Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 485 · 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.Kunal has had this bicycle ___ two years. (a) for (b) since
2. 2.Karan has worked in Delhi ___ two years. (a) since (b) for
3. 3.My cousins ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) catch (b) caught (c) will catch (d) catched
4. 4.She is going to ___ on the stage next week. (a) danced (b) dancing (c) dances (d) dance
5. 5.At 8 pm yesterday, we ___ the dishes. (a) was washing (b) were wash (c) are washing (d) were washing
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buyying (c) buying
7. 7.I ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) have written (b) had written (c) had wrote (d) has written
8. 8.My brother ___ lunch when it started to rain. (a) was bringing (b) is bringing (c) were bringing (d) was bring
9. 9.When it started to rain, we ___ a cartoon. (a) was watching (b) are watching (c) were watching (d) were watch
10. 10.___ she sing a song two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
11. 11.She ___ a message when it started to rain. (a) were sending (b) is sending (c) was sending (d) was send
12. 12.The students ___ going to bring lunch next Sunday. (a) is (b) are (c) am
13. 13.Rahul ___ a kite at the moment. (a) am flying (b) is fly (c) are flying (d) is flying
14. 14.I have worked in Delhi ___ January. (a) since (b) for
15. 15.She ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) has danced
16. 16.Name the tense: “You are going to school.” (a) past continuous (b) present perfect (c) past perfect (d) present continuous
17. 17.Choose the right verb: Every child ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
18. 18.You ___ a kite now. (a) are flying (b) is flying (c) are fly (d) am flying
19. 19.He has just ___ science. (a) studied (b) studies (c) studying (d) study
20. 20.When it started to rain, Zoya ___ in the park. (a) were jogging (b) was jog (c) is jogging (d) was jogging
21. 21.Ananya ___ science every morning. (a) study (b) studies (c) studying
22. 22.She is going to ___ the ball next Sunday. (a) caught (b) catching (c) catches (d) catch
23. 23.Choose the right verb: The packet of biscuits ___ open. (a) are (b) is
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) weareing (c) wearring
25. 25.They are going to ___ the match next Sunday. (a) wins (b) won (c) win (d) winning
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, Karan ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had play (d) had played
27. 27.They did not ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) buy (b) bought (c) buys (d) buying
28. 28.You ___ in the park on Saturdays. (a) jogs (b) jog (c) jogging
29. 29.You are going to ___ on the stage next month. (a) danced (b) dancing (c) dance (d) dances
30. 30.Name the tense: “You were catching the ball.” (a) past perfect (b) simple present (c) simple future (d) past continuous
31. 31.They have just ___ the dishes. (a) washed (b) washes (c) wash (d) washing
32. 32.___ they throw the ball in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
33. 33.I ___ going to help Grandma next Sunday. (a) is (b) am (c) are
34. 34.Aisha ___ in Pune since 2019. (a) have lived (b) lives (c) has lived (d) lived
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
36. 36.Saanvi ___ the match last Sunday. (a) wins (b) will win (c) winned (d) won
37. 37.My parents have had this bicycle ___ two years. (a) since (b) for
38. 38.They ___ Grandma right now. (a) are helping (b) am helping (c) is helping (d) are help
39. 39.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winned (c) winning
40. 40.Name the tense: “She is feeding the dog.” (a) simple future (b) past continuous (c) simple past (d) present continuous

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