Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 607 · 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.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telling (c) telleing
2. 2.Name the tense: “My parents were feeding the dog.” (a) simple past (b) past continuous (c) simple future (d) present perfect
3. 3.By the time we reached, they ___ tea. (a) have made (b) had made (c) has made (d) had make
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, he ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had brought (c) has brought (d) had bring
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, Zoya ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) had watch (d) have watched
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carryying (c) carrying
7. 7.Arjun is going to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dancing (b) dances (c) danced (d) dance
8. 8.Choose the right verb: There ___ a mango in the basket. (a) is (b) are
9. 9.He ___ going to draw a picture next week. (a) am (b) are (c) is
10. 10.When it started to rain, we ___ Hindi. (a) are speaking (b) were speak (c) was speaking (d) were speaking
11. 11.___ you build a sandcastle every Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Are (d) Is
12. 12.Choose the right verb: Neither my cousins nor Ananya ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
13. 13.Name the tense: “My brother has climbed a tree.” (a) simple present (b) past perfect (c) simple past (d) present perfect
14. 14.When Dad called, Manav ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) have (c) has
15. 15.Choose the right verb: Each child ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
16. 16.I have studied in this school ___ 2019. (a) for (b) since
17. 17.___ he send a message in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
18. 18.___ you throw the ball in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
19. 19.Name the tense: “You had taken the train.” (a) past perfect (b) present perfect (c) simple future (d) past continuous
20. 20.Name the tense: “They were flying a kite.” (a) present perfect (b) past continuous (c) past perfect (d) simple past
21. 21.Kabir ___ swum in the pool already. (a) have (b) has
22. 22.I ___ in the park next Sunday. (a) will jogging (b) will jogs (c) jogged (d) will jog
23. 23.You ___ a bicycle every Sunday. (a) riding (b) ride (c) rides
24. 24.She ___ going to speak Hindi next week. (a) is (b) are (c) am
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had catch (d) had caught
26. 26.The students are going to ___ to school next Sunday. (a) went (b) goes (c) go (d) going
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) weareing (c) wearing
28. 28.Name the tense: “We will plant a tree.” (a) simple present (b) simple past (c) simple future (d) past continuous
29. 29.She ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) has helped
30. 30.You ___ a tree now. (a) am planting (b) are plant (c) is planting (d) are planting
31. 31.They ___ going to climb a tree tomorrow. (a) is (b) are (c) am
32. 32.Choose the right verb: Every boy ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
33. 33.She ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) have played (b) had play (c) had played (d) has played
34. 34.My brother ___ tell a story twice a week. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
35. 35.She ___ in the park next month. (a) will jogs (b) will jogging (c) will jog (d) jogged
36. 36.Rahul ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) has watched (d) had watched
37. 37.___ Omkar take the train on Saturdays? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do (d) Does
38. 38.___ we feed the dog last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
39. 39.Arjun ___ a tree now. (a) am planting (b) are planting (c) is planting (d) is plant
40. 40.When Dad called, they ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had

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