Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 612 · 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.My brother ___ the room tomorrow. (a) will cleans (b) will cleaning (c) cleaned (d) will clean
2. 2.Name the tense: “We fly a kite.” (a) simple past (b) simple present (c) simple future (d) present perfect
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryying (c) carryeing
4. 4.We ___ a tree every Sunday. (a) climbing (b) climb (c) climbs
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swimming (c) swiming
6. 6.___ she clean the room twice a week? (a) Does (b) Are (c) Is (d) Do
7. 7.I ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) had watch
8. 8.I ___ tea last Sunday. (a) make (b) will make (c) made (d) maked
9. 9.Name the tense: “I have made tea.” (a) present perfect (b) simple future (c) past continuous (d) simple past
10. 10.They ___ a song next Sunday. (a) will singing (b) will sing (c) sang (d) will sings
11. 11.Priya did not ___ the train yesterday. (a) took (b) takes (c) taking (d) take
12. 12.Name the tense: “They were drawing a picture.” (a) past continuous (b) present continuous (c) simple past (d) present perfect
13. 13.I ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carry (b) carried (c) will carry (d) have carried
14. 14.She ___ the dishes when the bell rang. (a) is washing (b) was washing (c) was wash (d) were washing
15. 15.___ I fly a kite every day? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Are (d) Is
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, Riya ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had brought (c) had bring (d) has brought
17. 17.I ___ lunch every day. (a) bringing (b) brings (c) bring
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) joging (c) jogeing
19. 19.I have just ___ lunch. (a) bring (b) brought (c) brings (d) bringing
20. 20.You ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) run (b) will run (c) ran (d) runned
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) have studied
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) baking (c) bakeeing
23. 23.When Dad called, he ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) have (c) has
24. 24.Choose the right verb: Each child ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
25. 25.At 8 pm yesterday, he ___ the bag. (a) was carry (b) was carrying (c) were carrying (d) is carrying
26. 26.___ he take the train every morning? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are (d) Does
27. 27.I ___ a tree next Sunday. (a) planted (b) will plants (c) will planting (d) will plant
28. 28.Choose the right verb: My spectacles ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
29. 29.My friends ___ bought vegetables already. (a) has (b) have
30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watching (c) watcheing
31. 31.Dev ___ a cap every day. (a) wear (b) wears (c) wearing
32. 32.Choose the right verb: My trousers ___ new. (a) is (b) are
33. 33.You have just ___ the dog. (a) feeds (b) fed (c) feed (d) feeding
34. 34.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taked (b) taken (c) taking (d) took
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a tree. (a) had climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climb (d) has climbed
36. 36.My sister ___ a message when the bell rang. (a) were sending (b) is sending (c) was sending (d) was send
37. 37.Name the tense: “I will cook rice.” (a) simple future (b) past perfect (c) simple past (d) present perfect
38. 38.Name the tense: “They had written a letter.” (a) past perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple future (d) present perfect
39. 39.You ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) has carried
40. 40.Farhan ___ with Nani since 2020. (a) stayed (b) has stayed (c) stays (d) have stayed

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