Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 51 · 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 tree every morning. (a) planting (b) plants (c) plant
2. 2.We ___ a tree twice a week. (a) plants (b) planting (c) plant
3. 3.___ I speak Hindi on Saturdays? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Is (d) Are
4. 4.___ they climb a tree last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
5. 5.___ he winning the match right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
6. 6.I have just ___ a tree. (a) climb (b) climbs (c) climbed (d) climbing
7. 7.We ___ study science every morning. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) aren't
8. 8.At 8 pm yesterday, I ___ cricket. (a) am playing (b) were playing (c) was playing (d) was play
9. 9.___ he clapping for the team now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
10. 10.___ we jog in the park last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cookking (c) cooking
12. 12.Aditya ___ a picture two days ago. (a) draws (b) drawed (c) drew (d) will draw
13. 13.Choose the right verb: Neither Priya nor the boys ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
14. 14.Name the tense: “We are climbing a tree.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) simple past (d) simple present
15. 15.Name the tense: “My friends are taking the train.” (a) simple present (b) present perfect (c) past perfect (d) present continuous
16. 16.He ___ in this school since 2021. (a) studies (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) studied
17. 17.___ Kabir cleaning the room now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
18. 18.At 8 pm yesterday, we ___ vegetables. (a) are buying (b) were buying (c) were buy (d) was buying
19. 19.___ you wash the dishes in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
20. 20.He ___ the dog every day. (a) feed (b) feeds (c) feeding
21. 21.___ he play cricket in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
22. 22.We ___ a message now. (a) are send (b) are sending (c) am sending (d) is sending
23. 23.She is going to ___ a sandcastle next week. (a) built (b) building (c) build (d) builds
24. 24.She is going to ___ a kite next Sunday. (a) fly (b) flies (c) flew (d) flying
25. 25.Rohan ___ going to play cricket next Sunday. (a) are (b) am (c) is
26. 26.When the phone rang, Dev ___ in the park. (a) was jog (b) is jogging (c) was jogging (d) were jogging
27. 27.Name the tense: “You were playing cricket.” (a) past continuous (b) present perfect (c) past perfect (d) simple past
28. 28.She ___ a message when the bell rang. (a) is sending (b) were sending (c) was send (d) was sending
29. 29.Arjun ___ planted a tree already. (a) has (b) have
30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singing (b) singging (c) singeing
31. 31.At 8 pm yesterday, they ___ in the park. (a) were jog (b) are jogging (c) was jogging (d) were jogging
32. 32.___ you bake a cake on Saturdays? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Does (d) Do
33. 33.When Dad called, he ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) has (c) had
34. 34.Name the tense: “Dev feeds the dog.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) present perfect
35. 35.When the bell rang, they ___ the dishes. (a) were wash (b) were washing (c) are washing (d) was washing
36. 36.We ___ going to climb a tree next week. (a) am (b) are (c) is
37. 37.I ___ tea at the moment. (a) is making (b) am make (c) are making (d) am making
38. 38.Name the tense: “Manav wrote a letter.” (a) simple present (b) present perfect (c) simple past (d) present continuous
39. 39.He ___ in the pool two days ago. (a) swimmed (b) will swim (c) swims (d) swam
40. 40.He has just ___ tea. (a) make (b) makes (c) made (d) making

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