Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 679 · 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 ___ on the stage every day. (a) dance (b) dancing (c) dances
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawing (c) drawwing
3. 3.Manav ___ lunch every morning. (a) bringing (b) brings (c) bring
4. 4.___ Rahul eat a mango every day? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do (d) Does
5. 5.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) is (b) are
6. 6.My cousins ___ for the team on Saturdays. (a) claps (b) clap (c) clapping
7. 7.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flown (c) flew (d) flyed
8. 8.You ___ in this school since 2020. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) studied (d) study
9. 9.My brother ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) flies (b) will fly (c) flew (d) flyed
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyeing (c) buyying
11. 11.You ___ the dishes when the bell rang. (a) was washing (b) were washing (c) were wash (d) are washing
12. 12.___ you throw the ball every day? (a) Is (b) Does (c) Are (d) Do
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) claping (c) clapping
14. 14.The students did not ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) eating (b) eat (c) ate (d) eats
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feedding (c) feeding
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washhing (c) washing
17. 17.He ___ with Nani since 2021. (a) has stayed (b) have stayed (c) stayed (d) stays
18. 18.Choose the right verb: The scissors ___ sharp. (a) are (b) is
19. 19.When it started to rain, we ___ to school. (a) were going (b) were go (c) are going (d) was going
20. 20.Choose the right verb: The packet of biscuits ___ open. (a) is (b) are
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, they ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) has played (c) had played (d) have played
22. 22.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
23. 23.My sister is going to ___ rice next Sunday. (a) cooks (b) cook (c) cooking (d) cooked
24. 24.We ___ the room yesterday. (a) will clean (b) have cleaned (c) clean (d) cleaned
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) planting (c) plantting
26. 26.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
27. 27.She has known my best friend ___ January. (a) since (b) for
28. 28.Name the tense: “We are studying science.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) past perfect (d) simple present
29. 29.You ___ fly a kite twice a week. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
30. 30.We have waited for the bus ___ 10 am. (a) for (b) since
31. 31.___ we eating a mango now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
32. 32.___ they swim in the pool every day? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Are (d) Do
33. 33.___ we play cricket every day? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Does (d) Is
34. 34.We ___ the train next week. (a) will taking (b) took (c) will takes (d) will take
35. 35.You are going to ___ science tomorrow. (a) studies (b) studied (c) studying (d) study
36. 36.He ___ vegetables when it started to rain. (a) were buying (b) was buy (c) was buying (d) is buying
37. 37.When Mum came home, the children ___ a song. (a) was singing (b) are singing (c) were singing (d) were sing
38. 38.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 5. (a) is (b) are
39. 39.She ___ cricket yesterday. (a) plays (b) will play (c) played (d) has played
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) wining (c) winning

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