Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 464 · 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 match tomorrow. (a) will winning (b) will win (c) won (d) will wins
2. 2.My parents ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) has swum (d) had swum
3. 3.They ___ danced on the stage already. (a) has (b) have
4. 4.We ___ Grandma when Mum came home. (a) are helping (b) were helping (c) was helping (d) were help
5. 5.___ you clean the room twice a week? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Do (d) Are
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeeing (b) takeing (c) taking
7. 7.When the phone rang, Dev ___ the match. (a) is winning (b) was winning (c) was win (d) were winning
8. 8.___ you tell a story every morning? (a) Is (b) Does (c) Are (d) Do
9. 9.They ___ fly a kite every morning. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
10. 10.My friends ___ in this school since 2022. (a) taught (b) teach (c) have taught (d) has taught
11. 11.He ___ the ball in 2023. (a) will catch (b) catches (c) caught (d) catched
12. 12.Farhan ___ to school when the bell rang. (a) was go (b) were going (c) was going (d) is going
13. 13.Name the tense: “He wears a cap.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) simple future (d) simple present
14. 14.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 3. (a) are (b) is
15. 15.Choose the right verb: The news ___ good today. (a) is (b) are
16. 16.When it started to rain, they ___ the room. (a) are cleaning (b) was cleaning (c) were clean (d) were cleaning
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringging (c) bringeing
18. 18.She ___ a cartoon now. (a) is watch (b) am watching (c) is watching (d) are watching
19. 19.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) thrown (c) threw (d) throwed
20. 20.The children have just ___ for the team. (a) clapping (b) claps (c) clap (d) clapped
21. 21.When Mum came home, my sister ___ a sandcastle. (a) were building (b) was build (c) is building (d) was building
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) have ridden (c) had ridden (d) has ridden
23. 23.Choose the right verb: Physics ___ interesting. (a) are (b) is
24. 24.When Dad called, we ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.___ my friends play cricket two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
26. 26.My sister ___ wear a cap on Saturdays. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carryying (c) carrying
28. 28.You ___ run in the park every morning. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
29. 29.Choose the right verb: There ___ some milk in the jug. (a) are (b) is
30. 30.___ we bring lunch last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
31. 31.Choose the right verb: Either Omkar or the boys ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
32. 32.Rahul ___ in the park when it started to rain. (a) was jog (b) was jogging (c) is jogging (d) were jogging
33. 33.Saanvi ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) has washed
34. 34.Choose the right verb: My trousers ___ new. (a) are (b) is
35. 35.When the phone rang, my sister ___ the train. (a) was take (b) was taking (c) were taking (d) is taking
36. 36.Sneha ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) had watched (d) have watched
37. 37.___ Aisha catch the ball on Saturdays? (a) Are (b) Does (c) Is (d) Do
38. 38.___ he sending a message at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
39. 39.Name the tense: “She bakes a cake.” (a) past continuous (b) simple present (c) simple future (d) present perfect
40. 40.I ___ go to school every Sunday. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) aren't

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