Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 501 · 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: The scissors ___ sharp. (a) are (b) is
2. 2.Choose the right verb: The news ___ good today. (a) are (b) is
3. 3.When Mum came home, Diya ___ a cake. (a) is baking (b) was baking (c) was bake (d) were baking
4. 4.When Dad called, I ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) had (c) has
5. 5.My brother ___ going to run in the park next month. (a) is (b) are (c) am
6. 6.They ___ going to go to school tomorrow. (a) am (b) are (c) is
7. 7.She ___ for the team yesterday. (a) will clap (b) claps (c) clapped (d) has clapped
8. 8.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catched (c) caught
9. 9.We are going to ___ rice tomorrow. (a) cooked (b) cooks (c) cook (d) cooking
10. 10.Arjun ___ a letter every day. (a) write (b) writes (c) writing
11. 11.I ___ the dishes when it started to rain. (a) was wash (b) were washing (c) was washing (d) am washing
12. 12.We ___ a sandcastle next Sunday. (a) will build (b) will building (c) built (d) will builds
13. 13.They ___ science every Sunday. (a) studies (b) studying (c) study
14. 14.You ___ a bicycle at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were ride (b) are riding (c) was riding (d) were riding
15. 15.When the bell rang, you ___ on the stage. (a) was dancing (b) are dancing (c) were dance (d) were dancing
16. 16.Ishaan ___ carry the bag every Sunday. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
17. 17.When the phone rang, she ___ a tree. (a) was plant (b) were planting (c) was planting (d) is planting
18. 18.Sneha ___ milk two days ago. (a) drinked (b) drinks (c) drank (d) will drink
19. 19.I ___ win the match twice a week. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
20. 20.When Dad called, you ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) had (c) have
21. 21.You ___ going to cook rice tomorrow. (a) am (b) is (c) are
22. 22.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 5. (a) are (b) is
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) had rode
24. 24.Ira ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
25. 25.She did not ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) wash (b) washes (c) washing (d) washed
26. 26.Choose the right verb: Each of the girls ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
27. 27.They ___ in this school since 2020. (a) have studied (b) studied (c) study (d) has studied
28. 28.When Mum came home, my brother ___ lunch. (a) was bringing (b) were bringing (c) is bringing (d) was bring
29. 29.I ___ going to take the train next week. (a) is (b) am (c) are
30. 30.You ___ the dog last Sunday. (a) fed (b) feeded (c) feed (d) will feed
31. 31.The students have just ___ a cake. (a) bake (b) bakes (c) baking (d) baked
32. 32.You ___ Hindi last Sunday. (a) speak (b) spoke (c) will speak (d) speaked
33. 33.Choose the right verb: Each of the children ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
34. 34.___ my sister wearing a cap now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
35. 35.He ___ lunch when it started to rain. (a) were bringing (b) is bringing (c) was bringing (d) was bring
36. 36.Name the tense: “You are washing the dishes.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) present perfect (d) past perfect
37. 37.Ira has just ___ the dishes. (a) washed (b) washing (c) washes (d) wash
38. 38.When the phone rang, I ___ a sandcastle. (a) was building (b) were building (c) am building (d) was build
39. 39.My brother ___ science at the moment. (a) am studying (b) is studying (c) is study (d) are studying
40. 40.I ___ flown a kite already. (a) has (b) have

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