Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 506 · 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.He did not ___ science in 2023. (a) study (b) studies (c) studied (d) studying
2. 2.The students have just ___ vegetables. (a) buy (b) bought (c) buys (d) buying
3. 3.My brother ___ going to bake a cake tomorrow. (a) is (b) are (c) am
4. 4.Name the tense: “You are studying science.” (a) past continuous (b) simple past (c) present continuous (d) simple present
5. 5.___ you eat a mango yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
6. 6.Name the tense: “The students have washed the dishes.” (a) present perfect (b) past continuous (c) simple present (d) simple future
7. 7.He has just ___ the ball. (a) catching (b) catches (c) caught (d) catch
8. 8.We ___ a story when the phone rang. (a) are telling (b) were telling (c) were tell (d) was telling
9. 9.___ you build a sandcastle on Saturdays? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Is (d) Are
10. 10.You ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) had feed (b) have fed (c) had fed (d) has fed
11. 11.You have just ___ a tree. (a) plants (b) planted (c) planting (d) plant
12. 12.Choose the right verb: Either Ananya or the boys ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
13. 13.Rahul has lived in Pune ___ 2020. (a) since (b) for
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had wrote (d) had written
15. 15.Choose the right verb: Every player ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
16. 16.We ___ milk right now. (a) are drinking (b) am drinking (c) are drink (d) is drinking
17. 17.She ___ milk when Mum came home. (a) was drink (b) is drinking (c) were drinking (d) was drinking
18. 18.The children ___ the dog every day. (a) feeding (b) feeds (c) feed
19. 19.Farhan ___ going to tell a story next week. (a) am (b) are (c) is
20. 20.When the bell rang, my sister ___ a mango. (a) were eating (b) was eating (c) is eating (d) was eat
21. 21.You ___ catch the ball twice a week. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
22. 22.My brother ___ a bicycle when Mum came home. (a) was riding (b) were riding (c) is riding (d) was ride
23. 23.___ he catch the ball last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
24. 24.Name the tense: “I drink milk.” (a) simple present (b) past continuous (c) simple future (d) simple past
25. 25.They ___ in this school since 2020. (a) has taught (b) have taught (c) teach (d) taught
26. 26.I ___ a kite at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was fly (b) were flying (c) am flying (d) was flying
27. 27.___ they carrying the bag now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
28. 28.My sister is going to ___ the bag tomorrow. (a) carry (b) carried (c) carrying (d) carries
29. 29.She is going to ___ the match next Sunday. (a) won (b) winning (c) wins (d) win
30. 30.They ___ a story every morning. (a) tell (b) telling (c) tells
31. 31.They ___ written a letter already. (a) have (b) has
32. 32.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 4. (a) is (b) are
33. 33.The students ___ rice when it started to rain. (a) are cooking (b) was cooking (c) were cook (d) were cooking
34. 34.You ___ with Nani since 2021. (a) have stayed (b) stay (c) has stayed (d) stayed
35. 35.Choose the right verb: Each of the players ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
36. 36.They did not ___ Hindi last week. (a) spoke (b) speaking (c) speak (d) speaks
37. 37.When Dad called, my sister ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) has (c) have
38. 38.Rahul did not ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washes (b) washed (c) wash (d) washing
39. 39.___ my brother helping Grandma right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
40. 40.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 5. (a) are (b) is

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