Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 514 · 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 is taking the train.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) simple present (d) present perfect
2. 2.You ___ in the park two days ago. (a) will jog (b) have jogged (c) jogged (d) jog
3. 3.___ we clap for the team yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
4. 4.When Mum came home, you ___ the dishes. (a) were wash (b) were washing (c) are washing (d) was washing
5. 5.She ___ a cap tomorrow. (a) will wears (b) will wear (c) wore (d) will wearing
6. 6.You ___ milk two days ago. (a) drank (b) drinked (c) will drink (d) drink
7. 7.Zoya ___ rice right now. (a) is cooking (b) is cook (c) are cooking (d) am cooking
8. 8.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 9. (a) is (b) are
9. 9.They ___ going to clap for the team next week. (a) am (b) are (c) is
10. 10.Choose the right verb: Each of the children ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
11. 11.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) won (c) winning
12. 12.Name the tense: “He will clean the room.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) simple future (d) past perfect
13. 13.Name the tense: “They had caught the ball.” (a) simple present (b) present continuous (c) past continuous (d) past perfect
14. 14.When Mum came home, the students ___ a cake. (a) were bake (b) are baking (c) were baking (d) was baking
15. 15.My brother ___ a kite every Sunday. (a) flies (b) fly (c) flying
16. 16.You did not ___ a cake in 2023. (a) bake (b) baked (c) baking (d) bakes
17. 17.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) has (c) have
18. 18.Riya ___ a song when the phone rang. (a) is singing (b) was singing (c) were singing (d) was sing
19. 19.___ Myra help Grandma on Saturdays? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is (d) Does
20. 20.She ___ helped Grandma already. (a) has (b) have
21. 21.Name the tense: “We were clapping for the team.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) simple present (d) past continuous
22. 22.Choose the right verb: Either my cousins or Zoya ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
23. 23.They ___ a song every Sunday. (a) sing (b) singing (c) sings
24. 24.We ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) is buying (b) am buying (c) are buying (d) are buy
25. 25.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flown (c) flyed (d) flew
26. 26.Ananya ___ a cake now. (a) am baking (b) is bake (c) is baking (d) are baking
27. 27.Choose the right verb: Either the twins or Ananya ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
28. 28.They ___ a sandcastle when the bell rang. (a) were building (b) were build (c) are building (d) was building
29. 29.When Dad called, I ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) had (c) has
30. 30.Name the tense: “You had spoken Hindi.” (a) simple past (b) simple future (c) past perfect (d) present perfect
31. 31.We ___ science tomorrow. (a) studied (b) will study (c) will studies (d) will studying
32. 32.I ___ with Nani since 2021. (a) stay (b) have stayed (c) has stayed (d) stayed
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) weareing (b) wearing (c) wearring
34. 34.Isha is going to ___ the bag tomorrow. (a) carry (b) carrying (c) carries (d) carried
35. 35.We have had this bicycle ___ five years. (a) since (b) for
36. 36.He ___ take the train every Sunday. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
37. 37.They ___ lunch when Mum came home. (a) are bringing (b) was bringing (c) were bring (d) were bringing
38. 38.When Mum came home, you ___ a cake. (a) are baking (b) were bake (c) were baking (d) was baking
39. 39.He ___ the bag at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was carrying (b) is carrying (c) were carrying (d) was carry
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a story. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had told (d) had tell

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