Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 517 · 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.I ___ in Delhi since 2021. (a) have worked (b) worked (c) has worked (d) work
2. 2.By the time we reached, we ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) have baked
3. 3.By the time we reached, she ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) had thrown (c) has thrown (d) have thrown
4. 4.My brother ___ sent a message already. (a) have (b) has
5. 5.She did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) running (b) run (c) runs (d) ran
6. 6.She ___ a bicycle every Sunday. (a) ride (b) riding (c) rides
7. 7.She ___ a cartoon tomorrow. (a) will watching (b) watched (c) will watch (d) will watches
8. 8.Choose the right verb: Every girl ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
9. 9.He ___ a cartoon every day. (a) watching (b) watch (c) watches
10. 10.___ my friends dance on the stage twice a week? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Does (d) Is
11. 11.Zoya did not ___ the dishes last week. (a) washing (b) wash (c) washed (d) washes
12. 12.Choose the right verb: Either Ishaan or the twins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
13. 13.Choose the right verb: Either the girls or Myra ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
14. 14.When Dad called, Isha ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) had (c) has
15. 15.When Dad called, I ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
16. 16.I ___ a cake now. (a) am bake (b) is baking (c) are baking (d) am baking
17. 17.Name the tense: “Kabir had thrown the ball.” (a) past perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) past continuous
18. 18.We have known my best friend ___ two years. (a) since (b) for
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, Ananya ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
20. 20.We ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) had gone (b) has gone (c) had went (d) have gone
21. 21.We ___ in this school since 2021. (a) have taught (b) has taught (c) taught (d) teach
22. 22.My brother ___ in this school since 2021. (a) have studied (b) studies (c) studied (d) has studied
23. 23.___ Ira wash the dishes twice a week? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are (d) Does
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbeing (c) climbing
25. 25.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
26. 26.___ my friends climb a tree every Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Are (d) Is
27. 27.We have just ___ on the stage. (a) danced (b) dance (c) dances (d) dancing
28. 28.Farhan ___ going to feed the dog next month. (a) am (b) are (c) is
29. 29.Name the tense: “Ishaan was climbing a tree.” (a) simple future (b) past continuous (c) present perfect (d) present continuous
30. 30.Name the tense: “You had planted a tree.” (a) present perfect (b) simple present (c) past perfect (d) simple past
31. 31.She is going to ___ the room next Sunday. (a) cleaning (b) cleans (c) cleaned (d) clean
32. 32.Sneha ___ the train twice a week. (a) take (b) taking (c) takes
33. 33.Name the tense: “We climbed a tree.” (a) past continuous (b) simple future (c) present continuous (d) simple past
34. 34.My sister has just ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) cook (c) cooking (d) cooked
35. 35.We have played in the garden ___ half an hour. (a) since (b) for
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyying (c) flyeing
37. 37.Name the tense: “My sister will sing a song.” (a) simple future (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) past perfect
38. 38.My cousins ___ fly a kite every day. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) aren't
39. 39.You have just ___ rice. (a) cooking (b) cooks (c) cooked (d) cook
40. 40.Ananya ___ catch the ball twice a week. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't

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