Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 547 · 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: Each of the boys ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
2. 2.When the bell rang, we ___ in the park. (a) was jogging (b) are jogging (c) were jog (d) were jogging
3. 3.She ___ a kite now. (a) are flying (b) am flying (c) is fly (d) is flying
4. 4.I ___ a story in 2023. (a) told (b) tell (c) will tell (d) telled
5. 5.___ the children wash the dishes on Saturdays? (a) Are (b) Does (c) Do (d) Is
6. 6.They did not ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) buying (b) buys (c) bought (d) buy
7. 7.Choose the right verb: There ___ a cat in the garden. (a) is (b) are
8. 8.Choose the right verb: My spectacles ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) had took
10. 10.Choose the right verb: The bunch of bananas ___ ripe. (a) is (b) are
11. 11.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) has (c) have
12. 12.Choose the right verb: Physics ___ interesting. (a) are (b) is
13. 13.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 6. (a) are (b) is
14. 14.She ___ a message every Sunday. (a) send (b) sending (c) sends
15. 15.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winning (c) winned
16. 16.___ you eat a mango every Sunday? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Are (d) Do
17. 17.Name the tense: “You climb a tree.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) simple future
18. 18.They ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) is helping (b) are help (c) am helping (d) are helping
19. 19.Name the tense: “She sings a song.” (a) simple past (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) simple future
20. 20.He ___ run in the park every day. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
21. 21.I ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) are swimming (b) am swim (c) am swimming (d) is swimming
22. 22.My brother ___ a song two days ago. (a) will sing (b) sang (c) sings (d) has sung
23. 23.Name the tense: “We take the train.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) past perfect (d) simple present
24. 24.When the phone rang, she ___ science. (a) were studying (b) is studying (c) was studying (d) was study
25. 25.Name the tense: “You have run in the park.” (a) simple future (b) past perfect (c) simple present (d) present perfect
26. 26.Choose the right verb: Each of the players ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
27. 27.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) going (b) goed (c) gone (d) went
28. 28.You have had this bicycle ___ two years. (a) for (b) since
29. 29.They are going to ___ the train next month. (a) take (b) taking (c) takes (d) took
30. 30.Choose the right verb: Each of the girls ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
31. 31.At 8 pm yesterday, Meera ___ lunch. (a) was bringing (b) is bringing (c) were bringing (d) was bring
32. 32.I have just ___ in the park. (a) ran (b) running (c) run
33. 33.I ___ in this school since 2019. (a) have studied (b) study (c) has studied (d) studied
34. 34.Ira ___ going to buy vegetables next week. (a) am (b) are (c) is
35. 35.They ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
36. 36.They ___ carry the bag twice a week. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
37. 37.Neel ___ going to fly a kite tomorrow. (a) am (b) are (c) is
38. 38.By the time we reached, we ___ the dog. (a) had fed (b) has fed (c) have fed (d) had feed
39. 39.Name the tense: “They had helped Grandma.” (a) present continuous (b) past perfect (c) simple past (d) past continuous
40. 40.She ___ a sandcastle when it started to rain. (a) was build (b) is building (c) was building (d) were building

Free english grammar lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-grammar