Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 471 · 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.They ___ in this school since 2022. (a) studied (b) have studied (c) study (d) has studied
2. 2.They ___ run in the park already. (a) have (b) has
3. 3.When Dad called, she ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) had (c) have
4. 4.They ___ a story before it got dark. (a) had told (b) have told (c) has told (d) had tell
5. 5.My friends are going to ___ the dishes next Sunday. (a) washes (b) washing (c) washed (d) wash
6. 6.___ we swim in the pool every Sunday? (a) Are (b) Does (c) Is (d) Do
7. 7.When Dad called, I ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) have (c) had
8. 8.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) brought (b) bringed (c) bringing
9. 9.We ___ Hindi two days ago. (a) speak (b) will speak (c) spoke (d) speaked
10. 10.___ Omkar jog in the park yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
11. 11.Choose the right verb: Either the boys or Tara ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
12. 12.Kabir ___ lunch next week. (a) will brings (b) brought (c) will bringing (d) will bring
13. 13.Aditya ___ a tree when the bell rang. (a) were planting (b) is planting (c) was planting (d) was plant
14. 14.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaked (b) speaking (c) spoken (d) spoke
15. 15.We have been in the library ___ 10 am. (a) for (b) since
16. 16.She ___ spoken Hindi already. (a) has (b) have
17. 17.Name the tense: “I will clean the room.” (a) simple past (b) past continuous (c) simple future (d) present perfect
18. 18.Choose the right verb: There ___ some milk in the jug. (a) are (b) is
19. 19.She ___ going to feed the dog next Sunday. (a) are (b) is (c) am
20. 20.My brother ___ a sandcastle every morning. (a) build (b) builds (c) building
21. 21.Tara is going to ___ cricket tomorrow. (a) plays (b) playing (c) play (d) played
22. 22.Name the tense: “He sends a message.” (a) simple past (b) simple present (c) present perfect (d) present continuous
23. 23.When it started to rain, they ___ rice. (a) are cooking (b) was cooking (c) were cooking (d) were cook
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) has danced
25. 25.When Mum came home, he ___ a message. (a) was send (b) were sending (c) was sending (d) is sending
26. 26.When the bell rang, the children ___ vegetables. (a) was buying (b) were buying (c) are buying (d) were buy
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) has washed
28. 28.He ___ Grandma tomorrow. (a) helped (b) will helping (c) will helps (d) will help
29. 29.Choose the right verb: All the players ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinkking (c) drinkeing
31. 31.Ira ___ a bicycle when it started to rain. (a) was ride (b) was riding (c) is riding (d) were riding
32. 32.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) won (c) winned
33. 33.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) bought (c) buyed
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) weareing (b) wearing (c) wearring
35. 35.___ he drinking milk right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
36. 36.I ___ the bag two days ago. (a) will carry (b) have carried (c) carried (d) carry
37. 37.He ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) is dance (b) am dancing (c) are dancing (d) is dancing
38. 38.At 8 pm yesterday, he ___ a picture. (a) is drawing (b) was drawing (c) was draw (d) were drawing
39. 39.When it started to rain, you ___ vegetables. (a) was buying (b) were buying (c) were buy (d) are buying
40. 40.When the bell rang, Aditya ___ on the stage. (a) were dancing (b) was dancing (c) was dance (d) is dancing

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