Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 655 · 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.We ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) are build (b) is building (c) are building (d) am building
2. 2.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) fed (b) feeding (c) feeded
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawwing (c) drawing
4. 4.They have just ___ a letter. (a) writing (b) write (c) wrote (d) written
5. 5.You ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
6. 6.___ my sister throwing the ball right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpping (c) helpeing
8. 8.Name the tense: “They were washing the dishes.” (a) present perfect (b) simple past (c) simple future (d) past continuous
9. 9.You have just ___ milk. (a) drinking (b) drunk (c) drink (d) drank
10. 10.You ___ a picture on Saturdays. (a) drawing (b) draw (c) draws
11. 11.My sister ___ danced on the stage already. (a) have (b) has
12. 12.Choose the right verb: The packet of biscuits ___ open. (a) are (b) is
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) weareing (c) wearring
14. 14.Name the tense: “My sister has thrown the ball.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) past continuous (d) past perfect
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) runeing (c) running
16. 16.Choose the right verb: Each boy ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
17. 17.They ___ with Nani since 2020. (a) has stayed (b) have stayed (c) stay (d) stayed
18. 18.She ___ the dog when the bell rang. (a) were feeding (b) was feeding (c) was feed (d) is feeding
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, I ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
20. 20.When the bell rang, he ___ science. (a) were studying (b) was study (c) is studying (d) was studying
21. 21.When Mum came home, you ___ cricket. (a) was playing (b) were playing (c) were play (d) are playing
22. 22.The children ___ Grandma twice a week. (a) help (b) helping (c) helps
23. 23.Name the tense: “She is making tea.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) past continuous
24. 24.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taking (b) taken (c) took (d) taked
25. 25.We ___ the ball right now. (a) is throwing (b) am throwing (c) are throw (d) are throwing
26. 26.Kabir ___ science when the bell rang. (a) is studying (b) was study (c) were studying (d) was studying
27. 27.Name the tense: “You have sung a song.” (a) past continuous (b) present perfect (c) simple past (d) simple future
28. 28.She ___ in the park when the bell rang. (a) is jogging (b) was jogging (c) were jogging (d) was jog
29. 29.Yash ___ help Grandma on Saturdays. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
30. 30.We ___ a cake tomorrow. (a) will baking (b) will bake (c) will bakes (d) baked
31. 31.When Mum came home, I ___ a tree. (a) am planting (b) were planting (c) was plant (d) was planting
32. 32.___ she telling a story right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
33. 33.Name the tense: “Pooja drank milk.” (a) present perfect (b) past perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple past
34. 34.I ___ the dog last Sunday. (a) feeded (b) feed (c) will feed (d) fed
35. 35.You ___ the dishes when Mum came home. (a) were washing (b) were wash (c) was washing (d) are washing
36. 36.Aditya ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) have clapped (b) had clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clap
37. 37.___ she bake a cake on Saturdays? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do (d) Does
38. 38.___ my friends climb a tree every morning? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Are (d) Do
39. 39.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
40. 40.My parents ___ the match next month. (a) will winning (b) will wins (c) won (d) will win

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