Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 492 · 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.Choose the right verb: Neither the twins nor Tara ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
2. 2.We ___ tea when it started to rain. (a) was making (b) are making (c) were making (d) were make
3. 3.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 9. (a) are (b) is
4. 4.___ she catching the ball at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
5. 5.We ___ a mango tomorrow. (a) will eats (b) ate (c) will eat (d) will eating
6. 6.When Dad called, she ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has
7. 7.You ___ in the park now. (a) are run (b) are running (c) is running (d) am running
8. 8.I ___ in Pune since 2019. (a) lived (b) live (c) has lived (d) have lived
9. 9.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
10. 10.___ I bake a cake last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
11. 11.They ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) have danced (b) will dance (c) danced (d) dance
12. 12.Choose the right verb: Each boy ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
13. 13.She ___ a cap now. (a) is wear (b) are wearing (c) is wearing (d) am wearing
14. 14.They ___ tell a story on Saturdays. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
15. 15.When the phone rang, Aditya ___ the dishes. (a) were washing (b) was washing (c) was wash (d) is washing
16. 16.Name the tense: “He was planting a tree.” (a) past continuous (b) simple present (c) past perfect (d) present perfect
17. 17.My sister ___ going to watch a cartoon next month. (a) are (b) am (c) is
18. 18.He ___ science last Sunday. (a) will study (b) studied (c) studies (d) has studied
19. 19.Kavya ___ science tomorrow. (a) will studies (b) will study (c) will studying (d) studied
20. 20.By the time we reached, Arjun ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
21. 21.___ my cousins run in the park in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
22. 22.You ___ lunch next week. (a) will bring (b) will brings (c) brought (d) will bringing
23. 23.Choose the right verb: Each boy ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
24. 24.You did not ___ a cap in 2023. (a) wearing (b) wears (c) wear (d) wore
25. 25.I ___ with Nani since 2021. (a) stayed (b) stay (c) have stayed (d) has stayed
26. 26.You ___ on the stage tomorrow. (a) danced (b) will dancing (c) will dance (d) will dances
27. 27.___ my sister planting a tree now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
28. 28.Saanvi did not ___ science last Sunday. (a) studied (b) study (c) studies (d) studying
29. 29.We ___ to school in 2023. (a) will go (b) go (c) goed (d) went
30. 30.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) is (b) are
31. 31.Tara is going to ___ a story next month. (a) tell (b) told (c) telling (d) tells
32. 32.When the phone rang, my sister ___ the match. (a) was win (b) was winning (c) were winning (d) is winning
33. 33.My brother ___ a bicycle now. (a) am riding (b) are riding (c) is riding (d) is ride
34. 34.Rahul did not ___ the ball last week. (a) caught (b) catches (c) catching (d) catch
35. 35.Name the tense: “He had cooked rice.” (a) simple present (b) present continuous (c) past perfect (d) past continuous
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carryying (c) carrying
37. 37.Name the tense: “We have cleaned the room.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) past perfect (d) simple present
38. 38.Name the tense: “Isha had planted a tree.” (a) simple past (b) simple present (c) past perfect (d) present continuous
39. 39.___ the students tell a story two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
40. 40.___ my parents bake a cake two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do

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