Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 627 · 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.Choose the right verb: There ___ five mangoes in the basket. (a) are (b) is
2. 2.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) had thrown (c) had threw (d) has thrown
3. 3.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) caught (c) catching
4. 4.You ___ danced on the stage already. (a) has (b) have
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the match. (a) had won (b) have won (c) has won (d) had win
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, the students ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had clean
7. 7.Name the tense: “My brother played cricket.” (a) past perfect (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) present continuous
8. 8.___ my brother dance on the stage twice a week? (a) Does (b) Are (c) Do (d) Is
9. 9.___ you plant a tree in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
10. 10.You ___ a cake when the bell rang. (a) were bake (b) are baking (c) were baking (d) was baking
11. 11.My cousins ___ in this school since 2021. (a) study (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) studied
12. 12.When Dad called, the students ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
13. 13.Name the tense: “You were sending a message.” (a) past continuous (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) present perfect
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flyeing (c) flying
15. 15.They ___ in the park last week. (a) runned (b) ran (c) will run (d) run
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washhing (c) washeing
17. 17.I ___ send a message every Sunday. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
18. 18.___ I watch a cartoon twice a week? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Do (d) Are
19. 19.Name the tense: “He was catching the ball.” (a) past continuous (b) simple future (c) present perfect (d) present continuous
20. 20.Name the tense: “Rohan is wearing a cap.” (a) past perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) present perfect
21. 21.___ you buy vegetables twice a week? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Does (d) Do
22. 22.Choose the right verb: The bunch of bananas ___ ripe. (a) is (b) are
23. 23.You have just ___ cricket. (a) played (b) playing (c) plays (d) play
24. 24.They ___ in the park when Mum came home. (a) was jogging (b) were jog (c) were jogging (d) are jogging
25. 25.When the phone rang, you ___ in the park. (a) was jogging (b) are jogging (c) were jog (d) were jogging
26. 26.Choose the right verb: My trousers ___ new. (a) are (b) is
27. 27.Name the tense: “My brother washes the dishes.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) simple present (d) past continuous
28. 28.The students ___ the bag when it started to rain. (a) were carry (b) was carrying (c) were carrying (d) are carrying
29. 29.When it started to rain, he ___ cricket. (a) was play (b) were playing (c) was playing (d) is playing
30. 30.They ___ for the team at the moment. (a) are clapping (b) is clapping (c) am clapping (d) are clap
31. 31.Myra ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) have climbed (b) had climb (c) has climbed (d) had climbed
32. 32.Name the tense: “He will cook rice.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) simple past (d) simple present
33. 33.We ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
34. 34.Vivaan ___ a cartoon when the phone rang. (a) were watching (b) was watch (c) was watching (d) is watching
35. 35.She ___ rice next month. (a) will cooking (b) cooked (c) will cooks (d) will cook
36. 36.They did not ___ the ball last week. (a) caught (b) catch (c) catching (d) catches
37. 37.He did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) runs (b) ran (c) run (d) running
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeing (c) bakeeing
39. 39.Name the tense: “My brother had caught the ball.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) present perfect (d) past perfect
40. 40.Ananya ___ carry the bag every day. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't

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