Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 532 · 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 ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
2. 2.My cousins ___ a bicycle right now. (a) is riding (b) are riding (c) are ride (d) am riding
3. 3.Riya ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) am building (b) is build (c) is building (d) are building
4. 4.I ___ going to build a sandcastle next month. (a) is (b) am (c) are
5. 5.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drew (b) drawed (c) drawing (d) drawn
6. 6.I ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
7. 7.She ___ in the park every day. (a) jog (b) jogging (c) jogs
8. 8.___ my parents take the train on Saturdays? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Does (d) Do
9. 9.They ___ carry the bag every day. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
10. 10.Choose the right verb: Physics ___ interesting. (a) are (b) is
11. 11.I ___ for the team now. (a) am clap (b) is clapping (c) are clapping (d) am clapping
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catcheing (c) catchhing
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringeing (c) bringing
14. 14.___ she wear a cap on Saturdays? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Are (d) Is
15. 15.By the time we reached, you ___ the train. (a) had took (b) have taken (c) has taken (d) had taken
16. 16.You ___ a story at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were tell (b) were telling (c) are telling (d) was telling
17. 17.He ___ a song next month. (a) will sings (b) sang (c) will sing (d) will singing
18. 18.You ___ in the park twice a week. (a) running (b) runs (c) run
19. 19.Kavya ___ the bag on Saturdays. (a) carry (b) carries (c) carrying
20. 20.We ___ the room right now. (a) am cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) are clean
21. 21.Myra ___ the room next month. (a) will clean (b) will cleaning (c) will cleans (d) cleaned
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryying (c) carryeing
23. 23.You ___ the ball when Mum came home. (a) were throw (b) are throwing (c) was throwing (d) were throwing
24. 24.Choose the right verb: There ___ many books on the shelf. (a) is (b) are
25. 25.We are going to ___ a tree next week. (a) climbing (b) climbs (c) climb (d) climbed
26. 26.They ___ in Pune since 2022. (a) has lived (b) lived (c) live (d) have lived
27. 27.She ___ make tea twice a week. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
28. 28.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 3. (a) are (b) is
29. 29.They ___ a cap every day. (a) wear (b) wears (c) wearing
30. 30.___ my brother drink milk last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
31. 31.___ Nisha swim in the pool last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
32. 32.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 9. (a) are (b) is
33. 33.We ___ clapped for the team already. (a) have (b) has
34. 34.Manav ___ tea two days ago. (a) made (b) will make (c) makes (d) maked
35. 35.Rahul is going to ___ to school tomorrow. (a) go (b) goes (c) went (d) going
36. 36.They ___ a cap every Sunday. (a) wear (b) wears (c) wearing
37. 37.He ___ the dog when the bell rang. (a) were feeding (b) was feeding (c) was feed (d) is feeding
38. 38.When the bell rang, Diya ___ the bag. (a) is carrying (b) were carrying (c) was carry (d) was carrying
39. 39.At 8 pm yesterday, my sister ___ a cake. (a) was baking (b) was bake (c) were baking (d) is baking
40. 40.My sister ___ going to help Grandma next Sunday. (a) am (b) is (c) are

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