Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 457 · 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.When Dad called, we ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
2. 2.My brother ___ wear a cap on Saturdays. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
3. 3.You did not ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) eat (b) eating (c) eats (d) ate
4. 4.Meera ___ in Delhi since 2022. (a) have worked (b) worked (c) has worked (d) works
5. 5.When Dad called, they ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) has (c) have
6. 6.I ___ to school right now. (a) are going (b) am going (c) is going (d) am go
7. 7.I ___ a sandcastle every morning. (a) building (b) builds (c) build
8. 8.You ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) had make (b) have made (c) has made (d) had made
9. 9.They ___ rice every Sunday. (a) cooking (b) cook (c) cooks
10. 10.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 3. (a) is (b) are
11. 11.___ you drink milk every Sunday? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Does (d) Are
12. 12.Name the tense: “He was throwing the ball.” (a) simple present (b) present perfect (c) past continuous (d) past perfect
13. 13.When Dad called, I ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.I ___ in Pune since 2022. (a) lived (b) live (c) have lived (d) has lived
15. 15.When the bell rang, you ___ a letter. (a) was writing (b) are writing (c) were writing (d) were write
16. 16.She ___ cricket every Sunday. (a) play (b) plays (c) playing
17. 17.Omkar ___ a tree right now. (a) am planting (b) is planting (c) are planting (d) is plant
18. 18.My parents ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) had drank (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
19. 19.We are going to ___ milk next Sunday. (a) drank (b) drinks (c) drinking (d) drink
20. 20.They ___ a tree next Sunday. (a) will plants (b) will plant (c) planted (d) will planting
21. 21.They ___ baked a cake already. (a) has (b) have
22. 22.Choose the right verb: Neither Meera nor my cousins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
23. 23.He ___ clap for the team every Sunday. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
24. 24.Vivaan ___ a letter when the phone rang. (a) was write (b) is writing (c) was writing (d) were writing
25. 25.I ___ build a sandcastle on Saturdays. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) aren't
26. 26.Choose the right verb: Neither my cousins nor Manav ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
27. 27.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 8. (a) are (b) is
28. 28.You ___ a story when the bell rang. (a) was telling (b) are telling (c) were tell (d) were telling
29. 29.When Mum came home, I ___ in the pool. (a) was swim (b) were swimming (c) was swimming (d) am swimming
30. 30.Name the tense: “You were wearing a cap.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) present perfect (d) simple present
31. 31.We ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) swim (b) swimmed (c) will swim (d) swam
32. 32.Choose the right verb: The scissors ___ sharp. (a) is (b) are
33. 33.She ___ vegetables now. (a) am buying (b) are buying (c) is buying (d) is buy
34. 34.I ___ run in the park already. (a) has (b) have
35. 35.They have had this bicycle ___ five years. (a) since (b) for
36. 36.She has had this bicycle ___ two years. (a) since (b) for
37. 37.My cousins ___ going to cook rice next month. (a) am (b) is (c) are
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimeing (c) swimming
39. 39.I ___ the ball when the phone rang. (a) was throwing (b) were throwing (c) was throw (d) am throwing
40. 40.My cousins ___ in Delhi since 2020. (a) work (b) have worked (c) worked (d) has worked

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