Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 616 · 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.He ___ going to wear a cap next Sunday. (a) am (b) is (c) are
2. 2.I did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogs (b) jog (c) jogging (d) jogged
3. 3.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) is (b) are
4. 4.___ we going to school at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
5. 5.___ my cousins build a sandcastle on Saturdays? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Does (d) Do
6. 6.He ___ the dog last week. (a) feeds (b) will feed (c) fed (d) feeded
7. 7.I ___ a tree every day. (a) plant (b) plants (c) planting
8. 8.Ishaan ___ to school before it got dark. (a) had went (b) have gone (c) has gone (d) had gone
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) danceing (c) dancing
10. 10.You ___ to school next month. (a) will go (b) will going (c) went (d) will goes
11. 11.He did not ___ the train in 2023. (a) took (b) taking (c) take (d) takes
12. 12.Choose the right verb: The news ___ good today. (a) is (b) are
13. 13.Tara ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) had sent
14. 14.He ___ eat a mango every morning. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
15. 15.Name the tense: “I will study science.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) past continuous
16. 16.My friends ___ a story next week. (a) told (b) will tells (c) will telling (d) will tell
17. 17.Name the tense: “My friends will tell a story.” (a) present perfect (b) simple past (c) simple future (d) simple present
18. 18.They ___ made tea already. (a) has (b) have
19. 19.Aditya ___ Hindi now. (a) am speaking (b) is speaking (c) is speak (d) are speaking
20. 20.I ___ going to play cricket next week. (a) are (b) is (c) am
21. 21.___ my friends wearing a cap right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
22. 22.My parents ___ the match every Sunday. (a) winning (b) wins (c) win
23. 23.When Dad called, my brother ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) have (c) has
24. 24.When the phone rang, Omkar ___ lunch. (a) were bringing (b) was bringing (c) is bringing (d) was bring
25. 25.Name the tense: “My cousins drew a picture.” (a) simple past (b) simple future (c) simple present (d) past perfect
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eateing (c) eating
27. 27.You ___ tea next Sunday. (a) will makes (b) made (c) will make (d) will making
28. 28.When the phone rang, Aarav ___ the dog. (a) were feeding (b) was feeding (c) is feeding (d) was feed
29. 29.When Dad called, my brother ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) have (c) has
30. 30.___ Neel build a sandcastle every day? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Does (d) Do
31. 31.Name the tense: “We are cleaning the room.” (a) present continuous (b) past perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple future
32. 32.Vivaan ___ the dog next Sunday. (a) will feeding (b) will feed (c) will feeds (d) fed
33. 33.Choose the right verb: The bunch of bananas ___ ripe. (a) are (b) is
34. 34.When it started to rain, you ___ a tree. (a) were climb (b) are climbing (c) were climbing (d) was climbing
35. 35.When the bell rang, you ___ the bag. (a) were carry (b) was carrying (c) are carrying (d) were carrying
36. 36.When Dad called, she ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
37. 37.Name the tense: “My friends buy vegetables.” (a) past continuous (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) simple future
38. 38.You have just ___ a sandcastle. (a) built (b) build (c) builds (d) building
39. 39.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telling (b) told (c) telled
40. 40.When the phone rang, I ___ to school. (a) am going (b) was going (c) were going (d) was go

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