Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 556 · 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.Myra ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
2. 2.___ we studying science at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
3. 3.They ___ write a letter on Saturdays. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
4. 4.Choose the right verb: My spectacles ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
5. 5.He ___ a kite when it started to rain. (a) was flying (b) is flying (c) was fly (d) were flying
6. 6.I ___ a message every day. (a) sending (b) send (c) sends
7. 7.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 4. (a) are (b) is
8. 8.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) bought (b) buying (c) buyed
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) bakeeing (c) baking
10. 10.___ you jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
11. 11.You have been in the library ___ 10 am. (a) since (b) for
12. 12.I ___ going to clean the room next month. (a) is (b) am (c) are
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watcheing (c) watchhing
14. 14.I am going to ___ cricket next Sunday. (a) plays (b) play (c) played (d) playing
15. 15.They have known my best friend ___ two years. (a) since (b) for
16. 16.Name the tense: “My sister had won the match.” (a) past continuous (b) present continuous (c) present perfect (d) past perfect
17. 17.Choose the right verb: There ___ an apple on the plate. (a) is (b) are
18. 18.We ___ the room on Saturdays. (a) cleaning (b) cleans (c) clean
19. 19.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) had climb (c) has climbed (d) had climbed
20. 20.Name the tense: “She has washed the dishes.” (a) simple present (b) present perfect (c) simple future (d) present continuous
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyeing (c) studyying
22. 22.They ___ a message two days ago. (a) send (b) sended (c) sent (d) will send
23. 23.She ___ the bag every morning. (a) carrying (b) carries (c) carry
24. 24.She ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
25. 25.You ___ Grandma tomorrow. (a) will helps (b) will helping (c) helped (d) will help
26. 26.He ___ studied science already. (a) has (b) have
27. 27.Name the tense: “You had bought vegetables.” (a) present perfect (b) past perfect (c) simple past (d) simple present
28. 28.My parents ___ in the pool now. (a) are swimming (b) am swimming (c) is swimming (d) are swim
29. 29.When Dad called, he ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) had (c) have
30. 30.When Dad called, my brother ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
31. 31.Name the tense: “I was eating a mango.” (a) simple present (b) past perfect (c) present continuous (d) past continuous
32. 32.Choose the right verb: Neither my cousins nor Kabir ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
33. 33.He ___ a message every morning. (a) sending (b) send (c) sends
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
35. 35.Name the tense: “Sneha has swum in the pool.” (a) simple future (b) simple past (c) present perfect (d) past continuous
36. 36.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) written (b) writed (c) writing (d) wrote
38. 38.When it started to rain, they ___ the dishes. (a) were wash (b) are washing (c) was washing (d) were washing
39. 39.She has just ___ milk. (a) drinking (b) drunk (c) drink (d) drank
40. 40.I ___ a sandcastle on Saturdays. (a) building (b) builds (c) build

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