Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 487 · 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.The children have just ___ a letter. (a) writing (b) wrote (c) written (d) write
2. 2.They ___ tea in 2023. (a) maked (b) made (c) will make (d) make
3. 3.Choose the right verb: There ___ two cats in the garden. (a) are (b) is
4. 4.He ___ drawn a picture already. (a) have (b) has
5. 5.Choose the right verb: Each boy ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
6. 6.I ___ rice every morning. (a) cook (b) cooking (c) cooks
7. 7.Aarav ___ the bag right now. (a) am carrying (b) is carrying (c) is carry (d) are carrying
8. 8.They ___ play cricket every Sunday. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buying (c) buyeing
10. 10.I ___ going to go to school next Sunday. (a) are (b) am (c) is
11. 11.When the phone rang, my friends ___ a cake. (a) was baking (b) are baking (c) were bake (d) were baking
12. 12.You ___ drawn a picture already. (a) has (b) have
13. 13.Name the tense: “Manav sings a song.” (a) simple present (b) present perfect (c) simple past (d) simple future
14. 14.Meera ___ a mango now. (a) am eating (b) is eat (c) are eating (d) is eating
15. 15.When it started to rain, I ___ for the team. (a) was clap (b) was clapping (c) am clapping (d) were clapping
16. 16.She ___ Hindi next month. (a) will speaks (b) spoke (c) will speaking (d) will speak
17. 17.Name the tense: “Farhan baked a cake.” (a) past continuous (b) simple future (c) past perfect (d) simple past
18. 18.My brother ___ the dog right now. (a) is feed (b) is feeding (c) am feeding (d) are feeding
19. 19.When Dad called, you ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) have (c) has
20. 20.Farhan ___ jog in the park on Saturdays. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
21. 21.Name the tense: “Karan is telling a story.” (a) simple past (b) past continuous (c) simple present (d) present continuous
22. 22.___ I dance on the stage every morning? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do (d) Does
23. 23.Rahul ___ the match right now. (a) is winning (b) am winning (c) is win (d) are winning
24. 24.My cousins ___ in Delhi since 2020. (a) has worked (b) worked (c) have worked (d) work
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) wining (c) winning
26. 26.When Mum came home, I ___ a cartoon. (a) was watch (b) am watching (c) were watching (d) was watching
27. 27.When it started to rain, my friends ___ Hindi. (a) are speaking (b) were speak (c) were speaking (d) was speaking
28. 28.___ you washing the dishes right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
29. 29.My brother is going to ___ for the team next month. (a) clapping (b) claps (c) clap (d) clapped
30. 30.She ___ jog in the park every Sunday. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
31. 31.Ananya is going to ___ the ball next Sunday. (a) throwing (b) throw (c) threw (d) throws
32. 32.The children have studied in this school ___ 2020. (a) since (b) for
33. 33.When Dad called, the children ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
34. 34.___ Aarav play cricket yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
35. 35.My sister ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) had watched (d) have watched
36. 36.She has just ___ a letter. (a) writing (b) written (c) write (d) wrote
37. 37.Saanvi ___ in Delhi since 2022. (a) works (b) has worked (c) worked (d) have worked
38. 38.At 8 pm yesterday, they ___ a letter. (a) were write (b) were writing (c) was writing (d) are writing
39. 39.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swum (b) swimmed (c) swimming (d) swam
40. 40.___ we swimming in the pool now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is

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