Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 587 · 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.When Dad called, I ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
2. 2.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) had cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned
3. 3.They are going to ___ the ball next week. (a) caught (b) catch (c) catching (d) catches
4. 4.Name the tense: “We built a sandcastle.” (a) past continuous (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) past perfect
5. 5.He ___ cricket every day. (a) plays (b) playing (c) play
6. 6.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) is (b) are
7. 7.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) gone (b) going (c) went (d) goed
8. 8.By the time the bell rang, Riya ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had make (c) had made (d) have made
9. 9.You ___ rice at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were cook (b) are cooking (c) was cooking (d) were cooking
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) claping (c) clapping
11. 11.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 5. (a) are (b) is
12. 12.___ she throw the ball every morning? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Does (d) Are
13. 13.They ___ the dishes every day. (a) washes (b) washing (c) wash
14. 14.We did not ___ the dog last Sunday. (a) feeding (b) feed (c) fed (d) feeds
15. 15.When the phone rang, the children ___ the ball. (a) were catch (b) was catching (c) are catching (d) were catching
16. 16.I ___ with Nani since 2019. (a) has stayed (b) have stayed (c) stayed (d) stay
17. 17.___ she plant a tree two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
18. 18.___ Neel jogging in the park now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
19. 19.She ___ a song tomorrow. (a) sang (b) will singing (c) will sing (d) will sings
20. 20.Nisha ___ Hindi last week. (a) will speak (b) speaks (c) spoke (d) speaked
21. 21.Karan did not ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) draw (b) draws (c) drawing (d) drew
22. 22.___ I go to school every Sunday? (a) Is (b) Does (c) Do (d) Are
23. 23.___ Manav studying science at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
24. 24.___ they baking a cake right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
25. 25.___ we bring lunch every day? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Does (d) Do
26. 26.You ___ a cake tomorrow. (a) will baking (b) will bakes (c) baked (d) will bake
27. 27.I ___ in the park two days ago. (a) have jogged (b) jogged (c) will jog (d) jog
28. 28.___ my friends tell a story every Sunday? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Are (d) Do
29. 29.My sister ___ a story when the bell rang. (a) were telling (b) is telling (c) was tell (d) was telling
30. 30.By the time we reached, we ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) had send (c) have sent (d) has sent
31. 31.Aditya ___ going to throw the ball next Sunday. (a) am (b) are (c) is
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) buildeing (c) building
33. 33.She ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
34. 34.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) thrown (b) throwed (c) threw (d) throwing
35. 35.You ___ the room when Mum came home. (a) was cleaning (b) were clean (c) are cleaning (d) were cleaning
36. 36.They ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) have danced (b) danced (c) will dance (d) dance
37. 37.Choose the right verb: Each boy ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
38. 38.Rahul ___ in the park in 2023. (a) runs (b) will run (c) ran (d) runned
39. 39.My sister ___ a kite when the bell rang. (a) were flying (b) is flying (c) was flying (d) was fly
40. 40.Choose the right verb: Every boy ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has

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