Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 526 · 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.___ she plant a tree every Sunday? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Does (d) Do
2. 2.She has just ___ to school. (a) gone (b) going (c) go (d) went
3. 3.___ Omkar study science every Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Are (d) Is
4. 4.Name the tense: “They wash the dishes.” (a) simple present (b) simple past (c) simple future (d) present continuous
5. 5.Name the tense: “The children are making tea.” (a) past continuous (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) simple past
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeeing (b) making (c) makeing
7. 7.We ___ the bag now. (a) is carrying (b) are carrying (c) are carry (d) am carrying
8. 8.She ___ with Nani since 2019. (a) have stayed (b) stays (c) has stayed (d) stayed
9. 9.___ we riding a bicycle right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
10. 10.He is going to ___ a message next month. (a) sent (b) sends (c) send (d) sending
11. 11.She ___ Hindi last week. (a) spoke (b) speaked (c) speaks (d) will speak
12. 12.My sister ___ watch a cartoon every day. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
13. 13.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
14. 14.You ___ going to run in the park tomorrow. (a) am (b) are (c) is
15. 15.The students ___ in the park every day. (a) run (b) runs (c) running
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, she ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) had drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drank
17. 17.He ___ to school at 8 pm yesterday. (a) is going (b) was going (c) was go (d) were going
18. 18.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) brought (c) bringing
19. 19.Neel has lived in Pune ___ six months. (a) for (b) since
20. 20.We ___ with Nani since 2019. (a) has stayed (b) stay (c) have stayed (d) stayed
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpeing (b) helpping (c) helping
22. 22.Choose the right verb: There ___ some milk in the jug. (a) are (b) is
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) has sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
24. 24.Neel ___ a kite at the moment. (a) am flying (b) are flying (c) is fly (d) is flying
25. 25.I am going to ___ the room next month. (a) clean (b) cleaning (c) cleans (d) cleaned
26. 26.My sister ___ a letter tomorrow. (a) wrote (b) will writing (c) will write (d) will writes
27. 27.___ the students flying a kite right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
28. 28.She ___ in this school since 2019. (a) taught (b) have taught (c) teaches (d) has taught
29. 29.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) are (b) is
30. 30.When Dad called, you ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
31. 31.We ___ a message when the bell rang. (a) was sending (b) are sending (c) were sending (d) were send
32. 32.When the bell rang, you ___ tea. (a) are making (b) was making (c) were making (d) were make
33. 33.Name the tense: “She cooks rice.” (a) present perfect (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) past continuous
34. 34.My cousins ___ going to wear a cap next month. (a) are (b) is (c) am
35. 35.He ___ in this school since 2020. (a) have taught (b) has taught (c) teaches (d) taught
36. 36.___ they cooking rice now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
37. 37.When the bell rang, Farhan ___ tea. (a) is making (b) were making (c) was make (d) was making
38. 38.We ___ cricket when the bell rang. (a) are playing (b) were play (c) were playing (d) was playing
39. 39.We ___ cricket twice a week. (a) playing (b) plays (c) play
40. 40.My sister ___ in the park when the phone rang. (a) was jog (b) were jogging (c) is jogging (d) was jogging

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