Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 527 · 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.He ___ a cake now. (a) are baking (b) am baking (c) is baking (d) is bake
2. 2.When the bell rang, I ___ a cap. (a) am wearing (b) was wear (c) were wearing (d) was wearing
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writeing (c) writing
4. 4.When the phone rang, they ___ the room. (a) were cleaning (b) were clean (c) are cleaning (d) was cleaning
5. 5.Name the tense: “You will run in the park.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) present perfect (d) simple future
6. 6.They have just ___ a picture. (a) drawing (b) drawn (c) drew (d) draw
7. 7.He ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) have played (b) had play (c) has played (d) had played
8. 8.My cousins ___ bring lunch every Sunday. (a) aren't (b) doesn't (c) don't
9. 9.Choose the right verb: There ___ a lot of rice in the bag. (a) is (b) are
10. 10.We ___ a song next Sunday. (a) sang (b) will singing (c) will sings (d) will sing
11. 11.Choose the right verb: Each player ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
12. 12.He ___ carried the bag already. (a) has (b) have
13. 13.We ___ in the pool next month. (a) will swimming (b) will swim (c) will swims (d) swam
14. 14.I ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
15. 15.You ___ to school next Sunday. (a) will go (b) will going (c) went (d) will goes
16. 16.I ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had bought
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, Karan ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) had sent (c) have sent (d) had send
18. 18.Choose the right verb: Neither Neel nor my cousins ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
19. 19.Name the tense: “We will speak Hindi.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) past perfect (d) past continuous
20. 20.He has worked in Delhi ___ six months. (a) since (b) for
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buyeing (c) buying
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, Dev ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) has worn (d) had worn
23. 23.You ___ the dog last week. (a) will feed (b) feeded (c) fed (d) feed
24. 24.They ___ watched a cartoon already. (a) has (b) have
25. 25.Name the tense: “I am speaking Hindi.” (a) present perfect (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) simple future
26. 26.When it started to rain, I ___ a sandcastle. (a) were building (b) was building (c) was build (d) am building
27. 27.Choose the right verb: My spectacles ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
28. 28.She ___ with Nani since 2020. (a) stays (b) have stayed (c) stayed (d) has stayed
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, Neel ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) have worn (c) had worn (d) had wore
30. 30.___ my friends wear a cap every Sunday? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is (d) Does
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogeing (c) jogging
32. 32.Name the tense: “My sister was building a sandcastle.” (a) past perfect (b) simple present (c) past continuous (d) present continuous
33. 33.Name the tense: “My parents have brought lunch.” (a) simple present (b) simple future (c) present perfect (d) past perfect
34. 34.When Dad called, you ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) has (c) had
35. 35.I ___ the ball at the moment. (a) is catching (b) am catch (c) are catching (d) am catching
36. 36.I ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had wrote (b) had written (c) have written (d) has written
37. 37.You ___ a song tomorrow. (a) sang (b) will sings (c) will sing (d) will singing
38. 38.___ you going to school right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
39. 39.He has known my best friend ___ five years. (a) for (b) since
40. 40.They have had this bicycle ___ six months. (a) since (b) for

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