Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 466 · 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.She ___ lunch when the bell rang. (a) was bring (b) was bringing (c) were bringing (d) is bringing
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) wining (c) winning
3. 3.When Dad called, I ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.My sister has had this bicycle ___ six months. (a) since (b) for
5. 5.He ___ in this school since 2019. (a) taught (b) have taught (c) has taught (d) teaches
6. 6.Name the tense: “She is jogging in the park.” (a) simple future (b) past perfect (c) past continuous (d) present continuous
7. 7.He ___ a tree next week. (a) will plants (b) planted (c) will planting (d) will plant
8. 8.The children ___ the room next week. (a) cleaned (b) will cleans (c) will cleaning (d) will clean
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) running (c) runing
10. 10.___ Aarav speak Hindi last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
11. 11.___ my parents cleaning the room right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buying (c) buyeing
13. 13.When Mum came home, you ___ the bag. (a) were carrying (b) was carrying (c) were carry (d) are carrying
14. 14.My brother ___ watched a cartoon already. (a) have (b) has
15. 15.I ___ going to dance on the stage next week. (a) is (b) are (c) am
16. 16.You ___ a cake when it started to rain. (a) was baking (b) are baking (c) were bake (d) were baking
17. 17.Name the tense: “He told a story.” (a) present perfect (b) simple future (c) simple past (d) past continuous
18. 18.My friends ___ fly a kite every morning. (a) aren't (b) doesn't (c) don't
19. 19.The students are going to ___ in the pool next Sunday. (a) swimming (b) swim (c) swims (d) swam
20. 20.We ___ the bag when Mum came home. (a) were carry (b) was carrying (c) were carrying (d) are carrying
21. 21.Name the tense: “You were baking a cake.” (a) simple present (b) simple past (c) present continuous (d) past continuous
22. 22.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 8. (a) are (b) is
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) had caught (c) have caught (d) had catch
24. 24.You have just ___ for the team. (a) clap (b) claps (c) clapping (d) clapped
25. 25.She has studied in this school ___ January. (a) since (b) for
26. 26.I am going to ___ the room next week. (a) cleaned (b) clean (c) cleaning (d) cleans
27. 27.He ___ going to feed the dog next week. (a) am (b) are (c) is
28. 28.They ___ bake a cake on Saturdays. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
29. 29.You ___ in the pool last week. (a) swam (b) will swim (c) swimmed (d) swim
30. 30.I have been in the library ___ morning. (a) for (b) since
31. 31.When Mum came home, I ___ to school. (a) was going (b) were going (c) was go (d) am going
32. 32.My brother has studied in this school ___ January. (a) for (b) since
33. 33.Rohan ___ a cake every day. (a) baking (b) bakes (c) bake
34. 34.When it started to rain, we ___ the dog. (a) are feeding (b) were feed (c) were feeding (d) was feeding
35. 35.She ___ tea tomorrow. (a) made (b) will making (c) will makes (d) will make
36. 36.___ Dev cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
37. 37.Riya has been in the library ___ 8 o'clock. (a) since (b) for
38. 38.___ you carry the bag twice a week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Are (d) Is
39. 39.Choose the right verb: There ___ two cats in the garden. (a) are (b) is
40. 40.My brother ___ for the team every day. (a) claps (b) clapping (c) clap

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