Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 550 · 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.Ananya ___ a story every morning. (a) telling (b) tell (c) tells
2. 2.He ___ going to send a message tomorrow. (a) is (b) are (c) am
3. 3.Kunal did not ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) speaking (b) spoke (c) speaks (d) speak
4. 4.Aarav ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) rided (b) will ride (c) rode (d) rides
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbing (c) climbeing
6. 6.My brother ___ a letter right now. (a) is write (b) are writing (c) is writing (d) am writing
7. 7.___ he eat a mango every Sunday? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Does (d) Is
8. 8.Rahul ___ a picture at the moment. (a) are drawing (b) is draw (c) is drawing (d) am drawing
9. 9.She ___ a story when Mum came home. (a) is telling (b) was tell (c) was telling (d) were telling
10. 10.She is going to ___ the ball next week. (a) throw (b) throws (c) throwing (d) threw
11. 11.Name the tense: “We watch a cartoon.” (a) simple past (b) simple present (c) simple future (d) present perfect
12. 12.Manav ___ made tea already. (a) have (b) has
13. 13.Name the tense: “Tara was jogging in the park.” (a) present continuous (b) past perfect (c) past continuous (d) present perfect
14. 14.I ___ going to buy vegetables next week. (a) are (b) is (c) am
15. 15.Name the tense: “Priya was writing a letter.” (a) simple future (b) simple past (c) present perfect (d) past continuous
16. 16.Omkar ___ milk last Sunday. (a) will drink (b) drank (c) drinked (d) drinks
17. 17.I ___ the room on Saturdays. (a) clean (b) cleaning (c) cleans
18. 18.We ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) had rode (b) have ridden (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
19. 19.Name the tense: “You were cleaning the room.” (a) past continuous (b) simple future (c) past perfect (d) simple past
20. 20.You ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) had drunk (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drank
21. 21.By the time we reached, we ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) had drawn (d) have drawn
22. 22.They ___ a cap at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were wear (b) were wearing (c) are wearing (d) was wearing
23. 23.She ___ a tree every day. (a) plant (b) planting (c) plants
24. 24.She ___ lunch tomorrow. (a) will brings (b) will bringing (c) will bring (d) brought
25. 25.Name the tense: “We have drunk milk.” (a) present continuous (b) past perfect (c) present perfect (d) past continuous
26. 26.I ___ go to school every morning. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
27. 27.When the phone rang, he ___ a story. (a) was telling (b) were telling (c) was tell (d) is telling
28. 28.___ she watch a cartoon last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
29. 29.Choose the right verb: There ___ three pencils in the box. (a) is (b) are
30. 30.___ my cousins build a sandcastle on Saturdays? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do (d) Does
31. 31.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wore (b) worn (c) weared (d) wearing
32. 32.Name the tense: “My brother was washing the dishes.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) past continuous (d) past perfect
33. 33.They ___ with Nani since 2022. (a) have stayed (b) stay (c) stayed (d) has stayed
34. 34.Choose the right verb: The news ___ good today. (a) are (b) is
35. 35.Sneha ___ the dishes now. (a) is washing (b) is wash (c) are washing (d) am washing
36. 36.They ___ going to drink milk next week. (a) am (b) is (c) are
37. 37.___ you singing a song now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
38. 38.They ___ the room next month. (a) will cleans (b) will clean (c) cleaned (d) will cleaning
39. 39.They ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) have made (b) had make (c) has made (d) had made
40. 40.___ my parents studying science now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are

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