Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 620 · 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.Manav ___ a song when it started to rain. (a) were singing (b) was sing (c) is singing (d) was singing
2. 2.You ___ in the park every day. (a) runs (b) running (c) run
3. 3.They have just ___ the ball. (a) throwing (b) throw (c) thrown (d) threw
4. 4.My cousins ___ milk tomorrow. (a) will drink (b) will drinks (c) will drinking (d) drank
5. 5.My sister ___ the bag next week. (a) will carrying (b) carried (c) will carries (d) will carry
6. 6.Vivaan ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) had danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) has danced
7. 7.You ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
8. 8.Name the tense: “Aditya eats a mango.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) past continuous (d) past perfect
9. 9.You ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) drew (b) will draw (c) draw (d) drawed
10. 10.They ___ going to ride a bicycle tomorrow. (a) is (b) are (c) am
11. 11.She ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
12. 12.Name the tense: “I watch a cartoon.” (a) past perfect (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) present continuous
13. 13.You ___ buy vegetables twice a week. (a) aren't (b) don't (c) doesn't
14. 14.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) is (b) are
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cookeing (c) cooking
16. 16.My brother ___ going to watch a cartoon next week. (a) are (b) am (c) is
17. 17.We ___ in Delhi since 2019. (a) worked (b) work (c) has worked (d) have worked
18. 18.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) going (c) gone (d) went
19. 19.Kabir did not ___ a picture yesterday. (a) draws (b) drew (c) drawing (d) draw
20. 20.He is going to ___ tea tomorrow. (a) make (b) makes (c) making (d) made
21. 21.Saanvi ___ a tree when the phone rang. (a) was plant (b) is planting (c) were planting (d) was planting
22. 22.The students ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) had brought (b) have brought (c) had bring (d) has brought
23. 23.Name the tense: “We will catch the ball.” (a) present perfect (b) simple past (c) simple future (d) past perfect
24. 24.When Dad called, I ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) have (c) has
25. 25.We ___ wash the dishes on Saturdays. (a) aren't (b) doesn't (c) don't
26. 26.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swam (b) swimming (c) swum (d) swimmed
27. 27.By the time we reached, Ananya ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had bring (d) had brought
28. 28.When the phone rang, I ___ rice. (a) am cooking (b) was cook (c) was cooking (d) were cooking
29. 29.My brother ___ take the train every Sunday. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
30. 30.Arjun did not ___ a cake two days ago. (a) bakes (b) bake (c) baking (d) baked
31. 31.Choose the right verb: All the players ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
32. 32.I ___ going to drink milk next Sunday. (a) is (b) am (c) are
33. 33.___ she play cricket twice a week? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do (d) Does
34. 34.I ___ for the team at 8 pm yesterday. (a) am clapping (b) was clapping (c) were clapping (d) was clap
35. 35.___ we play cricket twice a week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Is (d) Are
36. 36.Name the tense: “My brother has drawn a picture.” (a) past perfect (b) past continuous (c) present perfect (d) simple past
37. 37.Choose the right verb: My trousers ___ new. (a) are (b) is
38. 38.They ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had played (d) had play
39. 39.They ___ the room next week. (a) will cleans (b) will cleaning (c) cleaned (d) will clean
40. 40.___ he take the train yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do

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