Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 625 · 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.My brother is going to ___ the dog next week. (a) feed (b) fed (c) feeding (d) feeds
2. 2.My brother ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
3. 3.___ they win the match every day? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are (d) Does
4. 4.She ___ going to help Grandma next week. (a) are (b) is (c) am
5. 5.Aisha ___ lunch when Mum came home. (a) was bringing (b) is bringing (c) was bring (d) were bringing
6. 6.Name the tense: “We send a message.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) past continuous
7. 7.By the time we reached, Aditya ___ a tree. (a) had climbed (b) had climb (c) have climbed (d) has climbed
8. 8.You have just ___ the bag. (a) carried (b) carries (c) carry (d) carrying
9. 9.Choose the right verb: Physics ___ interesting. (a) is (b) are
10. 10.My brother has known my best friend ___ two years. (a) for (b) since
11. 11.My sister ___ the train before it got dark. (a) has taken (b) had took (c) have taken (d) had taken
12. 12.Name the tense: “I had danced on the stage.” (a) present perfect (b) past continuous (c) past perfect (d) simple future
13. 13.My brother has just ___ the dog. (a) fed (b) feeds (c) feed (d) feeding
14. 14.You ___ rice now. (a) are cook (b) is cooking (c) are cooking (d) am cooking
15. 15.___ my brother playing cricket right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
16. 16.She ___ in the park at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was running (b) is running (c) were running (d) was run
17. 17.He ___ in Delhi since 2019. (a) works (b) has worked (c) worked (d) have worked
18. 18.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.___ he study science twice a week? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Does (d) Are
20. 20.Rohan ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) had went (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) has gone
21. 21.We ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
22. 22.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swimming (c) swum (d) swam
23. 23.Name the tense: “The students are jogging in the park.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) simple present (d) present perfect
24. 24.They ___ cricket every morning. (a) play (b) plays (c) playing
25. 25.She ___ in the park right now. (a) am jogging (b) is jog (c) are jogging (d) is jogging
26. 26.Zoya ___ a story now. (a) is tell (b) am telling (c) are telling (d) is telling
27. 27.___ you bring lunch on Saturdays? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are (d) Does
28. 28.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) maked (b) making (c) made
29. 29.They ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) have made (b) had made (c) had make (d) has made
30. 30.We ___ going to build a sandcastle tomorrow. (a) is (b) am (c) are
31. 31.He has just ___ tea. (a) make (b) making (c) makes (d) made
32. 32.Choose the right verb: Each of the children ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
33. 33.My parents ___ in the park on Saturdays. (a) jog (b) jogging (c) jogs
34. 34.We ___ a song when the bell rang. (a) were sing (b) are singing (c) were singing (d) was singing
35. 35.Name the tense: “The children are bringing lunch.” (a) present perfect (b) past perfect (c) simple present (d) present continuous
36. 36.When the bell rang, my cousins ___ lunch. (a) are bringing (b) was bringing (c) were bring (d) were bringing
37. 37.He ___ a tree next month. (a) planted (b) will planting (c) will plant (d) will plants
38. 38.Choose the right verb: Every player ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
39. 39.Choose the right verb: Each of the girls ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
40. 40.My brother ___ in the pool tomorrow. (a) will swims (b) will swimming (c) swam (d) will swim

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