Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 478 · 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.By the time we reached, they ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
2. 2.___ they drinking milk right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
3. 3.My parents ___ the ball every Sunday. (a) catching (b) catches (c) catch
4. 4.They ___ the ball now. (a) is throwing (b) are throwing (c) am throwing (d) are throw
5. 5.Saanvi ___ tea at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was making (b) were making (c) is making (d) was make
6. 6.We ___ going to climb a tree next month. (a) am (b) are (c) is
7. 7.We ___ the room at the moment. (a) are clean (b) are cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) is cleaning
8. 8.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) are (b) is
9. 9.My friends ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) had make (b) has made (c) had made (d) have made
10. 10.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swam (b) swum (c) swimmed (d) swimming
11. 11.My sister ___ a cake last week. (a) bakes (b) will bake (c) has baked (d) baked
12. 12.When Dad called, Nisha ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
13. 13.When Dad called, they ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
14. 14.My brother ___ the room two days ago. (a) has cleaned (b) cleans (c) will clean (d) cleaned
15. 15.The students have just ___ the dog. (a) feeds (b) feeding (c) fed (d) feed
16. 16.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
17. 17.I ___ with Nani since 2021. (a) stay (b) has stayed (c) stayed (d) have stayed
18. 18.Choose the right verb: All the children ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
19. 19.I ___ going to win the match next month. (a) am (b) is (c) are
20. 20.When Dad called, we ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) had (c) has
21. 21.I ___ eat a mango every morning. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
22. 22.Tara ___ with Nani since 2020. (a) have stayed (b) stays (c) stayed (d) has stayed
23. 23.We ___ Grandma when the bell rang. (a) was helping (b) are helping (c) were helping (d) were help
24. 24.Meera ___ won the match already. (a) has (b) have
25. 25.___ you clean the room twice a week? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is (d) Does
26. 26.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winned (c) winning
27. 27.You ___ in the park two days ago. (a) ran (b) run (c) runned (d) will run
28. 28.___ the children wear a cap two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
29. 29.When Dad called, you ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) have (c) has
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ tea. (a) had make (b) had made (c) have made (d) has made
31. 31.Pooja ___ Grandma when the bell rang. (a) is helping (b) were helping (c) was helping (d) was help
32. 32.My brother ___ build a sandcastle every day. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
33. 33.___ they cook rice last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
34. 34.He ___ tea yesterday. (a) made (b) makes (c) will make (d) maked
35. 35.He ___ rice last Sunday. (a) has cooked (b) cooked (c) cooks (d) will cook
36. 36.Name the tense: “We were dancing on the stage.” (a) past continuous (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) simple past
37. 37.Choose the right verb: There ___ two cats in the garden. (a) are (b) is
38. 38.When Dad called, we ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
39. 39.When the phone rang, she ___ the dog. (a) is feeding (b) were feeding (c) was feed (d) was feeding
40. 40.When it started to rain, my brother ___ a cap. (a) is wearing (b) were wearing (c) was wearing (d) was wear

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