Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 642 · 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.Name the tense: “Ananya has danced on the stage.” (a) simple future (b) simple past (c) present perfect (d) past continuous
2. 2.___ the children washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
3. 3.She has just ___ tea. (a) makes (b) made (c) make (d) making
4. 4.Choose the right verb: My trousers ___ new. (a) is (b) are
5. 5.___ my cousins cook rice last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
6. 6.Name the tense: “He had built a sandcastle.” (a) simple present (b) past perfect (c) present perfect (d) simple past
7. 7.My sister ___ a cap now. (a) is wearing (b) are wearing (c) is wear (d) am wearing
8. 8.I ___ the ball in 2023. (a) caught (b) will catch (c) catch (d) catched
9. 9.Pooja ___ vegetables when the bell rang. (a) was buy (b) is buying (c) were buying (d) was buying
10. 10.Name the tense: “We built a sandcastle.” (a) past continuous (b) simple future (c) simple past (d) present perfect
11. 11.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) maked (b) making (c) made
12. 12.Choose the right verb: The bunch of bananas ___ ripe. (a) are (b) is
13. 13.Name the tense: “She carries the bag.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) past continuous (d) simple past
14. 14.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) are (b) is
15. 15.We ___ a tree next Sunday. (a) will climb (b) will climbs (c) climbed (d) will climbing
16. 16.You did not ___ tea last Sunday. (a) make (b) made (c) makes (d) making
17. 17.Choose the right verb: Each of the players ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
18. 18.Name the tense: “We were playing cricket.” (a) past continuous (b) simple past (c) simple future (d) past perfect
19. 19.Name the tense: “We had helped Grandma.” (a) simple present (b) past perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple past
20. 20.My brother ___ a message next Sunday. (a) will sending (b) sent (c) will send (d) will sends
21. 21.My sister ___ help Grandma every Sunday. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
22. 22.She ___ a tree next week. (a) will plants (b) planted (c) will planting (d) will plant
23. 23.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 9. (a) are (b) is
24. 24.Name the tense: “She is feeding the dog.” (a) present continuous (b) past perfect (c) simple future (d) present perfect
25. 25.Ananya has studied in this school ___ 2020. (a) for (b) since
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) have watched
27. 27.Choose the right verb: There ___ a cat in the garden. (a) is (b) are
28. 28.At 8 pm yesterday, Zoya ___ a song. (a) were singing (b) is singing (c) was sing (d) was singing
29. 29.Name the tense: “The students have written a letter.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) simple present (d) present perfect
30. 30.My parents ___ the train next week. (a) will taking (b) will takes (c) took (d) will take
31. 31.My parents ___ in Delhi since 2022. (a) have worked (b) has worked (c) worked (d) work
32. 32.We ___ the dishes now. (a) are washing (b) am washing (c) are wash (d) is washing
33. 33.___ you sending a message right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
34. 34.My brother ___ a letter every morning. (a) write (b) writes (c) writing
35. 35.I ___ in Delhi since 2020. (a) worked (b) has worked (c) have worked (d) work
36. 36.My friends ___ milk every morning. (a) drinking (b) drinks (c) drink
37. 37.She ___ for the team at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was clapping (b) was clap (c) were clapping (d) is clapping
38. 38.Name the tense: “My sister had ridden a bicycle.” (a) present perfect (b) past perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple future
39. 39.___ she build a sandcastle every Sunday? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are (d) Does
40. 40.Name the tense: “I am climbing a tree.” (a) simple present (b) past perfect (c) present continuous (d) present perfect

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