Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 623 · 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.She ___ in the park next Sunday. (a) will jogs (b) jogged (c) will jog (d) will jogging
2. 2.Myra ___ the room every Sunday. (a) cleans (b) clean (c) cleaning
3. 3.___ we ride a bicycle last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
4. 4.We have been in the library ___ 10 am. (a) since (b) for
5. 5.We ___ flown a kite already. (a) has (b) have
6. 6.Name the tense: “He was flying a kite.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple present
7. 7.They did not ___ a story last week. (a) telling (b) tell (c) tells (d) told
8. 8.I ___ in Delhi since 2019. (a) work (b) have worked (c) has worked (d) worked
9. 9.Vivaan is going to ___ a cap tomorrow. (a) wears (b) wear (c) wearing (d) wore
10. 10.Choose the right verb: Neither the boys nor Rahul ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
11. 11.She ___ clap for the team every Sunday. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
12. 12.Kavya is going to ___ a letter next week. (a) writing (b) write (c) writes (d) wrote
13. 13.I am going to ___ science next month. (a) studying (b) study (c) studies (d) studied
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playeing (c) playing
15. 15.At 8 pm yesterday, I ___ a cap. (a) am wearing (b) were wearing (c) was wear (d) was wearing
16. 16.Omkar ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) has bought (b) had bought (c) had buy (d) have bought
17. 17.When the phone rang, my brother ___ the bag. (a) were carrying (b) was carry (c) was carrying (d) is carrying
18. 18.Name the tense: “She will speak Hindi.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) simple present (d) simple future
19. 19.Ananya ___ a story in 2023. (a) told (b) telled (c) will tell (d) tells
20. 20.My brother ___ in this school since 2021. (a) studies (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) studied
21. 21.They ___ the train twice a week. (a) take (b) takes (c) taking
22. 22.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swum (c) swimming (d) swam
23. 23.Rohan ___ the bag every morning. (a) carries (b) carrying (c) carry
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watching (c) watchhing
25. 25.___ she telling a story now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
26. 26.He ___ bought vegetables already. (a) have (b) has
27. 27.I ___ sent a message already. (a) have (b) has
28. 28.We ___ the ball every morning. (a) catches (b) catch (c) catching
29. 29.He ___ in Pune since 2019. (a) lived (b) have lived (c) has lived (d) lives
30. 30.Choose the right verb: Neither Ira nor the twins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
31. 31.You ___ make tea every day. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
32. 32.My sister ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) washed (b) washes (c) has washed (d) will wash
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) building (b) buildeing (c) buildding
34. 34.Name the tense: “I was planting a tree.” (a) past continuous (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) past perfect
35. 35.Rahul ___ the dog next month. (a) will feeds (b) fed (c) will feeding (d) will feed
36. 36.___ you play cricket twice a week? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Do (d) Are
37. 37.We did not ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) danced (b) dances (c) dancing (d) dance
38. 38.He has just ___ the dishes. (a) washing (b) washed (c) wash (d) washes
39. 39.My brother ___ in the pool next month. (a) will swimming (b) will swim (c) will swims (d) swam
40. 40.My brother ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) is speak (b) am speaking (c) are speaking (d) is speaking

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