Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 545 · 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.Choose the right verb: There ___ three pencils in the box. (a) is (b) are
2. 2.My friends ___ the ball right now. (a) am throwing (b) are throw (c) are throwing (d) is throwing
3. 3.I ___ going to buy vegetables next week. (a) is (b) am (c) are
4. 4.Name the tense: “Saanvi will catch the ball.” (a) simple present (b) present perfect (c) past perfect (d) simple future
5. 5.Aditya ___ the dishes next Sunday. (a) washed (b) will washing (c) will wash (d) will washes
6. 6.Name the tense: “You go to school.” (a) present perfect (b) simple present (c) past continuous (d) simple past
7. 7.___ the students speaking Hindi now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
8. 8.We have been in the library ___ 8 o'clock. (a) for (b) since
9. 9.My parents ___ for the team every morning. (a) clap (b) claps (c) clapping
10. 10.We ___ going to watch a cartoon next Sunday. (a) is (b) are (c) am
11. 11.Name the tense: “My brother had eaten a mango.” (a) simple past (b) present perfect (c) past perfect (d) simple present
12. 12.Name the tense: “We have drunk milk.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) past perfect (d) present perfect
13. 13.She ___ buy vegetables every Sunday. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
14. 14.I have just ___ in the pool. (a) swam (b) swimming (c) swim (d) swum
15. 15.You ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) am riding (b) is riding (c) are riding (d) are ride
16. 16.They ___ a tree now. (a) am climbing (b) is climbing (c) are climbing (d) are climb
17. 17.You ___ the dog every Sunday. (a) feeds (b) feeding (c) feed
18. 18.Name the tense: “They will draw a picture.” (a) past perfect (b) past continuous (c) simple future (d) present continuous
19. 19.They ___ lunch at the moment. (a) is bringing (b) are bringing (c) am bringing (d) are bring
20. 20.We ___ rice last Sunday. (a) cook (b) have cooked (c) will cook (d) cooked
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, Saanvi ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) had fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
22. 22.He ___ draw a picture every Sunday. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
23. 23.Choose the right verb: Every boy ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
24. 24.You ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) ran (b) will run (c) runned (d) run
25. 25.Meera has lived in Pune ___ five years. (a) for (b) since
26. 26.We ___ science now. (a) is studying (b) are study (c) am studying (d) are studying
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, Dev ___ the match. (a) had win (b) have won (c) has won (d) had won
28. 28.You did not ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) clapped (b) clap (c) clapping (d) claps
29. 29.She ___ washed the dishes already. (a) have (b) has
30. 30.My sister has just ___ on the stage. (a) dance (b) danced (c) dances (d) dancing
31. 31.When Dad called, the students ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) have (c) has
32. 32.Name the tense: “They had sent a message.” (a) past perfect (b) simple past (c) present perfect (d) past continuous
33. 33.Choose the right verb: Each of the girls ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
34. 34.Name the tense: “I was feeding the dog.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) simple future (d) past continuous
35. 35.They did not ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) dance (b) dancing (c) dances (d) danced
36. 36.Choose the right verb: Physics ___ interesting. (a) are (b) is
37. 37.We ___ the train when the phone rang. (a) were taking (b) was taking (c) are taking (d) were take
38. 38.She ___ a letter next Sunday. (a) wrote (b) will writes (c) will writing (d) will write
39. 39.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) thrown (b) throwed (c) threw (d) throwing
40. 40.They ___ going to feed the dog next week. (a) am (b) are (c) is

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