Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 549 · 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: All the students ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
2. 2.Neel ___ caught the ball already. (a) has (b) have
3. 3.Name the tense: “He will sing a song.” (a) simple future (b) simple past (c) present continuous (d) simple present
4. 4.When the phone rang, you ___ a tree. (a) are planting (b) was planting (c) were plant (d) were planting
5. 5.My sister ___ win the match twice a week. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
6. 6.Choose the right verb: Every girl ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
7. 7.I ___ the train in 2023. (a) took (b) will take (c) take (d) taked
8. 8.You did not ___ a song last Sunday. (a) singing (b) sang (c) sings (d) sing
9. 9.Name the tense: “They will feed the dog.” (a) simple present (b) past perfect (c) present perfect (d) simple future
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) had build (c) had built (d) have built
11. 11.Name the tense: “My sister will throw the ball.” (a) simple present (b) simple future (c) simple past (d) present continuous
12. 12.My brother is going to ___ Hindi tomorrow. (a) speak (b) spoke (c) speaking (d) speaks
13. 13.Name the tense: “I have danced on the stage.” (a) simple future (b) present perfect (c) simple present (d) past continuous
14. 14.He did not ___ the room yesterday. (a) cleaning (b) clean (c) cleaned (d) cleans
15. 15.When Dad called, you ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
16. 16.Choose the right verb: There ___ a cat in the garden. (a) are (b) is
17. 17.They ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) will dance (b) danced (c) dance (d) have danced
18. 18.The children did not ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carries (b) carried (c) carry (d) carrying
19. 19.You ___ in the pool right now. (a) is swimming (b) am swimming (c) are swimming (d) are swim
20. 20.We ___ thrown the ball already. (a) has (b) have
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, my cousins ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drank
22. 22.You are going to ___ science next week. (a) studies (b) studied (c) studying (d) study
23. 23.___ we build a sandcastle every morning? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do (d) Does
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) had went (c) has gone (d) had gone
25. 25.Name the tense: “You ate a mango.” (a) present perfect (b) simple future (c) simple past (d) simple present
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) making (c) makeeing
27. 27.They have just ___ a cake. (a) bakes (b) baking (c) baked (d) bake
28. 28.You ___ going to play cricket tomorrow. (a) am (b) are (c) is
29. 29.___ my parents bake a cake twice a week? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Does (d) Do
30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) plantting (c) planting
31. 31.He has just ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) catching (c) catches (d) caught
32. 32.I ___ a cartoon when the phone rang. (a) am watching (b) was watching (c) were watching (d) was watch
33. 33.They ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) has built (b) had built (c) had build (d) have built
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinkeing (c) drinkking
35. 35.We ___ in Pune since 2020. (a) has lived (b) have lived (c) lived (d) live
36. 36.Choose the right verb: The scissors ___ sharp. (a) is (b) are
37. 37.Kabir ___ for the team next Sunday. (a) will clapping (b) will clap (c) will claps (d) clapped
38. 38.He has just ___ in the pool. (a) swam (b) swimming (c) swum (d) swim
39. 39.Kavya ___ jog in the park on Saturdays. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feeding (c) feedding

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