Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 525 · 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 has cooked rice.” (a) past continuous (b) present continuous (c) present perfect (d) simple past
2. 2.My friends ___ going to feed the dog next Sunday. (a) is (b) am (c) are
3. 3.My brother did not ___ a bicycle last week. (a) rode (b) ride (c) rides (d) riding
4. 4.When the phone rang, Pooja ___ Grandma. (a) was helping (b) was help (c) were helping (d) is helping
5. 5.She ___ a kite next month. (a) will flies (b) flew (c) will flying (d) will fly
6. 6.My friends ___ a bicycle when the phone rang. (a) were ride (b) are riding (c) were riding (d) was riding
7. 7.When the phone rang, we ___ Hindi. (a) are speaking (b) were speak (c) was speaking (d) were speaking
8. 8.___ they make tea last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
9. 9.___ we bring lunch yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
10. 10.My friends ___ the ball yesterday. (a) will catch (b) caught (c) catch (d) catched
11. 11.They ___ in Delhi since 2019. (a) worked (b) work (c) have worked (d) has worked
12. 12.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 3. (a) is (b) are
13. 13.When the phone rang, my sister ___ the room. (a) was cleaning (b) was clean (c) were cleaning (d) is cleaning
14. 14.They ___ lunch when the bell rang. (a) were bringing (b) was bringing (c) are bringing (d) were bring
15. 15.Ira ___ fly a kite every Sunday. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
16. 16.Name the tense: “My cousins were throwing the ball.” (a) past perfect (b) past continuous (c) simple present (d) present perfect
17. 17.You have just ___ to school. (a) went (b) go (c) gone (d) going
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbeing (c) climbing
19. 19.My cousins ___ a tree when it started to rain. (a) were climb (b) were climbing (c) was climbing (d) are climbing
20. 20.He ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) washed (b) will wash (c) washes (d) has washed
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyying (c) buyeing
22. 22.When Dad called, he ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) have (c) has
23. 23.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) buying (c) bought
24. 24.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.Choose the right verb: Either my cousins or Karan ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
26. 26.When Dad called, I ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) had (c) has
27. 27.I ___ in the park at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was jog (b) am jogging (c) were jogging (d) was jogging
28. 28.My brother ___ in this school since 2022. (a) has taught (b) have taught (c) taught (d) teaches
29. 29.My friends did not ___ milk yesterday. (a) drinking (b) drinks (c) drank (d) drink
30. 30.You did not ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooked (b) cook (c) cooks (d) cooking
31. 31.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawn (c) drew (d) drawed
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, the children ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) has thrown
33. 33.We are going to ___ a tree next month. (a) climbing (b) climb (c) climbed (d) climbs
34. 34.Choose the right verb: Every boy ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
35. 35.Aditya ___ drawn a picture already. (a) have (b) has
36. 36.I have just ___ the room. (a) cleaning (b) cleans (c) cleaned (d) clean
37. 37.Choose the right verb: Each child ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
38. 38.Name the tense: “I will study science.” (a) simple past (b) simple future (c) present continuous (d) past continuous
39. 39.Rahul ___ rice twice a week. (a) cook (b) cooks (c) cooking
40. 40.When Mum came home, Riya ___ cricket. (a) is playing (b) was play (c) was playing (d) were playing

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