Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 565 · 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.___ she going to school right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
2. 2.___ we catch the ball every morning? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Are (d) Is
3. 3.Meera did not ___ tea last week. (a) makes (b) make (c) making (d) made
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watching (c) watchhing
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinking (c) drinkeing
6. 6.When Mum came home, I ___ in the park. (a) am running (b) was running (c) was run (d) were running
7. 7.Name the tense: “We helped Grandma.” (a) simple past (b) simple future (c) past perfect (d) simple present
8. 8.My brother ___ a bicycle last Sunday. (a) rides (b) rided (c) rode (d) will ride
9. 9.She ___ a song when it started to rain. (a) were singing (b) is singing (c) was sing (d) was singing
10. 10.The children have just ___ rice. (a) cooked (b) cooking (c) cook (d) cooks
11. 11.Name the tense: “We go to school.” (a) present perfect (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) simple future
12. 12.We ___ in the park now. (a) are jog (b) am jogging (c) is jogging (d) are jogging
13. 13.She ___ go to school every day. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
14. 14.He ___ in the park in 2023. (a) jogged (b) will jog (c) has jogged (d) jogs
15. 15.We ___ cricket right now. (a) am playing (b) are play (c) is playing (d) are playing
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singeing (c) singing
17. 17.They ___ the ball every Sunday. (a) throw (b) throws (c) throwing
18. 18.Name the tense: “He cleaned the room.” (a) simple future (b) simple past (c) past perfect (d) present continuous
19. 19.She ___ jog in the park every day. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
20. 20.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taking (b) took (c) taken (d) taked
21. 21.___ you wash the dishes in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
22. 22.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) went (b) gone (c) going (d) goed
23. 23.Name the tense: “My friends cleaned the room.” (a) present continuous (b) past perfect (c) simple past (d) past continuous
24. 24.You have just ___ in the pool. (a) swum (b) swim (c) swimming (d) swam
25. 25.We ___ caught the ball already. (a) has (b) have
26. 26.We are going to ___ rice tomorrow. (a) cooks (b) cook (c) cooking (d) cooked
27. 27.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) has (c) had
28. 28.Name the tense: “I have gone to school.” (a) past continuous (b) past perfect (c) present perfect (d) simple present
29. 29.My sister ___ helped Grandma already. (a) has (b) have
30. 30.Aisha ___ a sandcastle when it started to rain. (a) were building (b) was building (c) is building (d) was build
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) weareing (c) wearing
32. 32.When it started to rain, you ___ a message. (a) was sending (b) were send (c) are sending (d) were sending
33. 33.My cousins ___ science next month. (a) will studies (b) studied (c) will studying (d) will study
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ a kite. (a) had flown (b) have flown (c) has flown (d) had flew
35. 35.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 3. (a) is (b) are
36. 36.Name the tense: “You had drunk milk.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) past perfect
37. 37.My sister ___ drawn a picture already. (a) have (b) has
38. 38.When Dad called, I ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) had (c) has
39. 39.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwed (b) throwing (c) threw (d) thrown
40. 40.My brother ___ wash the dishes on Saturdays. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't

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