Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 586 · 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.Rahul has just ___ the train. (a) taking (b) taken (c) took (d) take
2. 2.When the phone rang, I ___ Grandma. (a) am helping (b) was helping (c) was help (d) were helping
3. 3.Diya ___ going to speak Hindi tomorrow. (a) am (b) are (c) is
4. 4.Choose the right verb: All the students ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) has washed (c) have washed (d) had wash
6. 6.They ___ in the park every Sunday. (a) runs (b) running (c) run
7. 7.Name the tense: “You were carrying the bag.” (a) past continuous (b) simple present (c) past perfect (d) simple future
8. 8.When the phone rang, we ___ a letter. (a) were write (b) were writing (c) are writing (d) was writing
9. 9.The students ___ rice two days ago. (a) cooked (b) have cooked (c) cook (d) will cook
10. 10.I ___ the bag two days ago. (a) will carry (b) carried (c) have carried (d) carry
11. 11.My brother ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) have helped
12. 12.Kavya ___ going to climb a tree tomorrow. (a) am (b) is (c) are
13. 13.At 8 pm yesterday, he ___ the train. (a) were taking (b) is taking (c) was take (d) was taking
14. 14.___ my cousins go to school every Sunday? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Do (d) Are
15. 15.Name the tense: “Kunal was winning the match.” (a) past continuous (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) simple future
16. 16.She is going to ___ a mango next week. (a) ate (b) eating (c) eat (d) eats
17. 17.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
18. 18.My friends ___ in this school since 2020. (a) has studied (b) studied (c) have studied (d) study
19. 19.I ___ drink milk every day. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
20. 20.My brother ___ to school every Sunday. (a) goes (b) go (c) going
21. 21.Omkar ___ going to speak Hindi tomorrow. (a) am (b) are (c) is
22. 22.He ___ in this school since 2019. (a) studied (b) studies (c) have studied (d) has studied
23. 23.My friends ___ cricket now. (a) is playing (b) are play (c) am playing (d) are playing
24. 24.Karan ___ fed the dog already. (a) have (b) has
25. 25.My brother has just ___ a cartoon. (a) watched (b) watches (c) watch (d) watching
26. 26.He ___ vegetables tomorrow. (a) will buys (b) will buying (c) will buy (d) bought
27. 27.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flew (c) flyed (d) flown
28. 28.Omkar ___ bake a cake twice a week. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
29. 29.I ___ make tea every Sunday. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) aren't
30. 30.She is going to ___ Hindi next week. (a) speak (b) spoke (c) speaks (d) speaking
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, Rohan ___ a picture. (a) had drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drew (d) has drawn
32. 32.We ___ for the team next week. (a) will clap (b) clapped (c) will claps (d) will clapping
33. 33.He ___ plant a tree on Saturdays. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
34. 34.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) weared (c) wore (d) worn
35. 35.Choose the right verb: There ___ three pencils in the box. (a) are (b) is
36. 36.Name the tense: “My brother had studied science.” (a) past continuous (b) simple future (c) past perfect (d) simple present
37. 37.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyed (c) bought
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, I ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
39. 39.___ Omkar dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
40. 40.Choose the right verb: Each student ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has

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