Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 573 · 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.We have had this bicycle ___ a long time. (a) for (b) since
2. 2.Name the tense: “The children plant a tree.” (a) present perfect (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) simple future
3. 3.My friends did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) runs (b) ran (c) running (d) run
4. 4.I ___ going to bring lunch tomorrow. (a) am (b) are (c) is
5. 5.Name the tense: “My friends baked a cake.” (a) simple present (b) past perfect (c) simple past (d) simple future
6. 6.Name the tense: “My brother clapped for the team.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple future
7. 7.You did not ___ a letter two days ago. (a) wrote (b) write (c) writing (d) writes
8. 8.I ___ a bicycle when the phone rang. (a) was ride (b) am riding (c) were riding (d) was riding
9. 9.Name the tense: “I wrote a letter.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) past perfect (d) simple past
10. 10.Name the tense: “They will speak Hindi.” (a) present perfect (b) simple past (c) past continuous (d) simple future
11. 11.You have just ___ a picture. (a) draw (b) drawing (c) drawn (d) drew
12. 12.___ my friends cooking rice now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
13. 13.I did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) running (b) ran (c) run (d) runs
14. 14.Name the tense: “They wrote a letter.” (a) simple present (b) present perfect (c) simple past (d) past continuous
15. 15.They ___ a letter at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were writing (b) was writing (c) are writing (d) were write
16. 16.We ___ going to tell a story next Sunday. (a) am (b) are (c) is
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watching (c) watchhing
18. 18.She has known my best friend ___ five years. (a) since (b) for
19. 19.We ___ a mango right now. (a) am eating (b) are eat (c) are eating (d) is eating
20. 20.Choose the right verb: There ___ a cat in the garden. (a) is (b) are
21. 21.Neel ___ in this school since 2022. (a) studied (b) have studied (c) studies (d) has studied
22. 22.I ___ with Nani since 2022. (a) have stayed (b) stay (c) stayed (d) has stayed
23. 23.She ___ the bag every morning. (a) carry (b) carries (c) carrying
24. 24.___ my brother wearing a cap now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helpeing (c) helping
26. 26.My cousins ___ a tree now. (a) is climbing (b) am climbing (c) are climbing (d) are climb
27. 27.We have just ___ the dishes. (a) washed (b) washes (c) wash (d) washing
28. 28.When Dad called, he ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
29. 29.They ___ science next month. (a) will study (b) studied (c) will studies (d) will studying
30. 30.She ___ tea now. (a) is making (b) am making (c) is make (d) are making
31. 31.You ___ bake a cake every morning. (a) aren't (b) doesn't (c) don't
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleaning (c) cleanning
33. 33.You ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) has planted
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) has worn
35. 35.When the bell rang, Rohan ___ a sandcastle. (a) is building (b) was building (c) were building (d) was build
36. 36.The students are going to ___ a tree next week. (a) climbed (b) climbs (c) climb (d) climbing
37. 37.Ishaan has studied in this school ___ a long time. (a) since (b) for
38. 38.When Dad called, she ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) has (c) had
39. 39.We ___ a sandcastle now. (a) are building (b) am building (c) are build (d) is building
40. 40.We ___ in Delhi since 2020. (a) has worked (b) worked (c) have worked (d) work

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