Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 649 · 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 friends have just ___ a message. (a) sent (b) send (c) sends (d) sending
2. 2.We ___ a cap twice a week. (a) wear (b) wears (c) wearing
3. 3.We ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) has drawn (b) had drawn (c) had drew (d) have drawn
4. 4.When it started to rain, my brother ___ science. (a) was study (b) is studying (c) was studying (d) were studying
5. 5.He ___ cricket at 8 pm yesterday. (a) is playing (b) was play (c) were playing (d) was playing
6. 6.Choose the right verb: There ___ many books on the shelf. (a) is (b) are
7. 7.When Mum came home, Farhan ___ a cake. (a) was bake (b) were baking (c) was baking (d) is baking
8. 8.When Dad called, we ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) had (c) have
9. 9.I ___ a picture next Sunday. (a) will draw (b) will drawing (c) will draws (d) drew
10. 10.We ___ for the team now. (a) am clapping (b) are clap (c) is clapping (d) are clapping
11. 11.Choose the right verb: There ___ an apple on the plate. (a) are (b) is
12. 12.Priya ___ with Nani since 2019. (a) stays (b) has stayed (c) have stayed (d) stayed
13. 13.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 7. (a) are (b) is
14. 14.My friends ___ milk at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was drinking (b) are drinking (c) were drink (d) were drinking
15. 15.My brother ___ climbed a tree already. (a) have (b) has
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had washed (c) had wash (d) have washed
17. 17.___ we wash the dishes in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
18. 18.___ Neel drink milk in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
19. 19.They ___ studied science already. (a) has (b) have
20. 20.He ___ the room when the bell rang. (a) was clean (b) was cleaning (c) were cleaning (d) is cleaning
21. 21.At 8 pm yesterday, you ___ a sandcastle. (a) was building (b) are building (c) were building (d) were build
22. 22.At 8 pm yesterday, she ___ a tree. (a) were climbing (b) was climb (c) was climbing (d) is climbing
23. 23.I ___ a story at the moment. (a) am tell (b) are telling (c) is telling (d) am telling
24. 24.I ___ a kite last week. (a) fly (b) flyed (c) flew (d) will fly
25. 25.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rided (b) rode (c) ridden (d) riding
26. 26.Rahul ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) will dance (b) has danced (c) danced (d) dances
27. 27.Name the tense: “She has eaten a mango.” (a) simple present (b) present perfect (c) simple future (d) present continuous
28. 28.My sister ___ the bag now. (a) are carrying (b) is carry (c) is carrying (d) am carrying
29. 29.Choose the right verb: There ___ some water in the bottle. (a) are (b) is
30. 30.Isha ___ in Pune since 2019. (a) lives (b) lived (c) have lived (d) has lived
31. 31.She ___ a kite at the moment. (a) are flying (b) is flying (c) is fly (d) am flying
32. 32.Priya ___ the dog twice a week. (a) feeding (b) feed (c) feeds
33. 33.Omkar ___ with Nani since 2021. (a) stayed (b) stays (c) has stayed (d) have stayed
34. 34.___ Saanvi wear a cap on Saturdays? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do (d) Does
35. 35.Ananya ___ a song before it got dark. (a) have sung (b) had sung (c) has sung (d) had sang
36. 36.Choose the right verb: Each child ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
37. 37.Name the tense: “My friends ran in the park.” (a) past perfect (b) past continuous (c) present perfect (d) simple past
38. 38.My cousins ___ rice tomorrow. (a) will cooks (b) will cooking (c) cooked (d) will cook
39. 39.My sister ___ to school every day. (a) go (b) going (c) goes
40. 40.They ___ win the match twice a week. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't

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