Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 459 · 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 the bell rang, my friends ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) have sung
2. 2.He did not ___ the bag last week. (a) carried (b) carries (c) carry (d) carrying
3. 3.Arjun ___ in Pune since 2022. (a) have lived (b) lives (c) lived (d) has lived
4. 4.Name the tense: “I will bake a cake.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) simple future (d) present continuous
5. 5.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaked (b) spoken (c) speaking (d) spoke
6. 6.Name the tense: “I am planting a tree.” (a) simple present (b) simple future (c) present perfect (d) present continuous
7. 7.___ I clean the room yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
8. 8.By the time the guests arrived, my cousins ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) have worn (c) had wore (d) had worn
9. 9.We ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) has planted
10. 10.When Dad called, you ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
11. 11.My sister ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) had carried
12. 12.You ___ a story at the moment. (a) is telling (b) am telling (c) are telling (d) are tell
13. 13.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawn (b) drawed (c) drawing (d) drew
14. 14.When the phone rang, I ___ a picture. (a) was drawing (b) am drawing (c) was draw (d) were drawing
15. 15.Manav ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) had written (d) has written
16. 16.___ Ananya dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, Saanvi ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
18. 18.When Dad called, they ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
19. 19.They ___ in Pune since 2022. (a) live (b) lived (c) have lived (d) has lived
20. 20.Ananya did not ___ the dishes last week. (a) washing (b) wash (c) washed (d) washes
21. 21.When the bell rang, Saanvi ___ cricket. (a) was playing (b) is playing (c) were playing (d) was play
22. 22.Choose the right verb: Neither Farhan nor the twins ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planteing (c) planting
24. 24.___ Diya wear a cap twice a week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Are (d) Is
25. 25.He is going to ___ to school next month. (a) went (b) going (c) goes (d) go
26. 26.We are going to ___ vegetables next Sunday. (a) bought (b) buy (c) buying (d) buys
27. 27.When Dad called, my sister ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) have (c) had
28. 28.Neel ___ a picture tomorrow. (a) will drawing (b) drew (c) will draw (d) will draws
29. 29.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) brought (c) bringing
30. 30.I ___ a message at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was sending (b) were sending (c) was send (d) am sending
31. 31.Choose the right verb: There ___ two cats in the garden. (a) is (b) are
32. 32.They ___ thrown the ball already. (a) have (b) has
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) has cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cook
34. 34.When Mum came home, you ___ a tree. (a) was planting (b) were plant (c) were planting (d) are planting
35. 35.I ___ milk last Sunday. (a) drank (b) drink (c) will drink (d) drinked
36. 36.When Dad called, Manav ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) has (c) had
37. 37.Name the tense: “She is throwing the ball.” (a) past perfect (b) present perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple present
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ Grandma. (a) had helped (b) has helped (c) had help (d) have helped
39. 39.Name the tense: “She will climb a tree.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple future
40. 40.___ you buy vegetables last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do

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