Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 479 · 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.Arjun ___ a letter in 2023. (a) will write (b) wrote (c) writed (d) writes
2. 2.The children ___ clap for the team every day. (a) aren't (b) don't (c) doesn't
3. 3.We ___ the train when the bell rang. (a) was taking (b) are taking (c) were take (d) were taking
4. 4.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 7. (a) are (b) is
5. 5.___ Zoya dancing on the stage now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
6. 6.She ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had send (d) had sent
7. 7.Isha ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had play (b) has played (c) have played (d) had played
8. 8.At 8 pm yesterday, she ___ a mango. (a) were eating (b) was eat (c) is eating (d) was eating
9. 9.My parents ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) had flew (b) had flown (c) have flown (d) has flown
10. 10.Vivaan ___ a cartoon last week. (a) watches (b) has watched (c) watched (d) will watch
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) building (b) buildding (c) buildeing
12. 12.When the phone rang, we ___ a picture. (a) were draw (b) was drawing (c) were drawing (d) are drawing
13. 13.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyed (c) bought
14. 14.My brother ___ feed the dog every morning. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
15. 15.Name the tense: “You will jog in the park.” (a) past perfect (b) simple past (c) simple future (d) past continuous
16. 16.___ you eat a mango two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
17. 17.Choose the right verb: There ___ some milk in the jug. (a) are (b) is
18. 18.By the time we reached, she ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) has helped
19. 19.I ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) had eaten (b) have eaten (c) has eaten (d) had ate
20. 20.We are going to ___ a cartoon next Sunday. (a) watched (b) watch (c) watching (d) watches
21. 21.I ___ a kite when it started to rain. (a) was fly (b) am flying (c) were flying (d) was flying
22. 22.By the time we reached, she ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
23. 23.When it started to rain, you ___ the ball. (a) are catching (b) were catching (c) were catch (d) was catching
24. 24.You ___ the ball right now. (a) is throwing (b) are throwing (c) am throwing (d) are throw
25. 25.My friends ___ Grandma right now. (a) are help (b) am helping (c) are helping (d) is helping
26. 26.They ___ clap for the team on Saturdays. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) aren't
27. 27.Name the tense: “Aarav runs in the park.” (a) past perfect (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) simple past
28. 28.Name the tense: “Neel will swim in the pool.” (a) simple future (b) past perfect (c) simple past (d) simple present
29. 29.___ the children drink milk yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
30. 30.My brother ___ throw the ball every morning. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
31. 31.Choose the right verb: Each student ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
32. 32.Choose the right verb: Neither the boys nor Ira ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
33. 33.He ___ going to win the match next Sunday. (a) am (b) is (c) are
34. 34.Farhan ___ drawn a picture already. (a) have (b) has
35. 35.Name the tense: “My cousins will write a letter.” (a) simple present (b) simple future (c) past perfect (d) present continuous
36. 36.We ___ tea right now. (a) is making (b) are making (c) are make (d) am making
37. 37.___ I speak Hindi in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) goeing (c) going
39. 39.She ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had thrown (b) have thrown (c) had threw (d) has thrown
40. 40.My sister ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) had washed

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