Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 592 · 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.You ___ the ball every day. (a) catches (b) catching (c) catch
2. 2.Name the tense: “Priya will swim in the pool.” (a) simple present (b) present perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple future
3. 3.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 9. (a) are (b) is
4. 4.They have just ___ vegetables. (a) buy (b) buying (c) bought (d) buys
5. 5.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) brought (b) bringed (c) bringing
6. 6.They ___ to school yesterday. (a) will go (b) go (c) went (d) goed
7. 7.Name the tense: “My parents were drawing a picture.” (a) past continuous (b) simple past (c) present perfect (d) present continuous
8. 8.I am going to ___ the match next week. (a) wins (b) won (c) win (d) winning
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, Neel ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had clean
10. 10.My friends ___ a letter at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were write (b) was writing (c) were writing (d) are writing
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) danceing (c) dancing
12. 12.Name the tense: “Myra watches a cartoon.” (a) simple present (b) past continuous (c) present continuous (d) past perfect
13. 13.Rahul ___ the room yesterday. (a) has cleaned (b) will clean (c) cleaned (d) cleans
14. 14.She is going to ___ the bag next Sunday. (a) carried (b) carries (c) carrying (d) carry
15. 15.The students are going to ___ in the park next Sunday. (a) jogs (b) jogged (c) jog (d) jogging
16. 16.Choose the right verb: Each girl ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
17. 17.Name the tense: “You had carried the bag.” (a) past continuous (b) simple present (c) past perfect (d) simple past
18. 18.Choose the right verb: Every boy ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
19. 19.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) bought (b) buying (c) buyed
20. 20.You ___ a tree in 2023. (a) will climb (b) have climbed (c) climbed (d) climb
21. 21.She has just ___ a story. (a) told (b) tells (c) telling (d) tell
22. 22.He ___ a tree next Sunday. (a) planted (b) will planting (c) will plant (d) will plants
23. 23.My parents ___ a tree every morning. (a) plants (b) plant (c) planting
24. 24.Name the tense: “My brother was watching a cartoon.” (a) past continuous (b) present continuous (c) past perfect (d) simple present
25. 25.He ___ planted a tree already. (a) have (b) has
26. 26.___ you buy vegetables on Saturdays? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Does (d) Is
27. 27.When it started to rain, Ishaan ___ the match. (a) was win (b) were winning (c) is winning (d) was winning
28. 28.___ the children climbing a tree right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
29. 29.When the bell rang, you ___ a song. (a) were sing (b) was singing (c) are singing (d) were singing
30. 30.Priya is going to ___ lunch next week. (a) brought (b) bringing (c) brings (d) bring
31. 31.Name the tense: “They will win the match.” (a) present perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple past (d) simple future
32. 32.Choose the right verb: Each girl ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
33. 33.Choose the right verb: There ___ a cat in the garden. (a) are (b) is
34. 34.Name the tense: “The children build a sandcastle.” (a) simple future (b) past continuous (c) simple present (d) past perfect
35. 35.Choose the right verb: Each of the girls ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
36. 36.Choose the right verb: Either my cousins or Ananya ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
37. 37.We ___ a message yesterday. (a) will send (b) send (c) sended (d) sent
38. 38.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 7. (a) are (b) is
39. 39.You ___ sing a song every Sunday. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) aren't
40. 40.Manav ___ a cartoon every morning. (a) watching (b) watches (c) watch

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