Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 53 · 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 ___ a kite every morning. (a) fly (b) flying (c) flies
2. 2.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
3. 3.At 8 pm yesterday, he ___ vegetables. (a) was buy (b) were buying (c) is buying (d) was buying
4. 4.I ___ the dishes at 8 pm yesterday. (a) am washing (b) were washing (c) was wash (d) was washing
5. 5.We ___ milk when the phone rang. (a) was drinking (b) are drinking (c) were drink (d) were drinking
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, Rahul ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clap (d) has clapped
7. 7.When Mum came home, she ___ to school. (a) was going (b) were going (c) is going (d) was go
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendeing (b) sendding (c) sending
9. 9.When Dad called, he ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.___ my parents study science in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
11. 11.My parents are going to ___ in the pool next week. (a) swim (b) swims (c) swimming (d) swam
12. 12.___ you baking a cake now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
13. 13.Rohan ___ the room next week. (a) will clean (b) will cleans (c) cleaned (d) will cleaning
14. 14.We ___ tea at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were making (b) was making (c) are making (d) were make
15. 15.Name the tense: “Kavya was riding a bicycle.” (a) simple future (b) present perfect (c) present continuous (d) past continuous
16. 16.The children ___ clean the room every Sunday. (a) aren't (b) doesn't (c) don't
17. 17.Choose the right verb: There ___ some water in the bottle. (a) is (b) are
18. 18.___ you study science last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
19. 19.We ___ the train every morning. (a) taking (b) take (c) takes
20. 20.___ Ira cook rice yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
21. 21.She did not ___ in the pool two days ago. (a) swims (b) swimming (c) swam (d) swim
22. 22.She ___ Hindi right now. (a) are speaking (b) am speaking (c) is speak (d) is speaking
23. 23.I am going to ___ a tree next Sunday. (a) planted (b) planting (c) plants (d) plant
24. 24.___ he cleaning the room now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
25. 25.___ Rohan buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
26. 26.___ they carry the bag on Saturdays? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Does (d) Is
27. 27.Name the tense: “Kabir had flown a kite.” (a) past continuous (b) past perfect (c) simple past (d) simple future
28. 28.Diya ___ in the pool tomorrow. (a) will swims (b) swam (c) will swimming (d) will swim
29. 29.___ she catching the ball at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
30. 30.Kabir is going to ___ Grandma next week. (a) helped (b) helps (c) help (d) helping
31. 31.He did not ___ to school last week. (a) goes (b) going (c) go (d) went
32. 32.I ___ in this school since 2020. (a) study (b) studied (c) has studied (d) have studied
33. 33.He ___ in Delhi since 2022. (a) have worked (b) works (c) worked (d) has worked
34. 34.By the time we reached, they ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked
35. 35.He ___ a letter next week. (a) will writing (b) will writes (c) wrote (d) will write
36. 36.When Dad called, they ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.I ___ studied science already. (a) have (b) has
38. 38.When Dad called, he ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
39. 39.Name the tense: “They had gone to school.” (a) present perfect (b) past perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple present
40. 40.___ she writing a letter at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is

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