Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 599 · 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.Aarav ___ the room when the phone rang. (a) was clean (b) was cleaning (c) were cleaning (d) is cleaning
2. 2.___ you bake a cake last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
3. 3.She ___ to school every Sunday. (a) going (b) go (c) goes
4. 4.Name the tense: “They had run in the park.” (a) simple future (b) simple past (c) present perfect (d) past perfect
5. 5.___ my friends feeding the dog now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
6. 6.By the time we reached, you ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) has helped (c) had help (d) had helped
7. 7.The children ___ a song when Mum came home. (a) was singing (b) were singing (c) are singing (d) were sing
8. 8.Name the tense: “We bring lunch.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) simple present (d) simple past
9. 9.The children ___ a kite two days ago. (a) flew (b) flyed (c) fly (d) will fly
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleaning (c) cleanning
11. 11.___ you go to school yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
12. 12.Kabir ___ the room every Sunday. (a) cleaning (b) cleans (c) clean
13. 13.They ___ the ball last week. (a) throwed (b) threw (c) throw (d) will throw
14. 14.I ___ in this school since 2019. (a) taught (b) has taught (c) teach (d) have taught
15. 15.Choose the right verb: Each of the girls ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
16. 16.When the phone rang, my sister ___ in the pool. (a) is swimming (b) were swimming (c) was swim (d) was swimming
17. 17.I ___ a song next week. (a) sang (b) will sing (c) will singing (d) will sings
18. 18.Name the tense: “Kabir had planted a tree.” (a) simple past (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) past perfect
19. 19.Tara ___ lunch tomorrow. (a) will brings (b) will bringing (c) brought (d) will bring
20. 20.You ___ Grandma last week. (a) will help (b) have helped (c) help (d) helped
21. 21.___ you ride a bicycle last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
22. 22.Aarav ___ going to run in the park tomorrow. (a) are (b) am (c) is
23. 23.Choose the right verb: Neither the girls nor Farhan ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
24. 24.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 7. (a) are (b) is
25. 25.___ you telling a story now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
26. 26.You have just ___ the dishes. (a) washes (b) washed (c) washing (d) wash
27. 27.She ___ thrown the ball already. (a) have (b) has
28. 28.___ he run in the park every day? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Is (d) Are
29. 29.When the phone rang, my sister ___ tea. (a) were making (b) was making (c) was make (d) is making
30. 30.You ___ Hindi next Sunday. (a) spoke (b) will speaking (c) will speak (d) will speaks
31. 31.I ___ with Nani since 2019. (a) has stayed (b) stay (c) have stayed (d) stayed
32. 32.When it started to rain, I ___ on the stage. (a) am dancing (b) were dancing (c) was dance (d) was dancing
33. 33.Kavya ___ ride a bicycle every day. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
34. 34.Name the tense: “Pooja has cooked rice.” (a) past perfect (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) present perfect
35. 35.He ___ rice when the phone rang. (a) was cook (b) was cooking (c) were cooking (d) is cooking
36. 36.Choose the right verb: My spectacles ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
37. 37.My sister ___ to school yesterday. (a) went (b) goes (c) goed (d) will go
38. 38.Aditya ___ in Pune since 2019. (a) has lived (b) lives (c) have lived (d) lived
39. 39.We ___ the ball every morning. (a) catches (b) catching (c) catch
40. 40.She ___ in the park tomorrow. (a) will runs (b) will running (c) will run (d) ran

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