Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 553 · 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.Name the tense: “She was winning the match.” (a) simple present (b) present perfect (c) present continuous (d) past continuous
2. 2.___ you go to school yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
3. 3.Choose the right verb: Every child ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
4. 4.When the phone rang, my friends ___ a message. (a) were send (b) are sending (c) was sending (d) were sending
5. 5.My sister ___ in the park yesterday. (a) will jog (b) jogged (c) has jogged (d) jogs
6. 6.My parents ___ a tree next month. (a) will planting (b) will plants (c) planted (d) will plant
7. 7.I did not ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) helping (b) helped (c) helps (d) help
8. 8.Choose the right verb: Every boy ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
9. 9.Name the tense: “She is playing cricket.” (a) past continuous (b) simple present (c) present perfect (d) present continuous
10. 10.Choose the right verb: Each of the children ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
11. 11.___ my cousins build a sandcastle yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
12. 12.Name the tense: “My cousins were planting a tree.” (a) past continuous (b) simple present (c) present perfect (d) present continuous
13. 13.___ he speak Hindi every morning? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are (d) Does
14. 14.You have just ___ a sandcastle. (a) built (b) builds (c) build (d) building
15. 15.Choose the right verb: The news ___ good today. (a) is (b) are
16. 16.Rohan ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) has jogged (b) jogs (c) jogged (d) will jog
17. 17.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) took (b) taking (c) taken (d) taked
18. 18.Choose the right verb: There ___ a mango in the basket. (a) are (b) is
19. 19.By the time we reached, my brother ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) has spoken
20. 20.___ I building a sandcastle now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
21. 21.When the bell rang, you ___ the room. (a) was cleaning (b) were cleaning (c) were clean (d) are cleaning
22. 22.Choose the right verb: Neither Karan nor the girls ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
23. 23.Manav ___ going to take the train next month. (a) is (b) are (c) am
24. 24.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 8. (a) are (b) is
25. 25.I ___ play cricket every morning. (a) aren't (b) don't (c) doesn't
26. 26.Arjun ___ write a letter on Saturdays. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
27. 27.I ___ climbed a tree already. (a) have (b) has
28. 28.I ___ lunch when Mum came home. (a) am bringing (b) were bringing (c) was bringing (d) was bring
29. 29.Name the tense: “He was catching the ball.” (a) present perfect (b) simple past (c) past continuous (d) simple future
30. 30.They have just ___ a tree. (a) climb (b) climbs (c) climbed (d) climbing
31. 31.You ___ speak Hindi on Saturdays. (a) aren't (b) doesn't (c) don't
32. 32.She ___ vegetables when Mum came home. (a) is buying (b) were buying (c) was buy (d) was buying
33. 33.When the bell rang, they ___ a bicycle. (a) was riding (b) are riding (c) were riding (d) were ride
34. 34.Choose the right verb: There ___ some milk in the jug. (a) is (b) are
35. 35.Name the tense: “I help Grandma.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) past continuous (d) past perfect
36. 36.He did not ___ to school yesterday. (a) going (b) goes (c) went (d) go
37. 37.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) have (c) has
38. 38.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writing (b) written (c) writed (d) wrote
39. 39.Choose the right verb: All the players ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
40. 40.___ you eating a mango now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am

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