Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 63 · 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.Ananya ___ eat a mango every Sunday. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
2. 2.They have known my best friend ___ 2020. (a) for (b) since
3. 3.My cousins ___ the ball next month. (a) will throws (b) will throwing (c) threw (d) will throw
4. 4.We ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
5. 5.He ___ a kite tomorrow. (a) flew (b) will flying (c) will flies (d) will fly
6. 6.Name the tense: “Riya had drunk milk.” (a) simple present (b) simple future (c) past perfect (d) present continuous
7. 7.He ___ going to swim in the pool next week. (a) am (b) are (c) is
8. 8.We ___ lunch when it started to rain. (a) are bringing (b) were bringing (c) was bringing (d) were bring
9. 9.They ___ the match when the phone rang. (a) was winning (b) were win (c) were winning (d) are winning
10. 10.My cousins ___ a mango at the moment. (a) are eat (b) am eating (c) are eating (d) is eating
11. 11.My sister ___ on the stage tomorrow. (a) danced (b) will dancing (c) will dance (d) will dances
12. 12.He is going to ___ a tree next month. (a) plants (b) planting (c) planted (d) plant
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) makeeing (c) making
14. 14.I ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) will catch (b) caught (c) catched (d) catch
15. 15.My sister ___ sent a message already. (a) have (b) has
16. 16.He ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) buyed (b) bought (c) buys (d) will buy
17. 17.Manav ___ on the stage every Sunday. (a) dancing (b) dances (c) dance
18. 18.The students ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
19. 19.I ___ in Pune since 2022. (a) live (b) lived (c) have lived (d) has lived
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speaking (c) speakking
21. 21.We ___ caught the ball already. (a) has (b) have
22. 22.My cousins have just ___ vegetables. (a) buy (b) buying (c) bought (d) buys
23. 23.You ___ thrown the ball already. (a) have (b) has
24. 24.___ Arjun go to school every day? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are (d) Does
25. 25.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 8. (a) is (b) are
26. 26.When the phone rang, she ___ the bag. (a) were carrying (b) was carrying (c) was carry (d) is carrying
27. 27.I ___ clap for the team every day. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
28. 28.Name the tense: “Riya will study science.” (a) present perfect (b) simple past (c) simple future (d) present continuous
29. 29.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) bought (b) buying (c) buyed
30. 30.___ I win the match every Sunday? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is (d) Does
31. 31.He ___ going to carry the bag tomorrow. (a) is (b) are (c) am
32. 32.They ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) had gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) has gone
33. 33.___ they play cricket yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
34. 34.___ the children bringing lunch right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washhing (c) washing
36. 36.___ they flying a kite now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
37. 37.Name the tense: “They have gone to school.” (a) present perfect (b) simple present (c) simple future (d) past perfect
38. 38.They ___ a mango next week. (a) ate (b) will eating (c) will eat (d) will eats
39. 39.When Dad called, she ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) have (c) has
40. 40.My cousins ___ a picture at 8 pm yesterday. (a) are drawing (b) were draw (c) were drawing (d) was drawing

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