Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 483 · 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.At 8 pm yesterday, they ___ a tree. (a) are planting (b) were planting (c) were plant (d) was planting
2. 2.He ___ drunk milk already. (a) have (b) has
3. 3.You ___ drawn a picture already. (a) have (b) has
4. 4.Zoya is going to ___ a cake tomorrow. (a) bake (b) baked (c) bakes (d) baking
5. 5.He ___ the bag on Saturdays. (a) carrying (b) carries (c) carry
6. 6.The students ___ a bicycle now. (a) are ride (b) is riding (c) are riding (d) am riding
7. 7.I ___ in the park right now. (a) is running (b) am running (c) am run (d) are running
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, I ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoken
9. 9.We ___ with Nani since 2022. (a) stay (b) stayed (c) has stayed (d) have stayed
10. 10.Choose the right verb: Neither the boys nor Neel ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
11. 11.Omkar ___ the room at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was clean (b) were cleaning (c) was cleaning (d) is cleaning
12. 12.___ she write a letter every day? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Do (d) Are
13. 13.He ___ in the park every day. (a) jogging (b) jogs (c) jog
14. 14.Choose the right verb: Every child ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
15. 15.We are going to ___ a cake next month. (a) baked (b) bakes (c) baking (d) bake
16. 16.Name the tense: “Tara wears a cap.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) past perfect (d) simple future
17. 17.___ my sister eating a mango at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
18. 18.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) won (c) winning
19. 19.She ___ the bag next Sunday. (a) will carries (b) will carrying (c) carried (d) will carry
20. 20.She ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) has gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) have gone
21. 21.Choose the right verb: The bunch of bananas ___ ripe. (a) is (b) are
22. 22.By the time we reached, Arjun ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) had flew (c) have flown (d) had flown
23. 23.When Dad called, she ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) had (c) have
24. 24.You ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) have sent (b) had sent (c) has sent (d) had send
25. 25.Name the tense: “She was wearing a cap.” (a) past continuous (b) present continuous (c) simple past (d) simple present
26. 26.Ananya ___ studied science already. (a) have (b) has
27. 27.They ___ a message next month. (a) sent (b) will send (c) will sending (d) will sends
28. 28.Name the tense: “They clean the room.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) past continuous (d) simple present
29. 29.Omkar ___ draw a picture every day. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
30. 30.I ___ a tree at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was planting (b) am planting (c) was plant (d) were planting
31. 31.Dev ___ Hindi when Mum came home. (a) is speaking (b) was speak (c) was speaking (d) were speaking
32. 32.When the bell rang, I ___ a picture. (a) was draw (b) were drawing (c) was drawing (d) am drawing
33. 33.You ___ a cake in 2023. (a) baked (b) bake (c) have baked (d) will bake
34. 34.___ he make tea every Sunday? (a) Does (b) Are (c) Do (d) Is
35. 35.Name the tense: “Nisha is dancing on the stage.” (a) past perfect (b) present perfect (c) simple future (d) present continuous
36. 36.You ___ danced on the stage already. (a) have (b) has
37. 37.Name the tense: “You were baking a cake.” (a) past continuous (b) simple present (c) past perfect (d) simple past
38. 38.___ you playing cricket at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
39. 39.He ___ to school when the bell rang. (a) is going (b) was go (c) was going (d) were going
40. 40.They ___ in this school since 2022. (a) has studied (b) studied (c) have studied (d) study

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