Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 55 · 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.He ___ a sandcastle on Saturdays. (a) build (b) builds (c) building
2. 2.At 8 pm yesterday, my cousins ___ a song. (a) were sing (b) were singing (c) are singing (d) was singing
3. 3.My parents ___ science next week. (a) will study (b) studied (c) will studies (d) will studying
4. 4.My parents ___ the room next Sunday. (a) cleaned (b) will cleans (c) will clean (d) will cleaning
5. 5.You ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) have danced (b) danced (c) will dance (d) dance
6. 6.You ___ rice next month. (a) cooked (b) will cook (c) will cooking (d) will cooks
7. 7.You have just ___ in the park. (a) run (b) running (c) ran
8. 8.I ___ a message two days ago. (a) will send (b) sent (c) send (d) sended
9. 9.Name the tense: “You are playing cricket.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) simple past (d) present perfect
10. 10.Name the tense: “He plays cricket.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) simple future
11. 11.You ___ going to clap for the team next week. (a) am (b) is (c) are
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) winning (b) wineing (c) wining
13. 13.They ___ a tree next month. (a) will plants (b) will planting (c) planted (d) will plant
14. 14.Name the tense: “They have studied science.” (a) past continuous (b) present perfect (c) simple future (d) simple present
15. 15.You ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) will ride (b) rode (c) ride (d) rided
16. 16.Choose the right verb: Each boy ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
17. 17.They ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) have thrown (b) has thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
18. 18.They ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) have sung (b) has sung (c) had sung (d) had sang
19. 19.Aarav ___ on the stage when it started to rain. (a) is dancing (b) was dancing (c) was dance (d) were dancing
20. 20.I have just ___ a bicycle. (a) riding (b) rode (c) ride (d) ridden
21. 21.We ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
22. 22.We ___ danced on the stage already. (a) have (b) has
23. 23.I am going to ___ cricket next Sunday. (a) played (b) playing (c) play (d) plays
24. 24.My parents ___ a tree every morning. (a) plants (b) plant (c) planting
25. 25.___ he bring lunch last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
26. 26.I did not ___ vegetables last week. (a) buys (b) buy (c) bought (d) buying
27. 27.When the phone rang, you ___ cricket. (a) was playing (b) were play (c) are playing (d) were playing
28. 28.You ___ in Delhi since 2021. (a) has worked (b) worked (c) work (d) have worked
29. 29.Choose the right verb: Either Meera or the boys ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
30. 30.You ___ a message every Sunday. (a) sending (b) sends (c) send
31. 31.I ___ science when the phone rang. (a) was study (b) were studying (c) am studying (d) was studying
32. 32.When it started to rain, he ___ a tree. (a) were climbing (b) was climb (c) was climbing (d) is climbing
33. 33.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) weared (b) wore (c) worn (d) wearing
34. 34.Choose the right verb: There ___ five mangoes in the basket. (a) are (b) is
35. 35.She ___ going to climb a tree tomorrow. (a) are (b) is (c) am
36. 36.I ___ going to bake a cake next month. (a) are (b) am (c) is
37. 37.You ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) are dancing (b) are dance (c) am dancing (d) is dancing
38. 38.When Dad called, I ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) has (c) had
39. 39.My sister ___ written a letter already. (a) have (b) has
40. 40.Name the tense: “I took the train.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) simple past (d) simple present

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