Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 522 · 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.You ___ the dog twice a week. (a) feeding (b) feed (c) feeds
2. 2.At 8 pm yesterday, they ___ on the stage. (a) are dancing (b) was dancing (c) were dance (d) were dancing
3. 3.We ___ in the park when the bell rang. (a) was running (b) are running (c) were run (d) were running
4. 4.You ___ rice when Mum came home. (a) were cooking (b) were cook (c) are cooking (d) was cooking
5. 5.Name the tense: “My cousins carry the bag.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) simple past (d) simple present
6. 6.By the time we reached, you ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) had washed
7. 7.When Dad called, we ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
8. 8.The students ___ a mango when Mum came home. (a) were eating (b) was eating (c) are eating (d) were eat
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, I ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) had bought (c) have bought (d) had buy
10. 10.Vivaan ___ take the train every Sunday. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
11. 11.My sister ___ the dog twice a week. (a) feed (b) feeds (c) feeding
12. 12.Yash did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jogged (b) jogging (c) jog (d) jogs
13. 13.We ___ vegetables next Sunday. (a) will buying (b) bought (c) will buys (d) will buy
14. 14.Name the tense: “My sister was playing cricket.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) past continuous (d) present perfect
15. 15.Dev ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) is speak (b) am speaking (c) are speaking (d) is speaking
16. 16.I ___ worn a cap already. (a) have (b) has
17. 17.I did not ___ the bag in 2023. (a) carried (b) carries (c) carry (d) carrying
18. 18.My brother did not ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watched (b) watching (c) watches (d) watch
19. 19.Choose the right verb: Each of the players ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
20. 20.He ___ the room at the moment. (a) is cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) is clean (d) am cleaning
21. 21.Name the tense: “You have baked a cake.” (a) simple past (b) past continuous (c) past perfect (d) present perfect
22. 22.We ___ Grandma when it started to rain. (a) are helping (b) was helping (c) were helping (d) were help
23. 23.___ you sing a song every Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Is (d) Are
24. 24.You ___ the train next Sunday. (a) will takes (b) will take (c) took (d) will taking
25. 25.He has had this bicycle ___ a long time. (a) since (b) for
26. 26.We ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) buy (b) will buy (c) bought (d) buyed
27. 27.She ___ a mango right now. (a) am eating (b) are eating (c) is eating (d) is eat
28. 28.I ___ going to send a message next month. (a) are (b) is (c) am
29. 29.She has just ___ the dog. (a) feeds (b) feeding (c) feed (d) fed
30. 30.My parents ___ the dog tomorrow. (a) fed (b) will feeds (c) will feed (d) will feeding
31. 31.___ we bake a cake yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
32. 32.Name the tense: “I had eaten a mango.” (a) present perfect (b) simple past (c) present continuous (d) past perfect
33. 33.Pooja ___ going to study science next week. (a) are (b) is (c) am
34. 34.When Dad called, he ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
35. 35.___ my brother planting a tree at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
36. 36.Omkar ___ Grandma last week. (a) has helped (b) helped (c) will help (d) helps
37. 37.They ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am jogging (b) is jogging (c) are jogging (d) are jog
38. 38.The children ___ going to cook rice next week. (a) is (b) are (c) am
39. 39.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 5. (a) is (b) are
40. 40.We are going to ___ tea next month. (a) making (b) makes (c) make (d) made

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