Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 647 · 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.___ the children watch a cartoon last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
2. 2.Neel has just ___ science. (a) studies (b) study (c) studying (d) studied
3. 3.Name the tense: “She studies science.” (a) past continuous (b) present perfect (c) simple present (d) simple future
4. 4.My brother did not ___ a tree two days ago. (a) plant (b) planting (c) planted (d) plants
5. 5.___ you bake a cake two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
6. 6.Name the tense: “I am playing cricket.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) past perfect (d) past continuous
7. 7.My brother ___ in the park right now. (a) are running (b) is run (c) am running (d) is running
8. 8.Choose the right verb: Physics ___ interesting. (a) are (b) is
9. 9.When the bell rang, he ___ in the pool. (a) was swim (b) was swimming (c) is swimming (d) were swimming
10. 10.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sent (b) sending (c) sended
11. 11.When it started to rain, Myra ___ in the pool. (a) were swimming (b) was swim (c) was swimming (d) is swimming
12. 12.When Dad called, you ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
13. 13.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwed (b) throwing (c) thrown (d) threw
14. 14.My cousins ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) have climbed (b) had climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climb
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ science. (a) had studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) has studied
16. 16.You ___ the bag at the moment. (a) are carry (b) is carrying (c) am carrying (d) are carrying
17. 17.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 9. (a) is (b) are
18. 18.Name the tense: “He will run in the park.” (a) past perfect (b) simple future (c) simple present (d) simple past
19. 19.When Mum came home, Ira ___ a kite. (a) was flying (b) was fly (c) were flying (d) is flying
20. 20.By the time we reached, they ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) has caught
21. 21.They ___ cricket tomorrow. (a) will play (b) will playing (c) will plays (d) played
22. 22.We are going to ___ a mango next month. (a) ate (b) eat (c) eats (d) eating
23. 23.We ___ in this school since 2019. (a) taught (b) teach (c) has taught (d) have taught
24. 24.We have just ___ a story. (a) tells (b) told (c) tell (d) telling
25. 25.He ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) has watched (b) watched (c) will watch (d) watches
26. 26.Name the tense: “I had played cricket.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) past perfect
27. 27.Choose the right verb: There ___ a cat in the garden. (a) is (b) are
28. 28.___ she singing a song right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
29. 29.___ he running in the park now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
30. 30.He ___ a cap at the moment. (a) are wearing (b) is wear (c) am wearing (d) is wearing
31. 31.___ they buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
32. 32.You are going to ___ in the pool next week. (a) swims (b) swimming (c) swim (d) swam
33. 33.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 3. (a) are (b) is
34. 34.Name the tense: “Saanvi is drawing a picture.” (a) past perfect (b) present continuous (c) past continuous (d) simple present
35. 35.Name the tense: “My friends had bought vegetables.” (a) past perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) simple past
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swiming (c) swimming
38. 38.Name the tense: “Neel is writing a letter.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple present
39. 39.Name the tense: “My sister had climbed a tree.” (a) present perfect (b) past continuous (c) simple present (d) past perfect
40. 40.They ___ in the pool when the phone rang. (a) were swim (b) were swimming (c) are swimming (d) was swimming

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