Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 579 · 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.She ___ in this school since 2021. (a) has taught (b) taught (c) have taught (d) teaches
2. 2.Choose the right verb: Each player ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
3. 3.___ they cook rice twice a week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Is (d) Are
4. 4.Neel ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) had eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) has eaten
5. 5.Ananya ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) have climbed (b) had climb (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
6. 6.My brother ___ for the team right now. (a) am clapping (b) are clapping (c) is clapping (d) is clap
7. 7.___ they sing a song every day? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Are (d) Is
8. 8.Ishaan ___ a mango at the moment. (a) is eat (b) are eating (c) am eating (d) is eating
9. 9.I have just ___ in the park. (a) jogs (b) jogged (c) jogging (d) jog
10. 10.You have just ___ tea. (a) makes (b) make (c) making (d) made
11. 11.You ___ rice every Sunday. (a) cooking (b) cook (c) cooks
12. 12.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 4. (a) is (b) are
13. 13.Ira ___ the ball when the phone rang. (a) was catch (b) were catching (c) was catching (d) is catching
14. 14.When Dad called, he ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
15. 15.The students did not ___ cricket two days ago. (a) play (b) playing (c) played (d) plays
16. 16.Name the tense: “They were singing a song.” (a) simple past (b) past continuous (c) present perfect (d) simple present
17. 17.Omkar has had this bicycle ___ two years. (a) for (b) since
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feedding (c) feeding
19. 19.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) is (b) are
20. 20.___ I bringing lunch now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
21. 21.I have been in the library ___ an hour. (a) since (b) for
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, the children ___ a kite. (a) had flown (b) had flew (c) have flown (d) has flown
23. 23.Choose the right verb: Neither my cousins nor Ishaan ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
24. 24.My sister ___ going to clap for the team next Sunday. (a) are (b) is (c) am
25. 25.___ I wash the dishes twice a week? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Are (d) Do
26. 26.I ___ catch the ball on Saturdays. (a) aren't (b) doesn't (c) don't
27. 27.She ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) have climbed (b) had climbed (c) had climb (d) has climbed
28. 28.She ___ vegetables every day. (a) buying (b) buys (c) buy
29. 29.Aisha has just ___ Grandma. (a) helps (b) help (c) helped (d) helping
30. 30.We ___ a picture when Mum came home. (a) are drawing (b) were draw (c) was drawing (d) were drawing
31. 31.I ___ milk every Sunday. (a) drink (b) drinks (c) drinking
32. 32.My friends ___ ride a bicycle every Sunday. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
33. 33.Saanvi ___ gone to school already. (a) has (b) have
34. 34.Choose the right verb: The bunch of bananas ___ ripe. (a) are (b) is
35. 35.She ___ the ball next month. (a) threw (b) will throwing (c) will throws (d) will throw
36. 36.Rohan ___ Grandma when the phone rang. (a) were helping (b) is helping (c) was help (d) was helping
37. 37.Riya did not ___ for the team in 2023. (a) clap (b) clapping (c) claps (d) clapped
38. 38.Riya ___ in this school since 2022. (a) taught (b) teaches (c) has taught (d) have taught
39. 39.___ my sister climb a tree on Saturdays? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Does (d) Are
40. 40.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swum (b) swimmed (c) swimming (d) swam

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