Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 467 · 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.Meera has just ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) cook (c) cooked (d) cooking
2. 2.You ___ drink milk twice a week. (a) aren't (b) doesn't (c) don't
3. 3.We ___ jog in the park every day. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
4. 4.Riya ___ a bicycle now. (a) is ride (b) are riding (c) am riding (d) is riding
5. 5.The children ___ the ball tomorrow. (a) will catching (b) will catches (c) will catch (d) caught
6. 6.When Dad called, my sister ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) has (c) have
7. 7.She ___ going to feed the dog next week. (a) is (b) am (c) are
8. 8.Dev ___ tea right now. (a) are making (b) am making (c) is make (d) is making
9. 9.You ___ climb a tree on Saturdays. (a) aren't (b) don't (c) doesn't
10. 10.My cousins ___ the match right now. (a) is winning (b) are winning (c) am winning (d) are win
11. 11.The children ___ the bag next month. (a) will carry (b) carried (c) will carries (d) will carrying
12. 12.Name the tense: “She has drawn a picture.” (a) present perfect (b) past continuous (c) present continuous (d) simple present
13. 13.Aisha ___ in Pune since 2020. (a) lives (b) lived (c) have lived (d) has lived
14. 14.I ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) have climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climb (d) had climbed
15. 15.We ___ rice right now. (a) am cooking (b) is cooking (c) are cook (d) are cooking
16. 16.When the phone rang, she ___ a story. (a) were telling (b) is telling (c) was tell (d) was telling
17. 17.She ___ going to make tea next Sunday. (a) is (b) am (c) are
18. 18.We ___ built a sandcastle already. (a) has (b) have
19. 19.Name the tense: “You study science.” (a) present perfect (b) simple present (c) simple future (d) present continuous
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) had thrown (d) has thrown
21. 21.___ my brother helping Grandma right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
22. 22.I ___ a tree twice a week. (a) plants (b) planting (c) plant
23. 23.My sister has known my best friend ___ five years. (a) since (b) for
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, we ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
25. 25.We ___ milk now. (a) is drinking (b) are drink (c) am drinking (d) are drinking
26. 26.When Mum came home, my brother ___ a picture. (a) was draw (b) were drawing (c) is drawing (d) was drawing
27. 27.Name the tense: “You were washing the dishes.” (a) simple present (b) past continuous (c) present perfect (d) simple past
28. 28.I have had this bicycle ___ two years. (a) since (b) for
29. 29.I ___ in this school since 2020. (a) studied (b) study (c) has studied (d) have studied
30. 30.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) building (c) built
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washing (c) washeing
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singging (c) singing
33. 33.Name the tense: “He will fly a kite.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) past continuous (d) past perfect
34. 34.When Dad called, the students ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) had (c) have
35. 35.___ Kabir buy vegetables every day? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Are (d) Is
36. 36.Myra ___ the match twice a week. (a) winning (b) wins (c) win
37. 37.We did not ___ a letter yesterday. (a) wrote (b) write (c) writing (d) writes
38. 38.Isha ___ cricket when Mum came home. (a) were playing (b) is playing (c) was play (d) was playing
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) winning (c) wineing
40. 40.I ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) drawed (b) draw (c) drew (d) will draw

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