Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 528 · 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.My friends did not ___ a message yesterday. (a) send (b) sends (c) sent (d) sending
2. 2.I have known my best friend ___ last year. (a) since (b) for
3. 3.You ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) has swum (d) had swam
4. 4.At 8 pm yesterday, I ___ the match. (a) am winning (b) were winning (c) was winning (d) was win
5. 5.He is going to ___ science next month. (a) studying (b) study (c) studies (d) studied
6. 6.My sister ___ in the pool next Sunday. (a) will swims (b) swam (c) will swim (d) will swimming
7. 7.You ___ rice in 2023. (a) have cooked (b) cook (c) cooked (d) will cook
8. 8.Choose the right verb: Every boy ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
9. 9.Name the tense: “My parents will write a letter.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) present perfect (d) simple future
10. 10.When Dad called, Saanvi ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) have (c) has
11. 11.We ___ the bag at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were carry (b) were carrying (c) was carrying (d) are carrying
12. 12.Nisha ___ science next Sunday. (a) will studying (b) will study (c) studied (d) will studies
13. 13.My sister ___ planted a tree already. (a) have (b) has
14. 14.Name the tense: “We are studying science.” (a) simple present (b) present continuous (c) simple past (d) simple future
15. 15.We have lived in Pune ___ 2020. (a) since (b) for
16. 16.They ___ a letter at the moment. (a) am writing (b) is writing (c) are write (d) are writing
17. 17.I have just ___ science. (a) studies (b) studying (c) study (d) studied
18. 18.I have been in the library ___ ten minutes. (a) since (b) for
19. 19.When the bell rang, Aarav ___ cricket. (a) was play (b) were playing (c) was playing (d) is playing
20. 20.My sister has lived in Pune ___ two years. (a) for (b) since
21. 21.___ she throw the ball in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
22. 22.He ___ going to study science next Sunday. (a) am (b) is (c) are
23. 23.When Dad called, Tara ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) have (c) had
24. 24.I have just ___ in the park. (a) jogging (b) jog (c) jogged (d) jogs
25. 25.Name the tense: “My sister will ride a bicycle.” (a) simple present (b) simple future (c) present continuous (d) present perfect
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, the children ___ the dog. (a) had fed (b) had feed (c) have fed (d) has fed
27. 27.Myra ___ run in the park already. (a) have (b) has
28. 28.When Dad called, I ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) has (c) had
29. 29.By the time we reached, I ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
30. 30.My sister ___ cricket every day. (a) playing (b) plays (c) play
31. 31.Choose the right verb: Every girl ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
32. 32.He is going to ___ a mango next Sunday. (a) eats (b) eat (c) ate (d) eating
33. 33.They have studied in this school ___ a long time. (a) for (b) since
34. 34.___ Aarav singing a song now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
35. 35.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) won (c) winning
36. 36.The students ___ lunch at the moment. (a) is bringing (b) are bring (c) are bringing (d) am bringing
37. 37.Choose the right verb: The bunch of bananas ___ ripe. (a) is (b) are
38. 38.You ___ a picture yesterday. (a) will draw (b) drew (c) drawed (d) draw
39. 39.My brother has just ___ a bicycle. (a) ride (b) ridden (c) rode (d) riding
40. 40.My brother ___ science two days ago. (a) studies (b) studied (c) has studied (d) will study

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