Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 474 · 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.I ___ in Pune since 2019. (a) live (b) lived (c) have lived (d) has lived
2. 2.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winned (c) winning
3. 3.___ I ride a bicycle twice a week? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Does (d) Are
4. 4.You have just ___ for the team. (a) clap (b) clapping (c) clapped (d) claps
5. 5.Name the tense: “They catch the ball.” (a) simple future (b) present perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple present
6. 6.Name the tense: “I am swimming in the pool.” (a) simple present (b) present perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple future
7. 7.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) is (b) are
8. 8.They are going to ___ the ball next Sunday. (a) throwing (b) throw (c) throws (d) threw
9. 9.Name the tense: “We were eating a mango.” (a) present perfect (b) past perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple past
10. 10.Vivaan ___ rice before it got dark. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
11. 11.She ___ the room next month. (a) will cleans (b) will clean (c) will cleaning (d) cleaned
12. 12.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawed (c) drew (d) drawn
13. 13.He is going to ___ in the park next week. (a) running (b) runs (c) ran (d) run
14. 14.The students ___ a song last week. (a) sang (b) will sing (c) sing (d) have sung
15. 15.She ___ on the stage right now. (a) is dance (b) is dancing (c) are dancing (d) am dancing
16. 16.Priya has worked in Delhi ___ 2019. (a) for (b) since
17. 17.___ Dev clap for the team every Sunday? (a) Does (b) Are (c) Do (d) Is
18. 18.You ___ in the pool on Saturdays. (a) swims (b) swimming (c) swim
19. 19.Rahul ___ the ball at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were throwing (b) was throw (c) was throwing (d) is throwing
20. 20.They ___ the bag at the moment. (a) are carry (b) are carrying (c) is carrying (d) am carrying
21. 21.He ___ the ball on Saturdays. (a) catch (b) catching (c) catches
22. 22.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sending (c) sent
23. 23.Choose the right verb: Neither Ananya nor the twins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
24. 24.You ___ Grandma right now. (a) are helping (b) are help (c) am helping (d) is helping
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speakeing (c) speaking
26. 26.Omkar did not ___ the ball last week. (a) throws (b) throw (c) throwing (d) threw
27. 27.Choose the right verb: Either Isha or the girls ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
28. 28.We ___ in Delhi since 2019. (a) have worked (b) has worked (c) work (d) worked
29. 29.We ___ lunch at the moment. (a) are bringing (b) is bringing (c) am bringing (d) are bring
30. 30.I ___ a mango when Mum came home. (a) was eat (b) were eating (c) was eating (d) am eating
31. 31.When Mum came home, she ___ the dog. (a) was feeding (b) was feed (c) were feeding (d) is feeding
32. 32.Choose the right verb: Each girl ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
33. 33.Name the tense: “He is sending a message.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) past perfect (d) present continuous
34. 34.Name the tense: “We had caught the ball.” (a) simple present (b) simple past (c) present continuous (d) past perfect
35. 35.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) have (c) had
36. 36.Choose the right verb: Each of the children ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
37. 37.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 4. (a) are (b) is
38. 38.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) gone (b) went (c) goed (d) going
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, she ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had run (c) has run (d) had ran
40. 40.Choose the right verb: Every child ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has

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