Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 675 · 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 ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
2. 2.We ___ a picture when Mum came home. (a) were draw (b) are drawing (c) was drawing (d) were drawing
3. 3.By the time the guests arrived, Manav ___ a picture. (a) had drawn (b) had drew (c) have drawn (d) has drawn
4. 4.Diya ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) had buy (b) have bought (c) has bought (d) had bought
5. 5.They ___ a story when it started to rain. (a) was telling (b) are telling (c) were tell (d) were telling
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) winning (c) wineing
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planting (c) planteing
8. 8.Pooja ___ in Delhi since 2021. (a) have worked (b) worked (c) has worked (d) works
9. 9.She ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) had bring (b) had brought (c) has brought (d) have brought
10. 10.I have studied in this school ___ last year. (a) for (b) since
11. 11.She ___ a cartoon when the bell rang. (a) is watching (b) were watching (c) was watching (d) was watch
12. 12.My sister ___ going to study science next week. (a) am (b) are (c) is
13. 13.Nisha ___ going to drink milk next week. (a) are (b) is (c) am
14. 14.Farhan has just ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) play (c) plays (d) played
15. 15.You ___ in the park when the phone rang. (a) was jogging (b) were jogging (c) were jog (d) are jogging
16. 16.Choose the right verb: There ___ some water in the bottle. (a) are (b) is
17. 17.You did not ___ the dishes last week. (a) wash (b) washing (c) washes (d) washed
18. 18.We are going to ___ a story next month. (a) telling (b) tell (c) told (d) tells
19. 19.Kabir ___ milk last Sunday. (a) will drink (b) drinked (c) drinks (d) drank
20. 20.___ my parents drawing a picture now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
21. 21.Pooja ___ Grandma when Mum came home. (a) is helping (b) were helping (c) was helping (d) was help
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, Meera ___ a bicycle. (a) had ridden (b) had rode (c) has ridden (d) have ridden
23. 23.Tara ___ going to dance on the stage next month. (a) is (b) am (c) are
24. 24.Name the tense: “We are drawing a picture.” (a) simple future (b) present continuous (c) past perfect (d) past continuous
25. 25.By the time we reached, I ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) had watch (d) have watched
26. 26.Riya ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyeing (c) buyying
28. 28.___ I helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
29. 29.He is going to ___ the ball next Sunday. (a) catching (b) catches (c) caught (d) catch
30. 30.He ___ go to school every day. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
31. 31.You ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) had carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) has carried
32. 32.Choose the right verb: Neither the boys nor Aarav ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
33. 33.You have just ___ a cake. (a) bakes (b) bake (c) baking (d) baked
34. 34.Nisha is going to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) watch (b) watched (c) watching (d) watches
35. 35.Manav is going to ___ the dog next week. (a) fed (b) feeding (c) feeds (d) feed
36. 36.Name the tense: “My cousins catch the ball.” (a) simple past (b) simple present (c) past perfect (d) present continuous
37. 37.Choose the right verb: Each of the children ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
38. 38.You ___ swim in the pool twice a week. (a) aren't (b) don't (c) doesn't
39. 39.I ___ cook rice every Sunday. (a) aren't (b) doesn't (c) don't
40. 40.Choose the right verb: The bunch of bananas ___ ripe. (a) is (b) are

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