Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 477 · 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.Vivaan ___ going to clap for the team next Sunday. (a) are (b) is (c) am
2. 2.Sneha ___ write a letter twice a week. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
3. 3.___ he cleaning the room now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
4. 4.She did not ___ tea yesterday. (a) making (b) make (c) made (d) makes
5. 5.The children ___ a letter last Sunday. (a) wrote (b) writed (c) write (d) will write
6. 6.When Mum came home, they ___ a cake. (a) are baking (b) were bake (c) were baking (d) was baking
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) gooing (c) going
8. 8.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eaten (b) eated (c) ate (d) eating
9. 9.My parents ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) swam (b) swim (c) will swim (d) swimmed
10. 10.Name the tense: “My friends have studied science.” (a) present perfect (b) present continuous (c) past continuous (d) simple past
11. 11.Riya ___ Hindi twice a week. (a) speaks (b) speak (c) speaking
12. 12.Name the tense: “I was speaking Hindi.” (a) simple future (b) past continuous (c) simple past (d) simple present
13. 13.___ Saanvi playing cricket right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
14. 14.She ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) had sang (b) have sung (c) has sung (d) had sung
15. 15.My friends ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had made (d) had make
16. 16.When the bell rang, Dev ___ a tree. (a) was plant (b) is planting (c) were planting (d) was planting
17. 17.I ___ the train every day. (a) taking (b) take (c) takes
18. 18.Name the tense: “She has cleaned the room.” (a) simple present (b) present perfect (c) simple past (d) past perfect
19. 19.My friends did not ___ the dog last week. (a) fed (b) feeding (c) feed (d) feeds
20. 20.She is going to ___ a kite next week. (a) flies (b) flying (c) fly (d) flew
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, Kunal ___ the match. (a) had won (b) have won (c) had win (d) has won
22. 22.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) threw (b) throwing (c) throwed (d) thrown
23. 23.___ we eat a mango in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
24. 24.I ___ going to carry the bag next Sunday. (a) is (b) am (c) are
25. 25.I ___ going to bake a cake next Sunday. (a) is (b) are (c) am
26. 26.You ___ cricket every morning. (a) plays (b) play (c) playing
27. 27.My parents have just ___ a tree. (a) plants (b) planted (c) planting (d) plant
28. 28.Saanvi ___ a letter next week. (a) wrote (b) will writes (c) will write (d) will writing
29. 29.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawed (c) drew (d) drawn
30. 30.I ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) had make (b) had made (c) has made (d) have made
31. 31.They ___ in this school since 2022. (a) have taught (b) taught (c) has taught (d) teach
32. 32.My brother ___ jog in the park every day. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
33. 33.Name the tense: “He ate a mango.” (a) simple future (b) present perfect (c) simple past (d) simple present
34. 34.When the bell rang, my friends ___ the room. (a) were cleaning (b) were clean (c) was cleaning (d) are cleaning
35. 35.Name the tense: “You planted a tree.” (a) simple past (b) past continuous (c) present continuous (d) present perfect
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, she ___ tea. (a) had make (b) has made (c) have made (d) had made
37. 37.___ I build a sandcastle every Sunday? (a) Is (b) Does (c) Do (d) Are
38. 38.They ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
39. 39.Name the tense: “She climbed a tree.” (a) present perfect (b) past continuous (c) simple future (d) simple past
40. 40.___ my brother jogging in the park now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are

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