Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 5 · 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.We have just ___ the room. (a) cleaning (b) cleans (c) clean (d) cleaned
2. 2.He ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) will dance (b) danced (c) dances (d) has danced
3. 3.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 6. (a) are (b) is
4. 4.They ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eating (c) eatting
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) had bring (c) has brought (d) have brought
7. 7.My sister did not ___ a tree two days ago. (a) climbing (b) climb (c) climbs (d) climbed
8. 8.He ___ in the park next month. (a) jogged (b) will jogging (c) will jog (d) will jogs
9. 9.Yash did not ___ a song last week. (a) sings (b) singing (c) sing (d) sang
10. 10.When the phone rang, my brother ___ the room. (a) were cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) was cleaning (d) was clean
11. 11.My brother ___ in the park now. (a) is jogging (b) are jogging (c) am jogging (d) is jog
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, Kabir ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) had written (d) has written
13. 13.She ___ a kite at the moment. (a) is flying (b) is fly (c) am flying (d) are flying
14. 14.They ___ in the pool next Sunday. (a) swam (b) will swims (c) will swim (d) will swimming
15. 15.You ___ going to swim in the pool tomorrow. (a) is (b) are (c) am
16. 16.I ___ a tree when the bell rang. (a) was climbing (b) was climb (c) am climbing (d) were climbing
17. 17.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) has (c) have
18. 18.He ___ a tree next Sunday. (a) will climb (b) climbed (c) will climbs (d) will climbing
19. 19.When the phone rang, we ___ a mango. (a) was eating (b) are eating (c) were eat (d) were eating
20. 20.She ___ rice right now. (a) is cook (b) are cooking (c) am cooking (d) is cooking
21. 21.Name the tense: “They are baking a cake.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) simple present (d) simple past
22. 22.You ___ ridden a bicycle already. (a) has (b) have
23. 23.___ he cook rice last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
24. 24.When Dad called, I ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.When it started to rain, you ___ in the pool. (a) was swimming (b) are swimming (c) were swimming (d) were swim
26. 26.You ___ in the park tomorrow. (a) will jogging (b) will jog (c) jogged (d) will jogs
27. 27.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rode (b) rided (c) ridden (d) riding
28. 28.You ___ cricket every day. (a) plays (b) play (c) playing
29. 29.___ they clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
30. 30.When Dad called, they ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
31. 31.You ___ going to win the match next month. (a) am (b) are (c) is
32. 32.I ___ cricket on Saturdays. (a) play (b) playing (c) plays
33. 33.I am going to ___ on the stage next Sunday. (a) danced (b) dances (c) dance (d) dancing
34. 34.___ she build a sandcastle twice a week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Are (d) Is
35. 35.Yash has just ___ a bicycle. (a) ride (b) riding (c) rode (d) ridden
36. 36.Ishaan is going to ___ science next Sunday. (a) studying (b) studied (c) studies (d) study
37. 37.Choose the right verb: All the girls ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
38. 38.By the time we reached, Pooja ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) had took
39. 39.___ she catching the ball right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
40. 40.Choose the right verb: Every student ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have

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