Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 633 · 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 ___ going to dance on the stage next week. (a) am (b) are (c) is
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) weareing (b) wearing (c) wearring
3. 3.Name the tense: “I was winning the match.” (a) past continuous (b) past perfect (c) simple present (d) present continuous
4. 4.You ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
5. 5.When Mum came home, we ___ for the team. (a) are clapping (b) were clap (c) was clapping (d) were clapping
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, I ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
7. 7.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) maked (b) making (c) made
8. 8.When the phone rang, my cousins ___ the ball. (a) were throwing (b) was throwing (c) are throwing (d) were throw
9. 9.We ___ climbed a tree already. (a) has (b) have
10. 10.___ my sister cooking rice at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
11. 11.Choose the right verb: Mathematics ___ my favourite subject. (a) are (b) is
12. 12.Priya has just ___ in the park. (a) jogging (b) jogs (c) jog (d) jogged
13. 13.I ___ a tree tomorrow. (a) will plant (b) planted (c) will plants (d) will planting
14. 14.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) gone (b) went (c) going (d) goed
15. 15.I ___ the room next Sunday. (a) will clean (b) cleaned (c) will cleaning (d) will cleans
16. 16.Arjun ___ a mango now. (a) am eating (b) are eating (c) is eating (d) is eat
17. 17.Diya ___ in Pune since 2019. (a) lives (b) has lived (c) lived (d) have lived
18. 18.Name the tense: “My brother is jogging in the park.” (a) past continuous (b) present perfect (c) simple future (d) present continuous
19. 19.I ___ in Delhi since 2022. (a) have worked (b) worked (c) work (d) has worked
20. 20.He ___ danced on the stage already. (a) have (b) has
21. 21.___ Kabir studying science now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
22. 22.I ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) is helping (b) are helping (c) am help (d) am helping
23. 23.You ___ danced on the stage already. (a) have (b) has
24. 24.Choose the right verb: Neither Kavya nor the twins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
25. 25.Name the tense: “Nisha had studied science.” (a) simple past (b) simple future (c) present perfect (d) past perfect
26. 26.We ___ cricket every Sunday. (a) playing (b) plays (c) play
27. 27.I ___ on the stage when Mum came home. (a) were dancing (b) was dance (c) was dancing (d) am dancing
28. 28.I did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) ran (b) run (c) runs (d) running
29. 29.___ she swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
30. 30.My sister ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) has danced (b) will dance (c) danced (d) dances
31. 31.___ I dance on the stage on Saturdays? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Is (d) Are
32. 32.I ___ a tree when the bell rang. (a) were climbing (b) am climbing (c) was climb (d) was climbing
33. 33.When Dad called, she ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) had (c) has
34. 34.___ he sing a song every day? (a) Are (b) Does (c) Do (d) Is
35. 35.Name the tense: “My friends jogged in the park.” (a) simple present (b) past perfect (c) simple past (d) simple future
36. 36.When Dad called, I ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) had (c) has
37. 37.I ___ a picture last week. (a) will draw (b) drawed (c) drew (d) draw
38. 38.Ishaan ___ run in the park already. (a) have (b) has
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, you ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
40. 40.___ she ride a bicycle last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was

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