 21.They are going to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dances (b) danced (c) dance (d) dancing
22. 22.___ she washing the dishes right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
23. 23.Name the tense: “We had brought lunch.” (a) past perfect (b) simple future (c) present perfect (d) present continuous
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, Kabir ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
25. 25.He ___ in Delhi since 2022. (a) has worked (b) works (c) worked (d) have worked
26. 26.___ my friends bringing lunch right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
27. 27.My brother ___ the room next week. (a) will cleaning (b) cleaned (c) will clean (d) will cleans
28. 28.He ___ the match next month. (a) will wins (b) will winning (c) won (d) will win
29. 29.The students ___ the train next month. (a) will takes (b) will taking (c) took (d) will take
30. 30.___ he help Grandma twice a week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Is (d) Are
31. 31.I ___ a cake now. (a) is baking (b) am baking (c) am bake (d) are baking
32. 32.___ my brother singing a song now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
33. 33.We ___ study science every morning. (a) aren't (b) don't (c) doesn't
34. 34.The children ___ a story when it started to rain. (a) were telling (b) was telling (c) were tell (d) are telling
35. 35.When the bell rang, he ___ in the pool. (a) was swimming (b) were swimming (c) is swimming (d) was swim
36. 36.Name the tense: “They speak Hindi.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) past continuous (d) simple past
37. 37.They ___ study science every day. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
38. 38.They ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had clean (b) had cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned
39. 39.They ___ going to ride a bicycle next week. (a) am (b) is (c) are
40. 40.Choose the right verb: There ___ some water in the bottle. (a) are (b) is

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