Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 56 · 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.My brother ___ in the park every day. (a) jogging (b) jog (c) jogs
2. 2.My brother is going to ___ science next week. (a) studies (b) studied (c) study (d) studying
3. 3.We ___ cooked rice already. (a) has (b) have
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbing (c) climbbing
5. 5.I ___ for the team now. (a) am clapping (b) is clapping (c) am clap (d) are clapping
6. 6.We ___ cook rice every morning. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
7. 7.She ___ a cap when the bell rang. (a) is wearing (b) was wear (c) was wearing (d) were wearing
8. 8.I ___ the room every Sunday. (a) clean (b) cleaning (c) cleans
9. 9.Aarav ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) is helping (b) am helping (c) are helping (d) is help
10. 10.Name the tense: “She is carrying the bag.” (a) past continuous (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) simple future
11. 11.He has had this bicycle ___ last year. (a) since (b) for
12. 12.Karan ___ cricket right now. (a) are playing (b) am playing (c) is play (d) is playing
13. 13.Choose the right verb: Either Diya or the twins ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
14. 14.My cousins ___ a tree every day. (a) climbing (b) climbs (c) climb
15. 15.When Mum came home, you ___ in the park. (a) are running (b) was running (c) were run (d) were running
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) had sung (c) had sang (d) has sung
17. 17.Ananya ___ a mango yesterday. (a) will eat (b) ate (c) eats (d) eated
18. 18.We ___ throw the ball every morning. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
19. 19.She ___ milk every Sunday. (a) drinks (b) drink (c) drinking
20. 20.We ___ watched a cartoon already. (a) has (b) have
21. 21.Meera ___ bought vegetables already. (a) have (b) has
22. 22.Ishaan ___ Hindi last Sunday. (a) spoke (b) will speak (c) speaked (d) speaks
23. 23.Choose the right verb: There ___ an apple on the plate. (a) is (b) are
24. 24.The children ___ in Pune since 2020. (a) has lived (b) live (c) have lived (d) lived
25. 25.Name the tense: “They were winning the match.” (a) past continuous (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) simple past
26. 26.___ my brother cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
27. 27.Ananya ___ the room in 2023. (a) cleans (b) will clean (c) cleaned (d) has cleaned
28. 28.Ananya ___ a story on Saturdays. (a) tell (b) tells (c) telling
29. 29.Name the tense: “Priya had carried the bag.” (a) simple present (b) past perfect (c) simple future (d) present perfect
30. 30.They ___ rice right now. (a) are cooking (b) are cook (c) is cooking (d) am cooking
31. 31.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
32. 32.He ___ swim in the pool every day. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
33. 33.Name the tense: “We are wearing a cap.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) simple present (d) present perfect
34. 34.Choose the right verb: Mathematics ___ my favourite subject. (a) is (b) are
35. 35.She has just ___ rice. (a) cook (b) cooked (c) cooking (d) cooks
36. 36.___ my parents dance on the stage twice a week? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Are (d) Do
37. 37.I am going to ___ to school tomorrow. (a) goes (b) went (c) going (d) go
38. 38.You ___ the room when it started to rain. (a) were clean (b) were cleaning (c) was cleaning (d) are cleaning
39. 39.He ___ for the team every Sunday. (a) claps (b) clap (c) clapping
40. 40.Karan did not ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) dancing (b) dances (c) dance (d) danced

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