Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 652 · 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.When the phone rang, she ___ the ball. (a) were catching (b) was catch (c) is catching (d) was catching
2. 2.Meera is going to ___ a story next week. (a) telling (b) tells (c) told (d) tell
3. 3.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) going (b) goed (c) went (d) gone
4. 4.Dev ___ dance on the stage every day. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
5. 5.Choose the right verb: Each of the children ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
6. 6.___ my brother go to school twice a week? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do (d) Does
7. 7.Riya has just ___ Grandma. (a) helps (b) helped (c) help (d) helping
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryying (c) carryeing
9. 9.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 3. (a) are (b) is
10. 10.The children ___ a cake tomorrow. (a) will bake (b) will baking (c) baked (d) will bakes
11. 11.My friends ___ tea right now. (a) is making (b) am making (c) are make (d) are making
12. 12.___ my sister bringing lunch now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
13. 13.I ___ going to wear a cap next Sunday. (a) is (b) are (c) am
14. 14.Omkar ___ the train last week. (a) takes (b) took (c) taked (d) will take
15. 15.I ___ a sandcastle tomorrow. (a) built (b) will building (c) will builds (d) will build
16. 16.We ___ a cartoon every day. (a) watches (b) watching (c) watch
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) had build (c) have built (d) had built
18. 18.Name the tense: “They are studying science.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) simple future
19. 19.She ___ a sandcastle on Saturdays. (a) building (b) build (c) builds
20. 20.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) are (b) is
21. 21.She ___ science now. (a) is study (b) is studying (c) am studying (d) are studying
22. 22.___ he make tea every day? (a) Is (b) Does (c) Do (d) Are
23. 23.Name the tense: “They will throw the ball.” (a) simple future (b) past continuous (c) simple present (d) past perfect
24. 24.When the phone rang, Priya ___ a cartoon. (a) were watching (b) is watching (c) was watching (d) was watch
25. 25.He did not ___ a bicycle last week. (a) rides (b) rode (c) ride (d) riding
26. 26.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) is (b) are
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climb (d) had climbed
28. 28.___ my brother baking a cake right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
29. 29.Omkar ___ a cap right now. (a) am wearing (b) are wearing (c) is wearing (d) is wear
30. 30.When Mum came home, Tara ___ on the stage. (a) was dancing (b) was dance (c) were dancing (d) is dancing
31. 31.We ___ fly a kite twice a week. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
32. 32.Choose the right verb: Each girl ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
33. 33.I ___ a cake on Saturdays. (a) baking (b) bakes (c) bake
34. 34.We ___ a song now. (a) is singing (b) are sing (c) are singing (d) am singing
35. 35.I have just ___ the room. (a) cleaned (b) cleaning (c) clean (d) cleans
36. 36.By the time we reached, I ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) has thrown (c) had thrown (d) have thrown
37. 37.We ___ milk at the moment. (a) am drinking (b) is drinking (c) are drink (d) are drinking
38. 38.Arjun is going to ___ the ball tomorrow. (a) throwing (b) throw (c) threw (d) throws
39. 39.You ___ write a letter twice a week. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) goeing (c) going

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