Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 6 · 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.Name the tense: “He helps Grandma.” (a) simple present (b) simple future (c) past continuous (d) past perfect
2. 2.___ we helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
3. 3.My brother has just ___ a message. (a) sending (b) send (c) sends (d) sent
4. 4.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) told (b) telling (c) telled
5. 5.___ my friends go to school every day? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Are (d) Is
6. 6.She ___ with Nani since 2019. (a) has stayed (b) have stayed (c) stays (d) stayed
7. 7.When Dad called, the students ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) have (c) has
8. 8.___ my brother sing a song every day? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are (d) Does
9. 9.I have just ___ to school. (a) go (b) gone (c) going (d) went
10. 10.We have just ___ a cake. (a) bake (b) bakes (c) baking (d) baked
11. 11.Choose the right verb: Mathematics ___ my favourite subject. (a) is (b) are
12. 12.I ___ a kite when the phone rang. (a) am flying (b) was flying (c) were flying (d) was fly
13. 13.We ___ tea last week. (a) made (b) make (c) maked (d) will make
14. 14.I ___ throw the ball on Saturdays. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) aren't
15. 15.___ she help Grandma yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
16. 16.Name the tense: “We clean the room.” (a) simple past (b) present perfect (c) simple present (d) past perfect
17. 17.When Mum came home, we ___ Grandma. (a) was helping (b) were help (c) are helping (d) were helping
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watcheing (c) watchhing
19. 19.When the bell rang, you ___ a message. (a) was sending (b) were sending (c) are sending (d) were send
20. 20.You ___ the train next week. (a) will takes (b) will taking (c) will take (d) took
21. 21.___ Farhan jog in the park every Sunday? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Does (d) Do
22. 22.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 9. (a) is (b) are
23. 23.My sister has waited for the bus ___ half an hour. (a) for (b) since
24. 24.___ we going to school now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
25. 25.Choose the right verb: Each of the children ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
26. 26.___ my friends buy vegetables twice a week? (a) Are (b) Does (c) Do (d) Is
27. 27.At 8 pm yesterday, you ___ a song. (a) are singing (b) were singing (c) was singing (d) were sing
28. 28.She ___ science tomorrow. (a) will study (b) will studying (c) studied (d) will studies
29. 29.They ___ going to cook rice tomorrow. (a) is (b) am (c) are
30. 30.I have just ___ lunch. (a) brought (b) bring (c) brings (d) bringing
31. 31.___ Meera taking the train at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
32. 32.My parents ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) have helped (b) will help (c) helped (d) help
33. 33.You are going to ___ rice next Sunday. (a) cooks (b) cooked (c) cook (d) cooking
34. 34.Kavya has had this bicycle ___ January. (a) for (b) since
35. 35.You have studied in this school ___ 2019. (a) for (b) since
36. 36.___ you take the train every day? (a) Does (b) Are (c) Do (d) Is
37. 37.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 7. (a) are (b) is
38. 38.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taked (b) taking (c) taken (d) took
39. 39.___ Aarav bake a cake yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
40. 40.___ I wash the dishes twice a week? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Does (d) Do

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