Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 659 · 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 tree before Mum came home. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) had planted
2. 2.I ___ in Delhi since 2019. (a) has worked (b) have worked (c) worked (d) work
3. 3.By the time the guests arrived, my cousins ___ Grandma. (a) had helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) have helped
4. 4.Choose the right verb: There ___ two cats in the garden. (a) are (b) is
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carrying (c) carryeing
6. 6.She ___ worn a cap already. (a) have (b) has
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) jogging (c) joging
8. 8.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) has caught (d) had catch
9. 9.My parents ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
10. 10.Name the tense: “She builds a sandcastle.” (a) present perfect (b) present continuous (c) past perfect (d) simple present
11. 11.Vivaan did not ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) buy (b) bought (c) buying (d) buys
12. 12.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringed (c) brought
13. 13.Sneha ___ going to win the match next Sunday. (a) am (b) is (c) are
14. 14.___ my sister wear a cap twice a week? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is (d) Does
15. 15.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 4. (a) is (b) are
16. 16.She has played in the garden ___ ten minutes. (a) for (b) since
17. 17.You have just ___ science. (a) studying (b) studies (c) study (d) studied
18. 18.You ___ a tree right now. (a) am climbing (b) are climbing (c) are climb (d) is climbing
19. 19.Choose the right verb: All the boys ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
20. 20.You ___ study science every Sunday. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) runing (c) running
22. 22.At 8 pm yesterday, he ___ a bicycle. (a) was riding (b) were riding (c) was ride (d) is riding
23. 23.Name the tense: “My brother studied science.” (a) simple future (b) past perfect (c) simple past (d) simple present
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringing (c) bringging
25. 25.They are going to ___ the train next month. (a) take (b) taking (c) takes (d) took
26. 26.Choose the right verb: Each of the girls ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeeing (b) making (c) makeing
28. 28.Name the tense: “We were buying vegetables.” (a) present perfect (b) simple past (c) past continuous (d) present continuous
29. 29.Name the tense: “Nisha washed the dishes.” (a) simple past (b) present perfect (c) past perfect (d) simple future
30. 30.___ I go to school twice a week? (a) Is (b) Does (c) Are (d) Do
31. 31.Choose the right verb: There ___ five mangoes in the basket. (a) are (b) is
32. 32.When the phone rang, my sister ___ to school. (a) were going (b) was going (c) is going (d) was go
33. 33.Kunal is going to ___ Hindi next month. (a) speaking (b) speaks (c) spoke (d) speak
34. 34.We ___ going to tell a story next Sunday. (a) are (b) is (c) am
35. 35.___ Dev dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
36. 36.Aditya ___ a kite at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was fly (b) was flying (c) were flying (d) is flying
37. 37.Choose the right verb: Each of the children ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
38. 38.You are going to ___ on the stage tomorrow. (a) dancing (b) danced (c) dance (d) dances
39. 39.___ we sing a song last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
40. 40.My cousins ___ clap for the team every Sunday. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) aren't

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