Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 597 · 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.I have just ___ a message. (a) sending (b) sent (c) sends (d) send
2. 2.Choose the right verb: There ___ a lot of rice in the bag. (a) are (b) is
3. 3.You ___ Hindi next Sunday. (a) will speak (b) will speaking (c) spoke (d) will speaks
4. 4.I ___ buy vegetables twice a week. (a) aren't (b) don't (c) doesn't
5. 5.When Mum came home, the children ___ in the park. (a) are running (b) were running (c) was running (d) were run
6. 6.Arjun ___ clap for the team twice a week. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
7. 7.The children ___ a tree tomorrow. (a) will plants (b) planted (c) will plant (d) will planting
8. 8.Name the tense: “The students were singing a song.” (a) simple present (b) simple future (c) present perfect (d) past continuous
9. 9.We ___ science when the bell rang. (a) were studying (b) were study (c) was studying (d) are studying
10. 10.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
11. 11.The children ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) had written (d) has written
12. 12.She ___ a cap next month. (a) wore (b) will wear (c) will wears (d) will wearing
13. 13.You ___ in the pool next month. (a) will swim (b) swam (c) will swims (d) will swimming
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playying (c) playeing
15. 15.My sister did not ___ the dog two days ago. (a) feeds (b) fed (c) feeding (d) feed
16. 16.Choose the right verb: Either Neel or the twins ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
17. 17.They ___ in Delhi since 2019. (a) has worked (b) work (c) worked (d) have worked
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, Myra ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) has written (d) had written
19. 19.I have just ___ in the park. (a) running (b) run (c) ran
20. 20.When the phone rang, we ___ the dishes. (a) are washing (b) were wash (c) were washing (d) was washing
21. 21.Rohan ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had jog (b) had jogged (c) has jogged (d) have jogged
22. 22.I ___ thrown the ball already. (a) have (b) has
23. 23.He ___ a story yesterday. (a) will tell (b) telled (c) told (d) tells
24. 24.Aisha has waited for the bus ___ an hour. (a) for (b) since
25. 25.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sending (b) sended (c) sent
26. 26.Choose the right verb: There ___ five mangoes in the basket. (a) are (b) is
27. 27.We ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) had swam (b) had swum (c) has swum (d) have swum
28. 28.My cousins ___ a letter two days ago. (a) will write (b) writed (c) write (d) wrote
29. 29.Name the tense: “They dance on the stage.” (a) past perfect (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) present continuous
30. 30.Kavya ___ going to plant a tree tomorrow. (a) is (b) are (c) am
31. 31.Choose the right verb: All the players ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
32. 32.Name the tense: “My sister was swimming in the pool.” (a) past perfect (b) present perfect (c) present continuous (d) past continuous
33. 33.___ Rahul winning the match now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
34. 34.Yash ___ going to bring lunch tomorrow. (a) are (b) am (c) is
35. 35.She ___ buy vegetables on Saturdays. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
36. 36.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.They ___ a bicycle every morning. (a) riding (b) rides (c) ride
38. 38.___ Isha buy vegetables on Saturdays? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Are (d) Do
39. 39.___ we drink milk in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
40. 40.___ he win the match on Saturdays? (a) Is (b) Does (c) Do (d) Are

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