Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 58 · 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.___ he eat a mango last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
2. 2.Name the tense: “I am cleaning the room.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) past perfect (d) simple present
3. 3.My sister ___ in the park now. (a) is jogging (b) is jog (c) are jogging (d) am jogging
4. 4.Choose the right verb: Neither Isha nor the girls ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
5. 5.When Dad called, we ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) has (c) have
6. 6.Ira ___ the match at the moment. (a) am winning (b) is winning (c) are winning (d) is win
7. 7.You ___ Grandma when the bell rang. (a) was helping (b) were help (c) are helping (d) were helping
8. 8.___ you wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
9. 9.They ___ in the pool next month. (a) will swims (b) will swimming (c) will swim (d) swam
10. 10.She ___ a letter every day. (a) writes (b) write (c) writing
11. 11.You have just ___ a cap. (a) worn (b) wore (c) wearing (d) wear
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) had caught (c) has caught (d) have caught
13. 13.Omkar ___ on the stage next week. (a) will dances (b) will dancing (c) danced (d) will dance
14. 14.You ___ a picture at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was drawing (b) were draw (c) were drawing (d) are drawing
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, Zoya ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) had danced
16. 16.They ___ cricket every day. (a) playing (b) play (c) plays
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watching (c) watcheing
18. 18.Zoya ___ a letter at the moment. (a) am writing (b) are writing (c) is write (d) is writing
19. 19.My brother ___ Grandma when the bell rang. (a) was helping (b) were helping (c) was help (d) is helping
20. 20.We ___ on the stage every morning. (a) dance (b) dances (c) dancing
21. 21.Name the tense: “They had sung a song.” (a) simple past (b) simple present (c) past continuous (d) past perfect
22. 22.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
23. 23.Kavya did not ___ a tree two days ago. (a) plant (b) planted (c) plants (d) planting
24. 24.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) runned (b) ran (c) running (d) run
25. 25.He ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) have thrown (b) had thrown (c) has thrown (d) had threw
26. 26.Name the tense: “I had taken the train.” (a) past perfect (b) present perfect (c) simple past (d) past continuous
27. 27.Name the tense: “I am cooking rice.” (a) past continuous (b) present continuous (c) simple past (d) simple future
28. 28.My friends ___ in this school since 2022. (a) teach (b) have taught (c) taught (d) has taught
29. 29.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
30. 30.Name the tense: “Rohan washes the dishes.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) past continuous (d) simple present
31. 31.Choose the right verb: The bunch of bananas ___ ripe. (a) is (b) are
32. 32.Omkar ___ Grandma next month. (a) will help (b) will helping (c) helped (d) will helps
33. 33.Name the tense: “My friends had run in the park.” (a) simple present (b) past continuous (c) simple future (d) past perfect
34. 34.They ___ on the stage when Mum came home. (a) are dancing (b) were dance (c) was dancing (d) were dancing
35. 35.He ___ the ball when the bell rang. (a) is throwing (b) was throwing (c) was throw (d) were throwing
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) had carried (c) has carried (d) have carried
37. 37.Name the tense: “He is building a sandcastle.” (a) past continuous (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) past perfect
38. 38.Ira is going to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dance (b) dancing (c) danced (d) dances
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) jogging (c) joging
40. 40.I ___ milk right now. (a) is drinking (b) am drinking (c) am drink (d) are drinking

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