Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 508 · 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: “She will carry the bag.” (a) past perfect (b) simple future (c) present perfect (d) past continuous
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) runeing (c) running
3. 3.The children ___ the ball next Sunday. (a) will throw (b) threw (c) will throws (d) will throwing
4. 4.Name the tense: “She climbs a tree.” (a) past continuous (b) past perfect (c) simple past (d) simple present
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, Rohan ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) had planted
6. 6.Name the tense: “We had clapped for the team.” (a) past perfect (b) simple future (c) past continuous (d) simple past
7. 7.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) is (b) are
8. 8.By the time we reached, we ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
9. 9.When the bell rang, Zoya ___ a tree. (a) is climbing (b) were climbing (c) was climb (d) was climbing
10. 10.You did not ___ milk in 2023. (a) drinks (b) drink (c) drank (d) drinking
11. 11.I ___ the train when it started to rain. (a) were taking (b) was take (c) was taking (d) am taking
12. 12.At 8 pm yesterday, they ___ a sandcastle. (a) were build (b) were building (c) are building (d) was building
13. 13.She ___ a tree tomorrow. (a) planted (b) will planting (c) will plants (d) will plant
14. 14.My brother ___ going to watch a cartoon tomorrow. (a) am (b) are (c) is
15. 15.I ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
16. 16.He is going to ___ a sandcastle next Sunday. (a) building (b) build (c) built (d) builds
17. 17.I did not ___ to school last week. (a) goes (b) go (c) going (d) went
18. 18.You ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) has taken (d) had taken
19. 19.Isha ___ clean the room every morning. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
20. 20.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) run (b) ran (c) runned (d) running
21. 21.When the bell rang, Nisha ___ a story. (a) were telling (b) was tell (c) is telling (d) was telling
22. 22.Name the tense: “They danced on the stage.” (a) simple past (b) present perfect (c) past perfect (d) simple present
23. 23.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) fed (b) feeding (c) feeded
24. 24.Name the tense: “The children have sent a message.” (a) past perfect (b) past continuous (c) present continuous (d) present perfect
25. 25.Name the tense: “Rahul sang a song.” (a) simple future (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) present continuous
26. 26.You ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) have brought (b) had brought (c) has brought (d) had bring
27. 27.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rided (b) ridden (c) rode (d) riding
28. 28.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) weared (b) wore (c) worn (d) wearing
29. 29.Aditya is going to ___ the train next month. (a) took (b) take (c) takes (d) taking
30. 30.When Mum came home, Aisha ___ the room. (a) were cleaning (b) was cleaning (c) is cleaning (d) was clean
31. 31.By the time we reached, he ___ tea. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had made (d) had make
32. 32.I ___ in the pool on Saturdays. (a) swim (b) swimming (c) swims
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) building (c) buildding
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
35. 35.We ___ a story tomorrow. (a) told (b) will tell (c) will tells (d) will telling
36. 36.___ she go to school every Sunday? (a) Are (b) Does (c) Is (d) Do
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) weareing (b) wearring (c) wearing
38. 38.She ___ on the stage when Mum came home. (a) was dance (b) is dancing (c) was dancing (d) were dancing
39. 39.My friends ___ rice next week. (a) cooked (b) will cooks (c) will cook (d) will cooking
40. 40.Isha ___ speak Hindi every day. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't

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