Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 676 · 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.Aditya ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) will ride (b) rides (c) rided (d) rode
2. 2.Name the tense: “They were washing the dishes.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) simple present (d) present perfect
3. 3.Name the tense: “I was playing cricket.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) simple past (d) past continuous
4. 4.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rided (b) riding (c) ridden (d) rode
5. 5.___ they draw a picture every Sunday? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Do (d) Are
6. 6.When Mum came home, you ___ a story. (a) was telling (b) were telling (c) were tell (d) are telling
7. 7.___ he clapping for the team right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
8. 8.When the bell rang, we ___ a bicycle. (a) are riding (b) was riding (c) were riding (d) were ride
9. 9.___ they cook rice twice a week? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Does (d) Is
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feedding (c) feeding
11. 11.Name the tense: “They were studying science.” (a) past perfect (b) present continuous (c) present perfect (d) past continuous
12. 12.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
13. 13.They did not ___ the ball two days ago. (a) caught (b) catch (c) catches (d) catching
14. 14.___ my cousins run in the park twice a week? (a) Does (b) Are (c) Do (d) Is
15. 15.They have just ___ cricket. (a) play (b) playing (c) plays (d) played
16. 16.Name the tense: “My sister was buying vegetables.” (a) present perfect (b) simple future (c) past perfect (d) past continuous
17. 17.He ___ in the pool at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was swim (b) is swimming (c) was swimming (d) were swimming
18. 18.Karan ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is jog (b) are jogging (c) is jogging (d) am jogging
19. 19.When it started to rain, you ___ a cartoon. (a) are watching (b) was watching (c) were watching (d) were watch
20. 20.You ___ the ball right now. (a) am catching (b) are catch (c) is catching (d) are catching
21. 21.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 8. (a) are (b) is
22. 22.When Dad called, she ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) has (c) have
23. 23.___ the children drinking milk now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
24. 24.When Dad called, I ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.When Dad called, Sneha ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.We are going to ___ science next month. (a) study (b) studied (c) studying (d) studies
27. 27.I ___ for the team right now. (a) is clapping (b) are clapping (c) am clap (d) am clapping
28. 28.My sister ___ a tree every Sunday. (a) plant (b) planting (c) plants
29. 29.Aarav ___ made tea already. (a) have (b) has
30. 30.Name the tense: “You are washing the dishes.” (a) past continuous (b) present continuous (c) simple future (d) simple present
31. 31.He ___ written a letter already. (a) have (b) has
32. 32.My brother ___ the dishes next month. (a) will washes (b) will washing (c) washed (d) will wash
33. 33.They are going to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) watches (b) watching (c) watch (d) watched
34. 34.They ___ the dishes when it started to rain. (a) were wash (b) are washing (c) was washing (d) were washing
35. 35.Name the tense: “She will clap for the team.” (a) simple future (b) present continuous (c) present perfect (d) simple present
36. 36.I ___ the dishes next month. (a) will wash (b) will washing (c) will washes (d) washed
37. 37.Name the tense: “You cleaned the room.” (a) present perfect (b) simple future (c) past continuous (d) simple past
38. 38.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 3. (a) are (b) is
39. 39.When it started to rain, they ___ the ball. (a) are catching (b) were catching (c) were catch (d) was catching
40. 40.He did not ___ a story last Sunday. (a) tell (b) tells (c) telling (d) told

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