Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 618 · 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.Aditya is going to ___ a song next Sunday. (a) sing (b) singing (c) sang (d) sings
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryeing (c) carryying
3. 3.___ you carrying the bag now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
4. 4.Name the tense: “She plants a tree.” (a) present perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) past continuous
5. 5.You ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) had sung (b) had sang (c) has sung (d) have sung
6. 6.We ___ going to speak Hindi tomorrow. (a) is (b) am (c) are
7. 7.When Mum came home, she ___ a tree. (a) was plant (b) was planting (c) were planting (d) is planting
8. 8.Choose the right verb: Neither the girls nor Yash ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
9. 9.Choose the right verb: The scissors ___ sharp. (a) are (b) is
10. 10.My brother ___ a message now. (a) is send (b) am sending (c) are sending (d) is sending
11. 11.___ Manav speak Hindi two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
12. 12.The children ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
13. 13.My brother ___ a picture every day. (a) draw (b) drawing (c) draws
14. 14.Name the tense: “You were riding a bicycle.” (a) past continuous (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) past perfect
15. 15.They ___ for the team when it started to rain. (a) are clapping (b) were clap (c) were clapping (d) was clapping
16. 16.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) is (b) are
17. 17.Isha has lived in Pune ___ January. (a) since (b) for
18. 18.We ___ in the pool next Sunday. (a) will swimming (b) swam (c) will swims (d) will swim
19. 19.We ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) had watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) has watched
20. 20.She ___ a tree every day. (a) plant (b) planting (c) plants
21. 21.She ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) will build (b) builded (c) built (d) builds
22. 22.He ___ a letter every day. (a) write (b) writing (c) writes
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) have planted (d) had plant
24. 24.Name the tense: “You had planted a tree.” (a) present perfect (b) past perfect (c) simple future (d) past continuous
25. 25.She ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had build (d) had built
26. 26.My sister ___ in the park every morning. (a) runs (b) running (c) run
27. 27.You have had this bicycle ___ January. (a) for (b) since
28. 28.Name the tense: “You were playing cricket.” (a) simple future (b) past continuous (c) past perfect (d) simple present
29. 29.Choose the right verb: Each of the girls ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
30. 30.Name the tense: “You are watching a cartoon.” (a) present perfect (b) present continuous (c) past continuous (d) past perfect
31. 31.When the phone rang, Kabir ___ a picture. (a) was draw (b) is drawing (c) was drawing (d) were drawing
32. 32.Name the tense: “I took the train.” (a) past continuous (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) simple future
33. 33.I ___ a cap at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was wearing (b) am wearing (c) was wear (d) were wearing
34. 34.She did not ___ Grandma two days ago. (a) helped (b) helping (c) helps (d) help
35. 35.Choose the right verb: Each of the girls ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
36. 36.When Dad called, my sister ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) had (c) have
37. 37.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) went (b) gone (c) goed (d) going
38. 38.Name the tense: “You had built a sandcastle.” (a) past perfect (b) simple past (c) simple future (d) present perfect
39. 39.Name the tense: “They have worn a cap.” (a) present perfect (b) past perfect (c) simple future (d) present continuous
40. 40.You ___ in the park every morning. (a) run (b) runs (c) running

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