Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 470 · 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.We have just ___ the dishes. (a) washes (b) washed (c) washing (d) wash
2. 2.When it started to rain, he ___ a tree. (a) is planting (b) was plant (c) were planting (d) was planting
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringging (c) bringing
4. 4.My cousins ___ a cartoon when the bell rang. (a) were watch (b) are watching (c) were watching (d) was watching
5. 5.You ___ in the park every Sunday. (a) running (b) run (c) runs
6. 6.We ___ a song now. (a) am singing (b) are singing (c) are sing (d) is singing
7. 7.Choose the right verb: My trousers ___ new. (a) is (b) are
8. 8.At 8 pm yesterday, we ___ a cake. (a) were baking (b) are baking (c) were bake (d) was baking
9. 9.He ___ the dishes when the phone rang. (a) is washing (b) was wash (c) was washing (d) were washing
10. 10.Kabir ___ in the park two days ago. (a) has jogged (b) jogged (c) will jog (d) jogs
11. 11.___ my friends baking a cake now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
12. 12.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 9. (a) are (b) is
13. 13.Name the tense: “My sister is watching a cartoon.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) past continuous (d) simple past
14. 14.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) is (b) are
15. 15.Zoya ___ a tree every morning. (a) climbs (b) climbing (c) climb
16. 16.I ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
17. 17.___ I wear a cap every day? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Do (d) Are
18. 18.Name the tense: “Aarav has drunk milk.” (a) simple past (b) past continuous (c) present continuous (d) present perfect
19. 19.Zoya ___ going to sing a song next week. (a) are (b) is (c) am
20. 20.By the time we reached, we ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) have run (c) has run (d) had ran
21. 21.Name the tense: “The children ate a mango.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) present perfect (d) simple past
22. 22.Choose the right verb: Either the girls or Kunal ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
23. 23.Rahul is going to ___ Grandma next Sunday. (a) help (b) helped (c) helping (d) helps
24. 24.Name the tense: “You baked a cake.” (a) simple future (b) present perfect (c) simple past (d) present continuous
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ tea. (a) had make (b) has made (c) have made (d) had made
26. 26.___ Farhan ride a bicycle every day? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are (d) Does
27. 27.We ___ the room every Sunday. (a) cleans (b) clean (c) cleaning
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singing (c) singging
29. 29.___ Rahul throw the ball every day? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Does (d) Do
30. 30.Name the tense: “You will catch the ball.” (a) past perfect (b) simple future (c) present perfect (d) simple present
31. 31.Meera ___ going to jog in the park next month. (a) are (b) is (c) am
32. 32.Choose the right verb: Each boy ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
33. 33.My friends ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
34. 34.I ___ a song every morning. (a) sings (b) singing (c) sing
35. 35.___ Rahul carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
36. 36.Nisha ___ drawn a picture already. (a) has (b) have
37. 37.When the phone rang, she ___ on the stage. (a) is dancing (b) were dancing (c) was dance (d) was dancing
38. 38.She ___ a song next Sunday. (a) sang (b) will singing (c) will sings (d) will sing
39. 39.She ___ milk before it got dark. (a) had drunk (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drank
40. 40.I ___ a letter in 2023. (a) will write (b) write (c) wrote (d) writed

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