Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 557 · 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: “Isha is telling a story.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) simple present (d) simple past
2. 2.I ___ for the team yesterday. (a) clapped (b) clap (c) will clap (d) have clapped
3. 3.My brother did not ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) washing (b) washes (c) washed (d) wash
4. 4.She is going to ___ Hindi next month. (a) speak (b) spoke (c) speaking (d) speaks
5. 5.I ___ the train yesterday. (a) will take (b) taked (c) took (d) take
6. 6.We ___ for the team right now. (a) are clapping (b) am clapping (c) are clap (d) is clapping
7. 7.I ___ in this school since 2022. (a) has studied (b) studied (c) study (d) have studied
8. 8.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) rideeing (c) riding
10. 10.Choose the right verb: Each boy ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
11. 11.We ___ the dog in 2023. (a) will feed (b) feeded (c) feed (d) fed
12. 12.Choose the right verb: Neither the boys nor Aarav ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
13. 13.Name the tense: “You threw the ball.” (a) simple present (b) simple past (c) present continuous (d) past continuous
14. 14.When the phone rang, the students ___ a song. (a) are singing (b) were sing (c) were singing (d) was singing
15. 15.My sister ___ in this school since 2022. (a) have studied (b) studied (c) studies (d) has studied
16. 16.___ you draw a picture two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
17. 17.My parents ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) has swum (d) had swam
18. 18.I ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) had taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) have taken
19. 19.Choose the right verb: Every child ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
20. 20.My cousins ___ tea when Mum came home. (a) were making (b) was making (c) were make (d) are making
21. 21.___ my brother take the train every Sunday? (a) Are (b) Does (c) Do (d) Is
22. 22.Name the tense: “My cousins have told a story.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple future
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceeing (c) danceing
24. 24.Choose the right verb: My spectacles ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
25. 25.___ you ride a bicycle every Sunday? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are (d) Does
26. 26.___ my brother climbing a tree right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) winning (b) wining (c) wineing
28. 28.___ I climb a tree twice a week? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Are (d) Do
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flying (c) flyeing
30. 30.I am going to ___ the bag next week. (a) carrying (b) carried (c) carry (d) carries
31. 31.___ they climb a tree every morning? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Is (d) Are
32. 32.He ___ a mango every day. (a) eating (b) eat (c) eats
33. 33.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taking (b) taken (c) taked (d) took
34. 34.Name the tense: “My brother was telling a story.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) past continuous (d) present perfect
35. 35.We ___ a tree next week. (a) will plants (b) planted (c) will planting (d) will plant
36. 36.Name the tense: “You take the train.” (a) present perfect (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) present continuous
37. 37.Name the tense: “I sang a song.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) past perfect (d) simple past
38. 38.My brother ___ in Pune since 2019. (a) lives (b) has lived (c) have lived (d) lived
39. 39.Name the tense: “My parents have written a letter.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) past continuous (d) present perfect
40. 40.Name the tense: “The students had drawn a picture.” (a) past continuous (b) simple past (c) past perfect (d) present perfect

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