Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 596 · 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.Manav ___ the bag tomorrow. (a) will carry (b) carried (c) will carrying (d) will carries
2. 2.When the phone rang, she ___ a message. (a) was send (b) is sending (c) were sending (d) was sending
3. 3.My sister ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) have played (b) had play (c) had played (d) has played
4. 4.My brother ___ ridden a bicycle already. (a) have (b) has
5. 5.She has just ___ the match. (a) winning (b) win (c) won (d) wins
6. 6.Name the tense: “Arjun washes the dishes.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) simple future
7. 7.When Dad called, my friends ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) have (c) has
8. 8.Name the tense: “Priya is taking the train.” (a) past continuous (b) present continuous (c) present perfect (d) simple future
9. 9.We ___ milk last Sunday. (a) drink (b) drinked (c) drank (d) will drink
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) had drawn (c) has drawn (d) have drawn
11. 11.He ___ going to wash the dishes next Sunday. (a) is (b) are (c) am
12. 12.___ Riya ride a bicycle yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
13. 13.When Dad called, he ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
14. 14.Diya ___ a sandcastle every day. (a) builds (b) build (c) building
15. 15.Arjun ___ going to speak Hindi next week. (a) are (b) is (c) am
16. 16.I ___ cricket yesterday. (a) have played (b) will play (c) play (d) played
17. 17.She ___ a tree now. (a) are planting (b) is plant (c) is planting (d) am planting
18. 18.She ___ studied science already. (a) have (b) has
19. 19.Name the tense: “She is baking a cake.” (a) past perfect (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) present continuous
20. 20.Choose the right verb: The news ___ good today. (a) are (b) is
21. 21.When Dad called, we ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) had (c) has
22. 22.I ___ a cap right now. (a) are wearing (b) am wear (c) am wearing (d) is wearing
23. 23.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) is (b) are
24. 24.She did not ___ the room in 2023. (a) cleaned (b) clean (c) cleaning (d) cleans
25. 25.Dev ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) am dancing (b) is dance (c) is dancing (d) are dancing
26. 26.___ he plant a tree every day? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Does (d) Do
27. 27.___ she jogging in the park right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
28. 28.We ___ cricket tomorrow. (a) played (b) will playing (c) will plays (d) will play
29. 29.Name the tense: “You are speaking Hindi.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) past perfect (d) simple present
30. 30.Choose the right verb: There ___ two cats in the garden. (a) are (b) is
31. 31.He ___ buy vegetables every morning. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
32. 32.My sister ___ the bag at the moment. (a) are carrying (b) am carrying (c) is carrying (d) is carry
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
34. 34.Choose the right verb: There ___ many books on the shelf. (a) are (b) is
35. 35.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) won (c) winned
36. 36.We did not ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) helped (b) helps (c) help (d) helping
37. 37.Name the tense: “You are carrying the bag.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) simple future
38. 38.She ___ in the pool next week. (a) will swims (b) swam (c) will swim (d) will swimming
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eateing (c) eating
40. 40.We ___ feed the dog twice a week. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't

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