Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 473 · 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 did not ___ a story two days ago. (a) telling (b) tell (c) tells (d) told
2. 2.You have just ___ a cake. (a) bakes (b) baked (c) baking (d) bake
3. 3.Name the tense: “Aisha has washed the dishes.” (a) present perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple future (d) simple past
4. 4.___ she telling a story now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
5. 5.We have had this bicycle ___ six months. (a) since (b) for
6. 6.Name the tense: “Myra sang a song.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) simple future (d) present continuous
7. 7.The children ___ a tree two days ago. (a) plant (b) have planted (c) will plant (d) planted
8. 8.We ___ the dishes every Sunday. (a) washes (b) washing (c) wash
9. 9.___ they watch a cartoon in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
10. 10.I ___ going to play cricket next week. (a) is (b) are (c) am
11. 11.Priya ___ jog in the park on Saturdays. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
12. 12.___ he cooking rice now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
13. 13.We ___ a tree at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were planting (b) were plant (c) are planting (d) was planting
14. 14.My friends ___ in Pune since 2019. (a) have lived (b) lived (c) has lived (d) live
15. 15.You ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
16. 16.Name the tense: “They will drink milk.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) simple future (d) past continuous
17. 17.The students ___ a cap next Sunday. (a) wore (b) will wearing (c) will wears (d) will wear
18. 18.___ the children watch a cartoon yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
19. 19.She is going to ___ a mango tomorrow. (a) eat (b) eats (c) ate (d) eating
20. 20.She ___ the train last week. (a) took (b) will take (c) takes (d) taked
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpeing (b) helping (c) helpping
22. 22.The children ___ a letter right now. (a) am writing (b) are writing (c) is writing (d) are write
23. 23.I have lived in Pune ___ six months. (a) since (b) for
24. 24.They ___ the ball every day. (a) throws (b) throwing (c) throw
25. 25.Aisha ___ the match now. (a) are winning (b) is winning (c) am winning (d) is win
26. 26.My cousins ___ a tree when the phone rang. (a) was planting (b) were planting (c) are planting (d) were plant
27. 27.She ___ a story last Sunday. (a) telled (b) tells (c) will tell (d) told
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studyying (c) studying
29. 29.Name the tense: “He planted a tree.” (a) past continuous (b) present perfect (c) past perfect (d) simple past
30. 30.I ___ tea every Sunday. (a) making (b) make (c) makes
31. 31.Name the tense: “My sister will clap for the team.” (a) present perfect (b) simple future (c) past continuous (d) simple present
32. 32.I ___ milk two days ago. (a) drink (b) drinked (c) will drink (d) drank
33. 33.They have just ___ a tree. (a) climbed (b) climb (c) climbing (d) climbs
34. 34.Name the tense: “My parents cooked rice.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) past continuous (d) present perfect
35. 35.When the bell rang, my friends ___ a tree. (a) was planting (b) are planting (c) were planting (d) were plant
36. 36.We did not ___ science two days ago. (a) studied (b) studying (c) studies (d) study
37. 37.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoken (b) speaking (c) spoke (d) speaked
38. 38.We did not ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wears (b) wore (c) wearing (d) wear
39. 39.Name the tense: “We will play cricket.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) simple past (d) past continuous
40. 40.Name the tense: “He had won the match.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) past perfect (d) simple future

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