Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 46 · 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.Kabir ___ the room now. (a) am cleaning (b) is clean (c) are cleaning (d) is cleaning
2. 2.I ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
3. 3.I ___ washed the dishes already. (a) has (b) have
4. 4.When the phone rang, she ___ vegetables. (a) is buying (b) was buy (c) were buying (d) was buying
5. 5.They ___ going to plant a tree next month. (a) am (b) are (c) is
6. 6.Choose the right verb: Every child ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
7. 7.Name the tense: “She plants a tree.” (a) simple future (b) past continuous (c) simple present (d) present continuous
8. 8.The students ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooked (b) will cook (c) have cooked (d) cook
9. 9.You ___ feed the dog every Sunday. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
10. 10.Name the tense: “We were swimming in the pool.” (a) simple present (b) present continuous (c) past continuous (d) past perfect
11. 11.Kunal has just ___ a cake. (a) bakes (b) bake (c) baking (d) baked
12. 12.I have just ___ a cartoon. (a) watches (b) watch (c) watched (d) watching
13. 13.They have worked in Delhi ___ two years. (a) for (b) since
14. 14.Choose the right verb: Either the girls or Aisha ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
15. 15.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
16. 16.When Mum came home, I ___ lunch. (a) was bringing (b) was bring (c) am bringing (d) were bringing
17. 17.Choose the right verb: Each child ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
18. 18.Name the tense: “We were bringing lunch.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) present perfect (d) past continuous
19. 19.We ___ bake a cake every morning. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
20. 20.We have just ___ a tree. (a) climbed (b) climb (c) climbing (d) climbs
21. 21.When Dad called, I ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) has (c) have
22. 22.She ___ going to speak Hindi tomorrow. (a) am (b) are (c) is
23. 23.She is going to ___ a cake next week. (a) baked (b) baking (c) bake (d) bakes
24. 24.Zoya ___ in this school since 2021. (a) studies (b) has studied (c) studied (d) have studied
25. 25.They are going to ___ on the stage tomorrow. (a) dancing (b) danced (c) dance (d) dances
26. 26.You ___ a tree when Mum came home. (a) are climbing (b) was climbing (c) were climb (d) were climbing
27. 27.Name the tense: “My cousins run in the park.” (a) simple present (b) simple future (c) past perfect (d) past continuous
28. 28.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swimming (c) swum (d) swam
29. 29.Name the tense: “The children are buying vegetables.” (a) past continuous (b) present continuous (c) past perfect (d) simple future
30. 30.My brother ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watched (b) watches (c) has watched (d) will watch
31. 31.You have just ___ a sandcastle. (a) builds (b) built (c) build (d) building
32. 32.___ Meera playing cricket now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
33. 33.You ___ a bicycle tomorrow. (a) will rides (b) rode (c) will riding (d) will ride
34. 34.My brother ___ the dog right now. (a) is feed (b) am feeding (c) is feeding (d) are feeding
35. 35.We have worked in Delhi ___ two years. (a) since (b) for
36. 36.We ___ cricket when the bell rang. (a) was playing (b) were play (c) are playing (d) were playing
37. 37.My sister ___ a mango right now. (a) are eating (b) is eat (c) am eating (d) is eating
38. 38.Arjun ___ going to wear a cap tomorrow. (a) are (b) am (c) is
39. 39.Name the tense: “We will swim in the pool.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) simple future (d) simple present
40. 40.She is going to ___ a tree next Sunday. (a) planted (b) planting (c) plant (d) plants

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