Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 581 · 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 ___ in Delhi since 2021. (a) have worked (b) worked (c) has worked (d) works
2. 2.___ you ride a bicycle every Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Is (d) Are
3. 3.I ___ going to sing a song next week. (a) am (b) is (c) are
4. 4.Name the tense: “We will build a sandcastle.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) simple present (d) simple future
5. 5.I ___ a message next week. (a) will sends (b) will send (c) will sending (d) sent
6. 6.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwed (b) threw (c) throwing (d) thrown
7. 7.Name the tense: “Aarav swam in the pool.” (a) past continuous (b) simple present (c) past perfect (d) simple past
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) has planted
9. 9.Choose the right verb: Neither Ananya nor the boys ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleaneing (c) cleanning
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryeing (c) carryying
12. 12.The students ___ for the team in 2023. (a) will clap (b) clapped (c) clap (d) have clapped
13. 13.Name the tense: “He has drawn a picture.” (a) present perfect (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) present continuous
14. 14.We ___ a song at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was singing (b) were sing (c) were singing (d) are singing
15. 15.___ she sing a song every day? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do (d) Does
16. 16.The children have just ___ a bicycle. (a) ride (b) riding (c) ridden (d) rode
17. 17.Name the tense: “We plant a tree.” (a) past perfect (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) present continuous
18. 18.Name the tense: “She carries the bag.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) present perfect (d) simple present
19. 19.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rode (c) rided (d) ridden
20. 20.When the phone rang, he ___ milk. (a) were drinking (b) was drinking (c) was drink (d) is drinking
21. 21.___ my sister eat a mango in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
22. 22.When Dad called, I ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
23. 23.Choose the right verb: Every child ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
24. 24.Name the tense: “Kavya will catch the ball.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) simple future (d) present perfect
25. 25.Aarav ___ a cake yesterday. (a) baked (b) will bake (c) bakes (d) has baked
26. 26.You ___ the ball last week. (a) will throw (b) threw (c) throwed (d) throw
27. 27.Kavya ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jogged (b) will jog (c) has jogged (d) jogs
28. 28.Name the tense: “Meera carries the bag.” (a) simple past (b) simple future (c) present perfect (d) simple present
29. 29.They ___ science next Sunday. (a) will studies (b) will studying (c) studied (d) will study
30. 30.They ___ tea twice a week. (a) make (b) making (c) makes
31. 31.___ Aditya running in the park right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
32. 32.My friends ___ the train next month. (a) took (b) will taking (c) will takes (d) will take
33. 33.___ Priya drink milk last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
34. 34.The children ___ going to win the match tomorrow. (a) is (b) are (c) am
35. 35.Priya ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am planting (b) is plant (c) are planting (d) is planting
36. 36.Vivaan ___ a message when the phone rang. (a) is sending (b) were sending (c) was sending (d) was send
37. 37.When Mum came home, we ___ a picture. (a) were drawing (b) was drawing (c) were draw (d) are drawing
38. 38.When the phone rang, my sister ___ vegetables. (a) was buying (b) were buying (c) is buying (d) was buy
39. 39.Name the tense: “My friends have drunk milk.” (a) simple past (b) present perfect (c) simple present (d) past continuous
40. 40.I ___ a story right now. (a) is telling (b) am tell (c) am telling (d) are telling

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