Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 576 · 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.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swimming (c) swam (d) swum
2. 2.They ___ a tree when the bell rang. (a) were climb (b) were climbing (c) are climbing (d) was climbing
3. 3.Kabir ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carries (b) has carried (c) carried (d) will carry
4. 4.When the bell rang, my sister ___ a bicycle. (a) were riding (b) was ride (c) is riding (d) was riding
5. 5.Neel ___ a story next Sunday. (a) will tell (b) will tells (c) told (d) will telling
6. 6.Aisha ___ fly a kite on Saturdays. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
7. 7.Choose the right verb: Neither the twins nor Tara ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) clapeing (c) claping
9. 9.Name the tense: “He had played cricket.” (a) past perfect (b) present perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple past
10. 10.We ___ cricket at 8 pm yesterday. (a) are playing (b) were playing (c) was playing (d) were play
11. 11.When Mum came home, you ___ milk. (a) were drinking (b) are drinking (c) were drink (d) was drinking
12. 12.Name the tense: “I am playing cricket.” (a) past continuous (b) simple past (c) present continuous (d) simple present
13. 13.Name the tense: “My friends threw the ball.” (a) simple past (b) present perfect (c) simple present (d) past continuous
14. 14.Name the tense: “Priya is wearing a cap.” (a) past continuous (b) simple past (c) present continuous (d) simple present
15. 15.We ___ in the park tomorrow. (a) will runs (b) ran (c) will running (d) will run
16. 16.You ___ plant a tree every morning. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) aren't
17. 17.He ___ to school last Sunday. (a) will go (b) goed (c) went (d) goes
18. 18.He ___ vegetables twice a week. (a) buys (b) buy (c) buying
19. 19.I ___ Grandma every Sunday. (a) helps (b) helping (c) help
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) has flown
21. 21.He ___ a cartoon next month. (a) will watches (b) watched (c) will watch (d) will watching
22. 22.___ the children dance on the stage on Saturdays? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Are (d) Is
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) winning (c) wineing
24. 24.He ___ going to go to school tomorrow. (a) are (b) is (c) am
25. 25.Name the tense: “We studied science.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) simple present (d) simple past
26. 26.When Dad called, Karan ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) have (c) had
27. 27.Choose the right verb: Every boy ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
28. 28.Name the tense: “He buys vegetables.” (a) past continuous (b) present perfect (c) simple present (d) simple future
29. 29.My friends ___ a song next month. (a) will sings (b) will singing (c) will sing (d) sang
30. 30.You ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) have built (b) had build (c) has built (d) had built
31. 31.___ my cousins jogging in the park right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
32. 32.You ___ drawn a picture already. (a) have (b) has
33. 33.Name the tense: “They have ridden a bicycle.” (a) past continuous (b) past perfect (c) present perfect (d) simple future
34. 34.He ___ in this school since 2020. (a) taught (b) have taught (c) has taught (d) teaches
35. 35.My friends did not ___ a kite two days ago. (a) flying (b) fly (c) flew (d) flies
36. 36.Name the tense: “We are swimming in the pool.” (a) past continuous (b) present perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple past
37. 37.When Mum came home, my brother ___ a bicycle. (a) is riding (b) was riding (c) were riding (d) was ride
38. 38.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 5. (a) are (b) is
39. 39.Name the tense: “He writes a letter.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) past perfect (d) simple present
40. 40.I ___ clap for the team every Sunday. (a) aren't (b) doesn't (c) don't

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