Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 536 · 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.Priya ___ cricket in 2023. (a) has played (b) played (c) will play (d) plays
2. 2.Name the tense: “She is telling a story.” (a) past perfect (b) simple future (c) simple present (d) present continuous
3. 3.Arjun ___ on the stage when the bell rang. (a) were dancing (b) was dance (c) is dancing (d) was dancing
4. 4.___ Vivaan swim in the pool on Saturdays? (a) Are (b) Does (c) Do (d) Is
5. 5.I ___ the dog twice a week. (a) feed (b) feeds (c) feeding
6. 6.I ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) carrying (c) carry
7. 7.When the bell rang, Nisha ___ tea. (a) was make (b) is making (c) were making (d) was making
8. 8.He ___ a message yesterday. (a) sends (b) sent (c) sended (d) will send
9. 9.You are going to ___ the dishes tomorrow. (a) washing (b) washes (c) wash (d) washed
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) weareing (c) wearring
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeeing (b) making (c) makeing
12. 12.Isha ___ a picture on Saturdays. (a) draw (b) drawing (c) draws
13. 13.You ___ on the stage next Sunday. (a) danced (b) will dancing (c) will dance (d) will dances
14. 14.Arjun ___ a tree on Saturdays. (a) plants (b) plant (c) planting
15. 15.They ___ the dog every day. (a) feeds (b) feed (c) feeding
16. 16.Name the tense: “You are going to school.” (a) simple past (b) past continuous (c) present continuous (d) simple future
17. 17.Yash ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) had build (b) has built (c) have built (d) had built
18. 18.My sister ___ rice next Sunday. (a) cooked (b) will cook (c) will cooks (d) will cooking
19. 19.When Dad called, my brother ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) had (c) has
20. 20.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) had thrown (c) has thrown (d) have thrown
21. 21.My sister ___ the match next month. (a) will wins (b) won (c) will win (d) will winning
22. 22.Choose the right verb: Each girl ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
23. 23.I ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
24. 24.She did not ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) bought (b) buys (c) buy (d) buying
25. 25.They have just ___ the ball. (a) caught (b) catching (c) catch (d) catches
26. 26.When Dad called, my sister ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) had (c) have
27. 27.He ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) had took
28. 28.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
29. 29.___ she building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
30. 30.She ___ in this school since 2020. (a) taught (b) has taught (c) teaches (d) have taught
31. 31.She ___ going to go to school next Sunday. (a) is (b) am (c) are
32. 32.You ___ the dog when it started to rain. (a) are feeding (b) were feed (c) were feeding (d) was feeding
33. 33.___ you swimming in the pool right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
34. 34.___ you baking a cake now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
35. 35.I ___ going to build a sandcastle next month. (a) am (b) is (c) are
36. 36.___ Rahul helping Grandma now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
37. 37.We did not ___ cricket in 2023. (a) played (b) plays (c) playing (d) play
38. 38.___ Kavya clap for the team every Sunday? (a) Is (b) Does (c) Do (d) Are
39. 39.By the time we reached, we ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
40. 40.I am going to ___ a letter next month. (a) wrote (b) writes (c) writing (d) write

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