Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 567 · 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.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watchhing (c) watching
2. 2.My friends have just ___ science. (a) studied (b) study (c) studying (d) studies
3. 3.They have worked in Delhi ___ 2020. (a) since (b) for
4. 4.___ Riya draw a picture two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
5. 5.Name the tense: “Karan has baked a cake.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) present perfect (d) past continuous
6. 6.When Dad called, Nisha ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) have (c) has
7. 7.___ they throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
8. 8.Name the tense: “Zoya has written a letter.” (a) past continuous (b) present perfect (c) past perfect (d) present continuous
9. 9.By the time we reached, my brother ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) had thrown (d) have thrown
10. 10.I ___ the dishes tomorrow. (a) will wash (b) washed (c) will washes (d) will washing
11. 11.You did not ___ Hindi two days ago. (a) speak (b) spoke (c) speaks (d) speaking
12. 12.She has waited for the bus ___ morning. (a) since (b) for
13. 13.She has just ___ a message. (a) send (b) sends (c) sent (d) sending
14. 14.When the bell rang, Vivaan ___ science. (a) were studying (b) is studying (c) was studying (d) was study
15. 15.Choose the right verb: Neither the girls nor Saanvi ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinking (c) drinkeing
17. 17.We have just ___ a mango. (a) ate (b) eating (c) eat (d) eaten
18. 18.He ___ for the team now. (a) is clap (b) is clapping (c) are clapping (d) am clapping
19. 19.She ___ rice at the moment. (a) is cook (b) are cooking (c) is cooking (d) am cooking
20. 20.Saanvi ___ going to climb a tree next Sunday. (a) are (b) is (c) am
21. 21.Choose the right verb: All the girls ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
22. 22.Omkar ___ a sandcastle next Sunday. (a) built (b) will building (c) will build (d) will builds
23. 23.You ___ vegetables at 8 pm yesterday. (a) are buying (b) were buy (c) was buying (d) were buying
24. 24.When Dad called, they ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) had (c) have
25. 25.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) runned (b) run (c) running (d) ran
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singing (b) singeing (c) singging
27. 27.Name the tense: “I was flying a kite.” (a) simple present (b) past continuous (c) past perfect (d) simple future
28. 28.My friends are going to ___ a mango next Sunday. (a) eats (b) eating (c) eat (d) ate
29. 29.We ___ a story when Mum came home. (a) were tell (b) was telling (c) were telling (d) are telling
30. 30.We ___ a cartoon now. (a) am watching (b) are watch (c) is watching (d) are watching
31. 31.___ I speaking Hindi right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
32. 32.She ___ for the team yesterday. (a) has clapped (b) will clap (c) claps (d) clapped
33. 33.When Dad called, my brother ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) have (c) has
34. 34.We ___ a song at the moment. (a) is singing (b) are sing (c) are singing (d) am singing
35. 35.We are going to ___ a tree tomorrow. (a) plants (b) planted (c) plant (d) planting
36. 36.___ my cousins wear a cap last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
37. 37.When Dad called, he ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) have (c) has
38. 38.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) wrote (b) writing (c) written (d) writed
39. 39.Choose the right verb: Either Rohan or the twins ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
40. 40.They ___ the train every day. (a) takes (b) taking (c) take

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