Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 626 · 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.When the phone rang, the children ___ in the park. (a) were jog (b) was jogging (c) are jogging (d) were jogging
2. 2.He ___ the match next month. (a) will wins (b) won (c) will winning (d) will win
3. 3.Name the tense: “They were clapping for the team.” (a) present perfect (b) simple past (c) simple future (d) past continuous
4. 4.He ___ in the park now. (a) is jog (b) am jogging (c) is jogging (d) are jogging
5. 5.Kavya ___ on the stage right now. (a) is dance (b) am dancing (c) are dancing (d) is dancing
6. 6.Rahul is going to ___ to school next month. (a) goes (b) went (c) go (d) going
7. 7.You ___ vegetables every day. (a) buys (b) buy (c) buying
8. 8.My brother ___ in the pool last week. (a) swam (b) will swim (c) swimmed (d) swims
9. 9.Name the tense: “My brother was drinking milk.” (a) simple future (b) past perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple present
10. 10.When it started to rain, I ___ a tree. (a) was climbing (b) were climbing (c) am climbing (d) was climb
11. 11.Name the tense: “The students won the match.” (a) simple past (b) past continuous (c) simple future (d) past perfect
12. 12.You ___ a cartoon at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were watch (b) are watching (c) was watching (d) were watching
13. 13.Isha ___ played cricket already. (a) have (b) has
14. 14.Choose the right verb: Each of the children ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
15. 15.Choose the right verb: The news ___ good today. (a) are (b) is
16. 16.Name the tense: “We have played cricket.” (a) present perfect (b) simple past (c) past continuous (d) present continuous
17. 17.My brother has known my best friend ___ 2019. (a) for (b) since
18. 18.By the time we reached, Ira ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
19. 19.My friends are going to ___ milk next week. (a) drinks (b) drinking (c) drink (d) drank
20. 20.___ he watching a cartoon now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
21. 21.Aisha ___ a tree right now. (a) are climbing (b) is climbing (c) is climb (d) am climbing
22. 22.At 8 pm yesterday, Ishaan ___ cricket. (a) was playing (b) were playing (c) was play (d) is playing
23. 23.Vivaan ___ the dog tomorrow. (a) will feed (b) will feeding (c) fed (d) will feeds
24. 24.My sister has just ___ a cake. (a) baked (b) baking (c) bake (d) bakes
25. 25.Aarav has studied in this school ___ six months. (a) for (b) since
26. 26.Omkar ___ a tree right now. (a) is planting (b) are planting (c) am planting (d) is plant
27. 27.When the bell rang, Aarav ___ to school. (a) was go (b) is going (c) were going (d) was going
28. 28.My sister ___ science before it got dark. (a) had studied (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) had study
29. 29.___ they help Grandma every Sunday? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are (d) Does
30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) riding (c) rideing
31. 31.Name the tense: “She is buying vegetables.” (a) simple present (b) present continuous (c) simple future (d) present perfect
32. 32.Aisha ___ the dog when the phone rang. (a) was feed (b) were feeding (c) was feeding (d) is feeding
33. 33.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sent (b) sending (c) sended
34. 34.___ they taking the train right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
35. 35.___ Aisha send a message last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
36. 36.She has just ___ the match. (a) wins (b) winning (c) win (d) won
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, Omkar ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) had send (c) have sent (d) has sent
38. 38.They ___ a cake twice a week. (a) bakes (b) bake (c) baking
39. 39.Arjun is going to ___ the dishes next week. (a) wash (b) washing (c) washes (d) washed
40. 40.When the phone rang, my cousins ___ a picture. (a) was drawing (b) were draw (c) were drawing (d) are drawing

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