Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 482 · 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 ___ Hindi now. (a) are speaking (b) is speaking (c) am speaking (d) is speak
2. 2.When Dad called, Diya ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
3. 3.Choose the right verb: My trousers ___ new. (a) is (b) are
4. 4.Name the tense: “They are going to school.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) simple future (d) simple present
5. 5.He ___ on the stage when the phone rang. (a) was dancing (b) were dancing (c) is dancing (d) was dance
6. 6.You did not ___ the ball two days ago. (a) catching (b) caught (c) catches (d) catch
7. 7.You ___ a kite right now. (a) are fly (b) am flying (c) are flying (d) is flying
8. 8.You ___ a cartoon every morning. (a) watch (b) watching (c) watches
9. 9.Neel ___ a kite every morning. (a) flying (b) flies (c) fly
10. 10.I ___ tea right now. (a) am making (b) is making (c) are making (d) am make
11. 11.He ___ cricket two days ago. (a) will play (b) has played (c) played (d) plays
12. 12.My cousins ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) have watched (b) watch (c) will watch (d) watched
13. 13.Priya has worked in Delhi ___ two years. (a) since (b) for
14. 14.Name the tense: “She was making tea.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) simple past (d) simple present
15. 15.___ you swim in the pool every Sunday? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Does (d) Are
16. 16.Choose the right verb: Each girl ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
17. 17.They ___ throw the ball every morning. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
18. 18.You did not ___ Grandma last week. (a) helping (b) helps (c) helped (d) help
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, I ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) had bring (c) have brought (d) had brought
20. 20.At 8 pm yesterday, you ___ vegetables. (a) were buying (b) are buying (c) was buying (d) were buy
21. 21.Name the tense: “My brother plants a tree.” (a) simple future (b) present continuous (c) simple past (d) simple present
22. 22.They ___ the ball yesterday. (a) catch (b) will catch (c) catched (d) caught
23. 23.We ___ in this school since 2021. (a) has studied (b) studied (c) study (d) have studied
24. 24.When Dad called, we ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washhing (c) washeing
26. 26.When Dad called, my sister ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) has (c) have
27. 27.When Dad called, she ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playing (c) playying
29. 29.The students have just ___ lunch. (a) brings (b) bringing (c) brought (d) bring
30. 30.Karan ___ going to bake a cake next week. (a) am (b) is (c) are
31. 31.Name the tense: “My cousins will catch the ball.” (a) past continuous (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) simple future
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had clean
33. 33.___ my brother playing cricket right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
34. 34.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) is (b) are
35. 35.When the bell rang, my cousins ___ the room. (a) are cleaning (b) was cleaning (c) were clean (d) were cleaning
36. 36.He ___ a story when the bell rang. (a) is telling (b) was tell (c) were telling (d) was telling
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cookeing (c) cooking
38. 38.You ___ the dog every day. (a) feeding (b) feeds (c) feed
39. 39.Name the tense: “I play cricket.” (a) present perfect (b) past continuous (c) simple present (d) simple future
40. 40.My cousins ___ going to build a sandcastle next month. (a) am (b) are (c) is

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