Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 571 · 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.They have just ___ the dishes. (a) washes (b) washed (c) wash (d) washing
2. 2.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaked (b) spoke (c) spoken (d) speaking
3. 3.Choose the right verb: Every child ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
4. 4.My brother ___ tea every Sunday. (a) making (b) makes (c) make
5. 5.Name the tense: “Meera carries the bag.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) past perfect
6. 6.He has just ___ to school. (a) going (b) go (c) went (d) gone
7. 7.She ___ drawn a picture already. (a) have (b) has
8. 8.I did not ___ the bag in 2023. (a) carried (b) carrying (c) carries (d) carry
9. 9.When the phone rang, Arjun ___ in the park. (a) was run (b) was running (c) were running (d) is running
10. 10.The children have just ___ rice. (a) cook (b) cooking (c) cooked (d) cooks
11. 11.I am going to ___ Hindi tomorrow. (a) speaking (b) spoke (c) speak (d) speaks
12. 12.When Mum came home, Riya ___ a sandcastle. (a) were building (b) was build (c) was building (d) is building
13. 13.They are going to ___ a tree next Sunday. (a) plant (b) plants (c) planted (d) planting
14. 14.___ my brother take the train twice a week? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Does (d) Is
15. 15.My cousins did not ___ a cake in 2023. (a) bakes (b) baked (c) baking (d) bake
16. 16.Name the tense: “I had thrown the ball.” (a) past continuous (b) past perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple present
17. 17.Choose the right verb: All the students ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
18. 18.When it started to rain, they ___ in the park. (a) are running (b) were running (c) was running (d) were run
19. 19.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) brought (c) bringed
20. 20.You are going to ___ on the stage next Sunday. (a) danced (b) dances (c) dance (d) dancing
21. 21.You ___ the room when it started to rain. (a) were cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) was cleaning (d) were clean
22. 22.The students ___ a picture right now. (a) are drawing (b) are draw (c) am drawing (d) is drawing
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, Neel ___ in the pool. (a) had swum (b) had swam (c) has swum (d) have swum
24. 24.___ he cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
25. 25.Name the tense: “You were playing cricket.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) simple present (d) past continuous
26. 26.___ my sister jog in the park yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
27. 27.My cousins ___ a story now. (a) are tell (b) are telling (c) am telling (d) is telling
28. 28.___ she make tea every day? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do (d) Does
29. 29.My sister ___ with Nani since 2022. (a) stays (b) have stayed (c) has stayed (d) stayed
30. 30.Diya ___ washed the dishes already. (a) have (b) has
31. 31.I ___ plant a tree every Sunday. (a) aren't (b) don't (c) doesn't
32. 32.When Mum came home, Sneha ___ in the pool. (a) were swimming (b) was swimming (c) is swimming (d) was swim
33. 33.We ___ the dog last Sunday. (a) feed (b) feeded (c) fed (d) will feed
34. 34.He ___ in the park tomorrow. (a) will runs (b) will running (c) will run (d) ran
35. 35.We ___ cricket every morning. (a) playing (b) play (c) plays
36. 36.___ my parents bake a cake two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
37. 37.We ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) have worn
38. 38.When Dad called, he ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
39. 39.Name the tense: “I am cooking rice.” (a) simple present (b) present continuous (c) simple past (d) past continuous
40. 40.They ___ going to throw the ball next week. (a) am (b) are (c) is

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