Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 662 · 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.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) brought (b) bringing (c) bringed
2. 2.___ you swim in the pool on Saturdays? (a) Are (b) Does (c) Do (d) Is
3. 3.Name the tense: “My parents watch a cartoon.” (a) past continuous (b) past perfect (c) simple present (d) simple future
4. 4.___ I winning the match now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
5. 5.Name the tense: “You play cricket.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) past continuous (d) simple future
6. 6.I ___ a letter when the phone rang. (a) were writing (b) was write (c) was writing (d) am writing
7. 7.He ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) had flew
8. 8.Aarav ___ watched a cartoon already. (a) have (b) has
9. 9.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 5. (a) is (b) are
10. 10.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) wrote (b) writed (c) written (d) writing
11. 11.Choose the right verb: All the players ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
12. 12.I ___ milk when Mum came home. (a) am drinking (b) were drinking (c) was drink (d) was drinking
13. 13.We ___ in this school since 2019. (a) has taught (b) have taught (c) teach (d) taught
14. 14.They ___ Grandma when the bell rang. (a) was helping (b) were helping (c) were help (d) are helping
15. 15.I have just ___ in the park. (a) running (b) ran (c) run
16. 16.When the phone rang, she ___ science. (a) was study (b) was studying (c) were studying (d) is studying
17. 17.She ___ on the stage next Sunday. (a) danced (b) will dances (c) will dance (d) will dancing
18. 18.Aarav ___ a bicycle now. (a) is ride (b) is riding (c) am riding (d) are riding
19. 19.You did not ___ science two days ago. (a) study (b) studied (c) studying (d) studies
20. 20.He ___ milk every Sunday. (a) drinking (b) drink (c) drinks
21. 21.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
22. 22.By the time we reached, the children ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) has run (c) had run (d) have run
23. 23.You ___ cricket at the moment. (a) am playing (b) are play (c) is playing (d) are playing
24. 24.When Dad called, my brother ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) has (c) had
25. 25.Choose the right verb: There ___ three pencils in the box. (a) is (b) are
26. 26.Name the tense: “They had watched a cartoon.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) simple present (d) past perfect
27. 27.___ we go to school in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
28. 28.___ I carry the bag yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
29. 29.My cousins did not ___ a song in 2023. (a) sings (b) singing (c) sing (d) sang
30. 30.Name the tense: “You eat a mango.” (a) past continuous (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) present perfect
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cookeing (c) cooking
32. 32.She ___ a tree when the phone rang. (a) was plant (b) is planting (c) was planting (d) were planting
33. 33.Choose the right verb: Each of the children ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
34. 34.I ___ for the team every Sunday. (a) clapping (b) clap (c) claps
35. 35.Name the tense: “Aarav carries the bag.” (a) simple present (b) simple future (c) simple past (d) present continuous
36. 36.She ___ Hindi every Sunday. (a) speaking (b) speaks (c) speak
37. 37.She did not ___ a song in 2023. (a) sang (b) sings (c) singing (d) sing
38. 38.Name the tense: “Priya had won the match.” (a) past continuous (b) simple present (c) simple future (d) past perfect
39. 39.My sister ___ in this school since 2019. (a) has taught (b) have taught (c) taught (d) teaches
40. 40.Name the tense: “Rohan has run in the park.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) present perfect (d) simple present

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