Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 497 · 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.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flown (b) flying (c) flyed (d) flew
2. 2.Pooja ___ going to wear a cap tomorrow. (a) is (b) am (c) are
3. 3.They ___ in Pune since 2019. (a) have lived (b) lived (c) has lived (d) live
4. 4.When it started to rain, they ___ a kite. (a) were flying (b) are flying (c) was flying (d) were fly
5. 5.He is going to ___ science next Sunday. (a) studies (b) studying (c) studied (d) study
6. 6.Neel ___ helped Grandma already. (a) have (b) has
7. 7.Choose the right verb: Each of the players ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
8. 8.Name the tense: “My cousins will bring lunch.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) simple future (d) past perfect
9. 9.___ she eat a mango every Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Are (d) Is
10. 10.Name the tense: “My brother swims in the pool.” (a) present continuous (b) past perfect (c) simple present (d) past continuous
11. 11.___ we watch a cartoon last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
12. 12.Rohan has just ___ a mango. (a) eaten (b) eat (c) ate (d) eating
13. 13.You ___ swim in the pool on Saturdays. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) aren't
14. 14.Name the tense: “Aisha was building a sandcastle.” (a) past perfect (b) present continuous (c) past continuous (d) simple present
15. 15.Kabir ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wore (b) will wear (c) wears (d) weared
16. 16.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 4. (a) are (b) is
17. 17.They ___ Grandma right now. (a) am helping (b) are helping (c) is helping (d) are help
18. 18.Aditya ___ Hindi at 8 pm yesterday. (a) is speaking (b) was speaking (c) was speak (d) were speaking
19. 19.I ___ clap for the team twice a week. (a) aren't (b) don't (c) doesn't
20. 20.Choose the right verb: Either Karan or the boys ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
21. 21.We ___ a cake yesterday. (a) bake (b) will bake (c) baked (d) have baked
22. 22.___ they feed the dog in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
23. 23.They ___ Grandma when it started to rain. (a) are helping (b) were helping (c) were help (d) was helping
24. 24.Choose the right verb: Each child ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
25. 25.She ___ a cartoon now. (a) is watching (b) are watching (c) am watching (d) is watch
26. 26.The children ___ going to swim in the pool tomorrow. (a) am (b) are (c) is
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, Vivaan ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) had written (c) has written (d) had wrote
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) clapping (c) claping
29. 29.Kavya did not ___ in the park two days ago. (a) jogs (b) jogged (c) jog (d) jogging
30. 30.Choose the right verb: Every player ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
31. 31.Yash ___ the match last week. (a) won (b) wins (c) winned (d) will win
32. 32.She ___ a letter when Mum came home. (a) were writing (b) is writing (c) was writing (d) was write
33. 33.You ___ a picture right now. (a) are draw (b) is drawing (c) are drawing (d) am drawing
34. 34.We ___ the match now. (a) are win (b) is winning (c) am winning (d) are winning
35. 35.When the bell rang, you ___ tea. (a) were making (b) are making (c) were make (d) was making
36. 36.___ he play cricket every morning? (a) Are (b) Does (c) Is (d) Do
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eating (c) eateing
38. 38.We ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
39. 39.Name the tense: “We had baked a cake.” (a) simple past (b) simple future (c) present continuous (d) past perfect
40. 40.___ she jog in the park yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does

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