Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 677 · 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 cap at the moment. (a) is wearing (b) are wear (c) are wearing (d) am wearing
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) tellling (c) telleing
3. 3.My sister ___ lunch last week. (a) will bring (b) brought (c) bringed (d) brings
4. 4.Choose the right verb: The packet of biscuits ___ open. (a) is (b) are
5. 5.___ my brother building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
6. 6.Choose the right verb: Either Manav or the girls ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
7. 7.They ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had threw (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) has thrown
8. 8.My sister ___ a cake at the moment. (a) am baking (b) are baking (c) is bake (d) is baking
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a letter. (a) had written (b) have written (c) has written (d) had wrote
10. 10.Name the tense: “Arjun is washing the dishes.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) simple present (d) present perfect
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
12. 12.They have just ___ on the stage. (a) dancing (b) dance (c) danced (d) dances
13. 13.Name the tense: “I have bought vegetables.” (a) past perfect (b) present perfect (c) simple present (d) present continuous
14. 14.She has lived in Pune ___ 2019. (a) for (b) since
15. 15.When Dad called, my sister ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.___ they writing a letter now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
17. 17.She has just ___ in the park. (a) running (b) ran (c) run
18. 18.You ___ a bicycle when the phone rang. (a) were ride (b) was riding (c) were riding (d) are riding
19. 19.Name the tense: “He had cleaned the room.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) simple past (d) past perfect
20. 20.He ___ watch a cartoon every morning. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
21. 21.He ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) have spoken (b) had spoken (c) had spoke (d) has spoken
22. 22.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyed (c) bought
23. 23.Name the tense: “Aarav studies science.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) past perfect
24. 24.My sister has just ___ the room. (a) cleans (b) clean (c) cleaning (d) cleaned
25. 25.He ___ cricket when Mum came home. (a) was playing (b) is playing (c) were playing (d) was play
26. 26.You ___ the dog at the moment. (a) are feeding (b) are feed (c) is feeding (d) am feeding
27. 27.We ___ vegetables when the phone rang. (a) were buy (b) are buying (c) were buying (d) was buying
28. 28.My sister ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) had rode (b) had ridden (c) have ridden (d) has ridden
29. 29.My parents have just ___ a picture. (a) drew (b) drawing (c) drawn (d) draw
30. 30.When Mum came home, you ___ a mango. (a) are eating (b) was eating (c) were eating (d) were eat
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) had built (c) have built (d) has built
32. 32.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) running (b) runned (c) run (d) ran
33. 33.Name the tense: “She is singing a song.” (a) past continuous (b) past perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple future
34. 34.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 8. (a) are (b) is
35. 35.Name the tense: “He has fed the dog.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) simple future (d) simple present
36. 36.They ___ a sandcastle two days ago. (a) build (b) will build (c) built (d) builded
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, you ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) has brought (c) had brought (d) had bring
38. 38.When Dad called, Neel ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) have (c) has
39. 39.___ my sister wash the dishes every morning? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Is (d) Are
40. 40.Meera ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) have planted

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