Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 570 · 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 drawing a picture right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
2. 2.Name the tense: “They will help Grandma.” (a) simple present (b) past continuous (c) present perfect (d) simple future
3. 3.She ___ studied science already. (a) have (b) has
4. 4.Choose the right verb: Either Rohan or the boys ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
5. 5.We did not ___ a letter two days ago. (a) wrote (b) write (c) writing (d) writes
6. 6.We are going to ___ a cake tomorrow. (a) baked (b) bakes (c) bake (d) baking
7. 7.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) are (b) is
8. 8.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
9. 9.Name the tense: “They are writing a letter.” (a) simple future (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) simple past
10. 10.___ they carry the bag twice a week? (a) Is (b) Does (c) Are (d) Do
11. 11.Kavya has worked in Delhi ___ five years. (a) since (b) for
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
13. 13.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swum (b) swam (c) swimming (d) swimmed
14. 14.___ I study science every Sunday? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do (d) Does
15. 15.I did not ___ in the park in 2023. (a) runs (b) run (c) ran (d) running
16. 16.Choose the right verb: There ___ a mango in the basket. (a) are (b) is
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) winning (b) wineing (c) wining
18. 18.He ___ the bag tomorrow. (a) will carry (b) carried (c) will carries (d) will carrying
19. 19.Diya ___ played cricket already. (a) have (b) has
20. 20.Name the tense: “They are watching a cartoon.” (a) present perfect (b) simple future (c) past perfect (d) present continuous
21. 21.Choose the right verb: My trousers ___ new. (a) is (b) are
22. 22.We ___ a cake when it started to rain. (a) were bake (b) are baking (c) were baking (d) was baking
23. 23.___ I cooking rice right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
24. 24.She ___ a picture now. (a) is draw (b) are drawing (c) am drawing (d) is drawing
25. 25.I ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
26. 26.Choose the right verb: The packet of biscuits ___ open. (a) is (b) are
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) claping (c) clapeing
28. 28.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringed (c) brought
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planting (c) planteing
30. 30.___ we wash the dishes yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) danceeing (c) dancing
32. 32.___ my sister speak Hindi last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
33. 33.My sister ___ fly a kite every morning. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
34. 34.When Dad called, he ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) has (c) have
35. 35.He ___ going to clean the room next week. (a) is (b) are (c) am
36. 36.Choose the right verb: All the boys ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
37. 37.Pooja ___ jogged in the park already. (a) has (b) have
38. 38.When the bell rang, Ishaan ___ lunch. (a) is bringing (b) was bringing (c) were bringing (d) was bring
39. 39.He ___ speak Hindi every day. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
40. 40.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) gone (b) going (c) went (d) goed

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