Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 62 · 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.___ Kunal fly a kite twice a week? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are (d) Does
2. 2.Choose the right verb: There ___ five mangoes in the basket. (a) are (b) is
3. 3.You ___ for the team every Sunday. (a) clap (b) clapping (c) claps
4. 4.Choose the right verb: There ___ three pencils in the box. (a) are (b) is
5. 5.Name the tense: “The students are clapping for the team.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) past perfect (d) simple future
6. 6.I have just ___ to school. (a) going (b) went (c) gone (d) go
7. 7.___ you build a sandcastle last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
8. 8.I ___ a story every Sunday. (a) tells (b) telling (c) tell
9. 9.___ she write a letter every day? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Does (d) Are
10. 10.You ___ going to cook rice tomorrow. (a) are (b) is (c) am
11. 11.___ they carry the bag in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
12. 12.Diya ___ a cartoon at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were watching (b) was watching (c) is watching (d) was watch
13. 13.When Mum came home, my brother ___ rice. (a) is cooking (b) were cooking (c) was cook (d) was cooking
14. 14.My sister ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) will play (b) played (c) has played (d) plays
15. 15.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) is (b) are
16. 16.When Mum came home, we ___ the dog. (a) was feeding (b) are feeding (c) were feeding (d) were feed
17. 17.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) written (b) wrote (c) writed (d) writing
18. 18.At 8 pm yesterday, you ___ to school. (a) were going (b) are going (c) was going (d) were go
19. 19.Name the tense: “They climb a tree.” (a) simple past (b) simple present (c) present perfect (d) past continuous
20. 20.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoken (b) speaking (c) speaked (d) spoke
21. 21.He has played in the garden ___ morning. (a) since (b) for
22. 22.They have just ___ in the pool. (a) swum (b) swimming (c) swim (d) swam
23. 23.When Dad called, he ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) have (c) had
24. 24.We ___ science when it started to rain. (a) were studying (b) are studying (c) was studying (d) were study
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) taking (c) takeeing
26. 26.Name the tense: “You were studying science.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) past continuous (d) simple past
27. 27.When the phone rang, he ___ for the team. (a) is clapping (b) was clapping (c) was clap (d) were clapping
28. 28.She ___ the dishes when the bell rang. (a) were washing (b) was wash (c) was washing (d) is washing
29. 29.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
30. 30.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) worn (b) wore (c) wearing (d) weared
31. 31.Name the tense: “My friends cleaned the room.” (a) simple future (b) past perfect (c) simple present (d) simple past
32. 32.Name the tense: “You had jogged in the park.” (a) simple past (b) simple future (c) present perfect (d) past perfect
33. 33.___ my friends throw the ball every morning? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do (d) Does
34. 34.He ___ send a message every Sunday. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washhing (c) washing
36. 36.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sent (c) sending
37. 37.I ___ in Pune since 2020. (a) lived (b) has lived (c) live (d) have lived
38. 38.She ___ going to speak Hindi next month. (a) am (b) are (c) is
39. 39.Name the tense: “Manav was carrying the bag.” (a) simple present (b) present perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple past
40. 40.___ they writing a letter right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am

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