Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 503 · 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.They ___ a message when the phone rang. (a) were send (b) were sending (c) was sending (d) are sending
2. 2.When the phone rang, Rohan ___ a tree. (a) was plant (b) was planting (c) is planting (d) were planting
3. 3.She is going to ___ a cake next Sunday. (a) bakes (b) baked (c) baking (d) bake
4. 4.Aisha ___ a picture at the moment. (a) am drawing (b) is draw (c) are drawing (d) is drawing
5. 5.I ___ going to bring lunch tomorrow. (a) am (b) is (c) are
6. 6.You ___ going to cook rice next Sunday. (a) am (b) is (c) are
7. 7.The students have waited for the bus ___ half an hour. (a) since (b) for
8. 8.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) is (b) are
9. 9.___ she wear a cap two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writing (c) writeing
11. 11.She ___ catch the ball every morning. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
12. 12.Rohan did not ___ a tree last week. (a) planted (b) plants (c) plant (d) planting
13. 13.When Mum came home, my friends ___ a tree. (a) was planting (b) are planting (c) were planting (d) were plant
14. 14.___ I washing the dishes now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
15. 15.Vivaan ___ a story before it got dark. (a) have told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) has told
16. 16.___ you cook rice every day? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Does (d) Is
17. 17.When the phone rang, Kabir ___ in the park. (a) is running (b) was run (c) were running (d) was running
18. 18.I ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) have brought (b) has brought (c) had brought (d) had bring
19. 19.You are going to ___ the ball next week. (a) throwing (b) threw (c) throws (d) throw
20. 20.You ___ tea last week. (a) made (b) will make (c) make (d) maked
21. 21.Choose the right verb: The news ___ good today. (a) are (b) is
22. 22.Zoya ___ go to school every day. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
23. 23.Aarav ___ a kite when the bell rang. (a) were flying (b) was fly (c) was flying (d) is flying
24. 24.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) is (b) are
25. 25.___ he flying a kite right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
26. 26.Nisha ___ clapped for the team already. (a) has (b) have
27. 27.___ the children jog in the park twice a week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Is (d) Are
28. 28.When Dad called, she ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
29. 29.She ___ with Nani since 2019. (a) stayed (b) stays (c) have stayed (d) has stayed
30. 30.___ he wash the dishes every day? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are (d) Does
31. 31.She ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) had gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) has gone
32. 32.Choose the right verb: Each of the children ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
33. 33.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) fed (b) feeded (c) feeding
34. 34.Priya ___ a tree when the bell rang. (a) were climbing (b) was climb (c) is climbing (d) was climbing
35. 35.___ we take the train last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
36. 36.Aarav ___ the room at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were cleaning (b) was cleaning (c) was clean (d) is cleaning
37. 37.You ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) has climbed (b) had climb (c) have climbed (d) had climbed
38. 38.I ___ helped Grandma already. (a) has (b) have
39. 39.He ___ go to school every Sunday. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cookeing (c) cooking

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