Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 564 · 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.Choose the right verb: The news ___ good today. (a) are (b) is
2. 2.My brother has just ___ a tree. (a) climbs (b) climb (c) climbing (d) climbed
3. 3.The children ___ the bag at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were carrying (b) are carrying (c) were carry (d) was carrying
4. 4.My brother ___ wash the dishes every day. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
5. 5.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 5. (a) are (b) is
6. 6.They ___ tea two days ago. (a) make (b) maked (c) will make (d) made
7. 7.He ___ the train next Sunday. (a) will taking (b) will take (c) will takes (d) took
8. 8.I ___ cleaned the room already. (a) has (b) have
9. 9.I ___ the dishes on Saturdays. (a) washing (b) wash (c) washes
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) clapping (c) claping
11. 11.You have just ___ the room. (a) clean (b) cleaned (c) cleans (d) cleaning
12. 12.My cousins ___ ride a bicycle on Saturdays. (a) aren't (b) don't (c) doesn't
13. 13.Yash ___ going to watch a cartoon next Sunday. (a) are (b) am (c) is
14. 14.Ananya ___ tell a story on Saturdays. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
15. 15.___ you wash the dishes every morning? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Is (d) Are
16. 16.Choose the right verb: There ___ some water in the bottle. (a) is (b) are
17. 17.Choose the right verb: Neither Myra nor the twins ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) plantting (c) planting
19. 19.Choose the right verb: Every boy ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
20. 20.I did not ___ science two days ago. (a) studies (b) studying (c) studied (d) study
21. 21.You have just ___ a tree. (a) climbs (b) climbed (c) climbing (d) climb
22. 22.You ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) has drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) had drew
23. 23.You did not ___ a mango yesterday. (a) eating (b) ate (c) eats (d) eat
24. 24.She ___ to school at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were going (b) was go (c) is going (d) was going
25. 25.___ he play cricket every Sunday? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do (d) Does
26. 26.We ___ on the stage when the bell rang. (a) were dancing (b) are dancing (c) were dance (d) was dancing
27. 27.You ___ a cake last week. (a) bake (b) have baked (c) baked (d) will bake
28. 28.My sister ___ thrown the ball already. (a) has (b) have
29. 29.My brother ___ in the park now. (a) is running (b) are running (c) is run (d) am running
30. 30.She has lived in Pune ___ six months. (a) since (b) for
31. 31.Choose the right verb: My trousers ___ new. (a) is (b) are
32. 32.You ___ fly a kite twice a week. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) aren't
33. 33.___ they clapping for the team now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
34. 34.Name the tense: “My sister spoke Hindi.” (a) simple future (b) past continuous (c) simple past (d) present perfect
35. 35.When Dad called, he ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) have (c) had
36. 36.___ Dev catching the ball right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
37. 37.___ we swimming in the pool now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
38. 38.My brother ___ on the stage now. (a) is dance (b) am dancing (c) is dancing (d) are dancing
39. 39.When Dad called, she ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.Choose the right verb: Every student ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has

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