Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 628 · 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.You are going to ___ the ball tomorrow. (a) throwing (b) threw (c) throws (d) throw
2. 2.By the time we reached, Saanvi ___ the ball. (a) had caught (b) has caught (c) have caught (d) had catch
3. 3.He ___ on the stage twice a week. (a) dance (b) dances (c) dancing
4. 4.They ___ going to bake a cake next month. (a) am (b) is (c) are
5. 5.You have just ___ to school. (a) gone (b) going (c) went (d) go
6. 6.My brother ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) ate (b) will eat (c) eats (d) eated
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playeing (c) playying
8. 8.The students have lived in Pune ___ five years. (a) for (b) since
9. 9.Name the tense: “Kavya had drawn a picture.” (a) past perfect (b) past continuous (c) present perfect (d) simple present
10. 10.He ___ lunch at the moment. (a) is bring (b) is bringing (c) are bringing (d) am bringing
11. 11.I ___ a message every Sunday. (a) sending (b) send (c) sends
12. 12.They ___ make tea on Saturdays. (a) aren't (b) doesn't (c) don't
13. 13.They ___ with Nani since 2019. (a) stay (b) have stayed (c) has stayed (d) stayed
14. 14.___ we write a letter twice a week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Is (d) Are
15. 15.I ___ in the park when Mum came home. (a) was running (b) am running (c) was run (d) were running
16. 16.By the time we reached, Omkar ___ a kite. (a) had flown (b) has flown (c) have flown (d) had flew
17. 17.Karan ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) had sent (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had send
18. 18.My cousins ___ the train in 2023. (a) take (b) will take (c) took (d) taked
19. 19.Choose the right verb: There ___ a cat in the garden. (a) is (b) are
20. 20.The students ___ science when Mum came home. (a) was studying (b) were study (c) were studying (d) are studying
21. 21.I ___ for the team now. (a) are clapping (b) is clapping (c) am clapping (d) am clap
22. 22.Name the tense: “Tara was feeding the dog.” (a) simple present (b) present perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple future
23. 23.___ they feed the dog twice a week? (a) Are (b) Does (c) Is (d) Do
24. 24.They ___ write a letter every Sunday. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) aren't
25. 25.Name the tense: “My brother flies a kite.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) present perfect (d) simple present
26. 26.He ___ a tree right now. (a) is climb (b) am climbing (c) are climbing (d) is climbing
27. 27.Choose the right verb: Either Ira or my cousins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
28. 28.We have just ___ a song. (a) sung (b) sang (c) sing (d) singing
29. 29.Choose the right verb: Every child ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
30. 30.___ Arjun winning the match now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
31. 31.Name the tense: “Meera was drawing a picture.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) past continuous (d) simple past
32. 32.He did not ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) eats (b) eat (c) ate (d) eating
33. 33.Farhan ___ tea every morning. (a) make (b) making (c) makes
34. 34.Farhan is going to ___ cricket next month. (a) played (b) plays (c) play (d) playing
35. 35.We ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
36. 36.Name the tense: “She was climbing a tree.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) present perfect (d) past continuous
37. 37.___ she cooking rice right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
38. 38.I have just ___ a cake. (a) bake (b) baking (c) bakes (d) baked
39. 39.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
40. 40.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) are (b) is

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