Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 572 · 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: Each of the children ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
2. 2.You are going to ___ a story next month. (a) tells (b) told (c) telling (d) tell
3. 3.We ___ a bicycle every Sunday. (a) ride (b) riding (c) rides
4. 4.I ___ Grandma when the bell rang. (a) were helping (b) am helping (c) was helping (d) was help
5. 5.We ___ going to win the match next month. (a) is (b) am (c) are
6. 6.I ___ in Delhi since 2019. (a) worked (b) have worked (c) work (d) has worked
7. 7.Choose the right verb: The bunch of bananas ___ ripe. (a) is (b) are
8. 8.She ___ on the stage next week. (a) will dancing (b) danced (c) will dances (d) will dance
9. 9.Name the tense: “Kunal will speak Hindi.” (a) simple past (b) past continuous (c) present continuous (d) simple future
10. 10.We ___ on the stage every morning. (a) dances (b) dancing (c) dance
11. 11.You ___ the train every Sunday. (a) take (b) taking (c) takes
12. 12.Name the tense: “Ishaan is building a sandcastle.” (a) present continuous (b) past perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple past
13. 13.They ___ going to play cricket tomorrow. (a) is (b) am (c) are
14. 14.They ___ going to climb a tree next Sunday. (a) are (b) am (c) is
15. 15.We ___ vegetables every Sunday. (a) buying (b) buy (c) buys
16. 16.When Dad called, they ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) have (c) has
17. 17.Choose the right verb: Neither Manav nor my cousins ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
18. 18.Name the tense: “You have run in the park.” (a) past perfect (b) simple past (c) present perfect (d) simple present
19. 19.___ my parents drink milk every day? (a) Are (b) Does (c) Do (d) Is
20. 20.___ they cook rice every morning? (a) Does (b) Are (c) Do (d) Is
21. 21.My brother ___ the room every day. (a) cleans (b) cleaning (c) clean
22. 22.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
23. 23.When Dad called, we ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) had (c) have
24. 24.Choose the right verb: Every player ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
25. 25.When Dad called, my sister ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) had (c) have
26. 26.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) had (c) has
27. 27.___ you sing a song every day? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Is (d) Are
28. 28.___ my brother clean the room every Sunday? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are (d) Does
29. 29.I have just ___ a tree. (a) climbs (b) climbing (c) climb (d) climbed
30. 30.When it started to rain, they ___ the dog. (a) was feeding (b) were feed (c) are feeding (d) were feeding
31. 31.You ___ build a sandcastle on Saturdays. (a) aren't (b) doesn't (c) don't
32. 32.My sister ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) had clap (b) has clapped (c) had clapped (d) have clapped
33. 33.When the phone rang, my brother ___ cricket. (a) was play (b) were playing (c) is playing (d) was playing
34. 34.When the phone rang, Rahul ___ a bicycle. (a) is riding (b) were riding (c) was riding (d) was ride
35. 35.You have lived in Pune ___ 2019. (a) since (b) for
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had build (d) had built
37. 37.You have just ___ a mango. (a) ate (b) eat (c) eating (d) eaten
38. 38.Name the tense: “She will send a message.” (a) present continuous (b) past perfect (c) simple present (d) simple future
39. 39.Choose the right verb: The scissors ___ sharp. (a) are (b) is
40. 40.The students ___ a kite every Sunday. (a) flying (b) fly (c) flies

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