Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 611 · 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.Sneha ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
2. 2.They ___ in this school since 2020. (a) taught (b) has taught (c) have taught (d) teach
3. 3.___ my parents planting a tree at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
4. 4.Choose the right verb: Either the girls or Vivaan ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
5. 5.We ___ the room when Mum came home. (a) are cleaning (b) was cleaning (c) were cleaning (d) were clean
6. 6.She ___ going to carry the bag next month. (a) am (b) is (c) are
7. 7.Choose the right verb: The scissors ___ sharp. (a) is (b) are
8. 8.They ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) have watched (b) will watch (c) watch (d) watched
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) clapeing (c) claping
10. 10.They ___ in Pune since 2020. (a) lived (b) live (c) has lived (d) have lived
11. 11.___ he go to school two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
12. 12.She ___ on the stage now. (a) is dancing (b) is dance (c) am dancing (d) are dancing
13. 13.When the bell rang, you ___ lunch. (a) was bringing (b) are bringing (c) were bring (d) were bringing
14. 14.___ Ananya build a sandcastle every day? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Does (d) Do
15. 15.___ Dev plant a tree every day? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do (d) Does
16. 16.The children ___ in Pune since 2021. (a) have lived (b) live (c) lived (d) has lived
17. 17.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) wrote (b) written (c) writed (d) writing
18. 18.Name the tense: “You are cleaning the room.” (a) simple future (b) simple past (c) past continuous (d) present continuous
19. 19.___ you draw a picture every day? (a) Does (b) Are (c) Is (d) Do
20. 20.She ___ with Nani since 2020. (a) stayed (b) has stayed (c) stays (d) have stayed
21. 21.Karan ___ a sandcastle tomorrow. (a) will builds (b) will building (c) will build (d) built
22. 22.I ___ Hindi every day. (a) speak (b) speaks (c) speaking
23. 23.We ___ caught the ball already. (a) has (b) have
24. 24.At 8 pm yesterday, he ___ a picture. (a) was drawing (b) were drawing (c) is drawing (d) was draw
25. 25.I ___ rice yesterday. (a) cook (b) cooked (c) will cook (d) have cooked
26. 26.Choose the right verb: All the children ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
27. 27.Vivaan ___ going to clap for the team next week. (a) are (b) am (c) is
28. 28.You ___ build a sandcastle on Saturdays. (a) aren't (b) doesn't (c) don't
29. 29.He ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) had bought
30. 30.You ___ a tree right now. (a) are planting (b) am planting (c) is planting (d) are plant
31. 31.My sister ___ the room when it started to rain. (a) was cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) was clean (d) were cleaning
32. 32.He ___ danced on the stage already. (a) have (b) has
33. 33.I ___ for the team when the bell rang. (a) was clap (b) was clapping (c) were clapping (d) am clapping
34. 34.___ he draw a picture last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
35. 35.___ she wash the dishes every Sunday? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are (d) Does
36. 36.We ___ science before Mum came home. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had studied
37. 37.I am going to ___ a tree next week. (a) climbed (b) climb (c) climbing (d) climbs
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throweing (c) throwwing
39. 39.She ___ in the park every morning. (a) running (b) runs (c) run
40. 40.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 5. (a) is (b) are

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