Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 507 · 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.Name the tense: “We were throwing the ball.” (a) simple past (b) past continuous (c) present perfect (d) past perfect
2. 2.My brother ___ watch a cartoon on Saturdays. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
3. 3.We ___ on the stage now. (a) am dancing (b) is dancing (c) are dance (d) are dancing
4. 4.My brother ___ milk every day. (a) drinking (b) drinks (c) drink
5. 5.She ___ to school right now. (a) is go (b) am going (c) is going (d) are going
6. 6.Farhan ___ the ball at the moment. (a) am catching (b) is catch (c) are catching (d) is catching
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washeing (c) washhing
8. 8.Kabir ___ Grandma right now. (a) is helping (b) are helping (c) is help (d) am helping
9. 9.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 3. (a) is (b) are
10. 10.When it started to rain, we ___ cricket. (a) are playing (b) were playing (c) was playing (d) were play
11. 11.___ the children drinking milk at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
12. 12.He ___ Grandma now. (a) is helping (b) is help (c) are helping (d) am helping
13. 13.___ I singing a song right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
14. 14.Choose the right verb: There ___ many books on the shelf. (a) are (b) is
15. 15.You ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) had sung (d) have sung
16. 16.We ___ a tree every Sunday. (a) planting (b) plant (c) plants
17. 17.I ___ a tree tomorrow. (a) will climbs (b) will climb (c) will climbing (d) climbed
18. 18.I ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) help (b) will help (c) have helped (d) helped
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speaking (c) speakking
20. 20.Manav ___ the train next Sunday. (a) will takes (b) will take (c) took (d) will taking
21. 21.Choose the right verb: The packet of biscuits ___ open. (a) is (b) are
22. 22.When the bell rang, Neel ___ cricket. (a) were playing (b) is playing (c) was playing (d) was play
23. 23.My parents ___ the dishes last week. (a) have washed (b) wash (c) will wash (d) washed
24. 24.When the bell rang, you ___ a kite. (a) are flying (b) was flying (c) were fly (d) were flying
25. 25.Kunal ___ feed the dog every morning. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
26. 26.You ___ in the park tomorrow. (a) will jogging (b) will jogs (c) jogged (d) will jog
27. 27.Tara did not ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) claps (b) clapping (c) clap (d) clapped
28. 28.___ you clap for the team in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
29. 29.She did not ___ a cap in 2023. (a) wears (b) wore (c) wear (d) wearing
30. 30.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 9. (a) is (b) are
31. 31.He ___ the train now. (a) is take (b) are taking (c) is taking (d) am taking
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planting (c) planteing
33. 33.___ she going to school now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
34. 34.___ they cook rice every day? (a) Does (b) Are (c) Do (d) Is
35. 35.My sister ___ a picture at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was draw (b) were drawing (c) was drawing (d) is drawing
36. 36.When the phone rang, you ___ a cap. (a) were wear (b) were wearing (c) are wearing (d) was wearing
37. 37.We ___ build a sandcastle every day. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
38. 38.She ___ in the pool when the bell rang. (a) was swim (b) is swimming (c) were swimming (d) was swimming
39. 39.She ___ in the park when the bell rang. (a) was jog (b) was jogging (c) were jogging (d) is jogging
40. 40.My brother ___ a story every morning. (a) tells (b) telling (c) tell

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