Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 667 · 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.He ___ science before the bell rang. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) had studied
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleaneing (c) cleanning
3. 3.We are going to ___ a mango tomorrow. (a) ate (b) eating (c) eat (d) eats
4. 4.He ___ the match when it started to rain. (a) was win (b) is winning (c) was winning (d) were winning
5. 5.By the time we reached, he ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) had took
6. 6.My friends are going to ___ a message tomorrow. (a) sent (b) sending (c) send (d) sends
7. 7.They ___ brought lunch already. (a) have (b) has
8. 8.When Dad called, he ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) have (c) has
9. 9.The children ___ a bicycle now. (a) are riding (b) is riding (c) are ride (d) am riding
10. 10.Name the tense: “They buy vegetables.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) simple future
11. 11.Saanvi ___ send a message every Sunday. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
12. 12.Name the tense: “They had baked a cake.” (a) present perfect (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) past perfect
13. 13.Choose the right verb: Neither Isha nor the twins ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
14. 14.Name the tense: “The children threw the ball.” (a) past continuous (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) simple past
15. 15.When Dad called, the children ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.Choose the right verb: Every player ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
17. 17.Tara ___ a letter next month. (a) will writing (b) will write (c) wrote (d) will writes
18. 18.When the bell rang, they ___ the dog. (a) were feeding (b) are feeding (c) was feeding (d) were feed
19. 19.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) building (c) built
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) has swum (d) had swum
21. 21.Choose the right verb: The scissors ___ sharp. (a) are (b) is
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) had sung (c) has sung (d) have sung
23. 23.You ___ tea when the phone rang. (a) were make (b) was making (c) are making (d) were making
24. 24.My sister is going to ___ for the team next month. (a) clap (b) clapping (c) clapped (d) claps
25. 25.Choose the right verb: The bunch of bananas ___ ripe. (a) is (b) are
26. 26.She has just ___ for the team. (a) claps (b) clapped (c) clapping (d) clap
27. 27.We ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had run (b) have run (c) had ran (d) has run
28. 28.He ___ in Delhi since 2022. (a) works (b) has worked (c) have worked (d) worked
29. 29.He ___ with Nani since 2020. (a) stayed (b) have stayed (c) has stayed (d) stays
30. 30.She ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) are watching (b) is watch (c) am watching (d) is watching
31. 31.Name the tense: “We have fed the dog.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) present perfect (d) past continuous
32. 32.We have just ___ the dishes. (a) washes (b) washing (c) washed (d) wash
33. 33.Zoya is going to ___ a cap next month. (a) wearing (b) wears (c) wore (d) wear
34. 34.Ira has just ___ a cap. (a) worn (b) wore (c) wear (d) wearing
35. 35.Choose the right verb: Each girl ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
36. 36.Choose the right verb: Each student ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
37. 37.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawn (b) drawing (c) drawed (d) drew
38. 38.Choose the right verb: My trousers ___ new. (a) is (b) are
39. 39.They ___ going to eat a mango tomorrow. (a) is (b) are (c) am
40. 40.When it started to rain, they ___ to school. (a) was going (b) were going (c) were go (d) are going

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