Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 499 · 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: My trousers ___ new. (a) are (b) is
2. 2.We are going to ___ Hindi next week. (a) speaking (b) speaks (c) spoke (d) speak
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cookking (c) cooking
4. 4.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 3. (a) is (b) are
5. 5.We ___ the dog next week. (a) will feed (b) will feeding (c) fed (d) will feeds
6. 6.They ___ going to win the match next week. (a) is (b) am (c) are
7. 7.You ___ a tree in 2023. (a) have climbed (b) will climb (c) climb (d) climbed
8. 8.My friends ___ milk at the moment. (a) is drinking (b) are drink (c) are drinking (d) am drinking
9. 9.We ___ a song now. (a) are singing (b) is singing (c) are sing (d) am singing
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) had build (c) had built (d) have built
11. 11.I ___ win the match every Sunday. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) aren't
12. 12.He has just ___ a cap. (a) wearing (b) worn (c) wore (d) wear
13. 13.Name the tense: “I had bought vegetables.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) past perfect (d) present perfect
14. 14.Tara ___ in the park at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was jog (b) were jogging (c) is jogging (d) was jogging
15. 15.You ___ a sandcastle every Sunday. (a) builds (b) build (c) building
16. 16.My brother ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) speaks (b) spoke (c) speaked (d) will speak
17. 17.I ___ a cartoon next Sunday. (a) will watch (b) will watches (c) will watching (d) watched
18. 18.Name the tense: “I am buying vegetables.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) past perfect (d) present perfect
19. 19.They ___ send a message every Sunday. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) aren't
20. 20.___ Tara watch a cartoon two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
21. 21.Isha ___ a tree when the phone rang. (a) were planting (b) was plant (c) was planting (d) is planting
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throweing (b) throwing (c) throwwing
23. 23.Name the tense: “My brother was jogging in the park.” (a) past continuous (b) simple present (c) present perfect (d) past perfect
24. 24.The children ___ watch a cartoon on Saturdays. (a) aren't (b) don't (c) doesn't
25. 25.They ___ on the stage when Mum came home. (a) was dancing (b) were dance (c) are dancing (d) were dancing
26. 26.When Dad called, the students ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
27. 27.Name the tense: “My sister had danced on the stage.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) past perfect (d) simple present
28. 28.___ Aisha bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
29. 29.___ you swim in the pool every day? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Do (d) Are
30. 30.I am going to ___ a cake next Sunday. (a) baking (b) baked (c) bake (d) bakes
31. 31.My friends ___ a cake next month. (a) will bakes (b) will baking (c) baked (d) will bake
32. 32.___ I bringing lunch now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
33. 33.Name the tense: “The children were drawing a picture.” (a) past continuous (b) present perfect (c) simple future (d) present continuous
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buying (c) buyying
35. 35.When the phone rang, you ___ Hindi. (a) were speak (b) was speaking (c) are speaking (d) were speaking
36. 36.My sister ___ to school when the bell rang. (a) is going (b) was going (c) were going (d) was go
37. 37.Choose the right verb: Each child ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
38. 38.I ___ going to climb a tree next Sunday. (a) are (b) is (c) am
39. 39.Choose the right verb: All the girls ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
40. 40.They ___ make tea twice a week. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) aren't

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