Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 47 · 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 build a sandcastle every Sunday? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Does (d) Are
2. 2.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) told (b) telling (c) telled
3. 3.Choose the right verb: Each girl ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eatting (c) eateing
5. 5.My cousins ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) fly (b) will fly (c) flyed (d) flew
6. 6.She ___ in Pune since 2019. (a) lived (b) lives (c) has lived (d) have lived
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, Rahul ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
8. 8.By the time the guests arrived, Ishaan ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) had run
9. 9.___ he drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
10. 10.I ___ milk at the moment. (a) is drinking (b) are drinking (c) am drinking (d) am drink
11. 11.___ they wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
12. 12.At 8 pm yesterday, I ___ a sandcastle. (a) were building (b) was building (c) am building (d) was build
13. 13.My friends ___ vegetables now. (a) are buying (b) are buy (c) am buying (d) is buying
14. 14.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) runned (b) running (c) ran (d) run
15. 15.Priya ___ a song twice a week. (a) singing (b) sings (c) sing
16. 16.She ___ a story every day. (a) tell (b) telling (c) tells
17. 17.My sister ___ drawn a picture already. (a) have (b) has
18. 18.Choose the right verb: Each girl ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
19. 19.You ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) had made (b) have made (c) has made (d) had make
20. 20.___ you cook rice last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
21. 21.Aditya ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) have built (b) had build (c) had built (d) has built
22. 22.He ___ sent a message already. (a) has (b) have
23. 23.I have just ___ cricket. (a) plays (b) played (c) play (d) playing
24. 24.You ___ a bicycle when it started to rain. (a) are riding (b) was riding (c) were riding (d) were ride
25. 25.___ Nisha dancing on the stage right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
26. 26.Name the tense: “She had won the match.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) past perfect (d) simple future
27. 27.___ we playing cricket at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
28. 28.He ___ a story when it started to rain. (a) was telling (b) is telling (c) were telling (d) was tell
29. 29.___ she singing a song at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
30. 30.Name the tense: “They were swimming in the pool.” (a) simple future (b) present perfect (c) past continuous (d) present continuous
31. 31.She ___ the dog on Saturdays. (a) feeding (b) feeds (c) feed
32. 32.She ___ the room now. (a) are cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) is cleaning (d) is clean
33. 33.When the bell rang, she ___ the ball. (a) was catching (b) was catch (c) were catching (d) is catching
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) have drawn (d) had drawn
35. 35.When Dad called, my parents ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) has (c) had
36. 36.My parents ___ in the pool when it started to rain. (a) were swimming (b) were swim (c) are swimming (d) was swimming
37. 37.___ the students win the match every Sunday? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is (d) Does
38. 38.When it started to rain, we ___ in the pool. (a) was swimming (b) are swimming (c) were swim (d) were swimming
39. 39.I ___ a story right now. (a) is telling (b) am tell (c) are telling (d) am telling
40. 40.Choose the right verb: Mathematics ___ my favourite subject. (a) is (b) are

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