Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 645 · 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.Rahul ___ in this school since 2022. (a) teaches (b) have taught (c) taught (d) has taught
2. 2.They ___ going to feed the dog next week. (a) am (b) are (c) is
3. 3.___ she play cricket two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
4. 4.When Dad called, they ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) has (c) had
5. 5.You are going to ___ the room tomorrow. (a) cleaned (b) cleans (c) clean (d) cleaning
6. 6.Choose the right verb: The packet of biscuits ___ open. (a) are (b) is
7. 7.The children ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) has helped
8. 8.I ___ a story tomorrow. (a) will telling (b) will tell (c) will tells (d) told
9. 9.___ we fly a kite in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
10. 10.___ they buy vegetables yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
11. 11.Myra has just ___ a cake. (a) baked (b) baking (c) bakes (d) bake
12. 12.Choose the right verb: Either Pooja or the twins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
13. 13.He ___ rice tomorrow. (a) will cooks (b) will cooking (c) cooked (d) will cook
14. 14.We ___ in the pool two days ago. (a) swim (b) will swim (c) swimmed (d) swam
15. 15.We ___ swum in the pool already. (a) has (b) have
16. 16.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) took (b) taking (c) taked (d) taken
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a cap. (a) had worn (b) had wore (c) have worn (d) has worn
18. 18.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
19. 19.By the time the guests arrived, Diya ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had bought
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) buildeing (c) building
21. 21.I ___ science now. (a) am study (b) am studying (c) are studying (d) is studying
22. 22.When the bell rang, she ___ Hindi. (a) is speaking (b) were speaking (c) was speaking (d) was speak
23. 23.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) thrown (b) throwing (c) threw (d) throwed
24. 24.My sister ___ the room in 2023. (a) will clean (b) cleans (c) cleaned (d) has cleaned
25. 25.Choose the right verb: Every student ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
26. 26.My cousins ___ bring lunch every Sunday. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) aren't
27. 27.Name the tense: “He was planting a tree.” (a) past continuous (b) present continuous (c) past perfect (d) simple future
28. 28.My sister ___ in Delhi since 2020. (a) worked (b) works (c) has worked (d) have worked
29. 29.She ___ ridden a bicycle already. (a) has (b) have
30. 30.I ___ cricket when the phone rang. (a) were playing (b) was play (c) was playing (d) am playing
31. 31.My brother has just ___ a cap. (a) wore (b) wear (c) wearing (d) worn
32. 32.We ___ a sandcastle now. (a) am building (b) is building (c) are build (d) are building
33. 33.Choose the right verb: All the girls ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watching (c) watchhing
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eatting (c) eating
36. 36.___ you drink milk two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
37. 37.___ my sister study science in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
38. 38.He ___ swum in the pool already. (a) have (b) has
39. 39.When Mum came home, the students ___ milk. (a) were drink (b) was drinking (c) are drinking (d) were drinking
40. 40.They ___ the train at 8 pm yesterday. (a) are taking (b) were taking (c) were take (d) was taking

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