Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 682 · 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.Name the tense: “He has planted a tree.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) simple future (d) past continuous
2. 2.Name the tense: “Kunal cooks rice.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) simple future (d) simple present
3. 3.You are going to ___ the match tomorrow. (a) wins (b) won (c) winning (d) win
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) have fed (c) had fed (d) has fed
5. 5.When Mum came home, Zoya ___ for the team. (a) is clapping (b) was clap (c) was clapping (d) were clapping
6. 6.You ___ clean the room every morning. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
7. 7.Choose the right verb: All the girls ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playeing (c) playying
9. 9.When the bell rang, you ___ the bag. (a) were carry (b) was carrying (c) were carrying (d) are carrying
10. 10.Choose the right verb: There ___ two cats in the garden. (a) are (b) is
11. 11.Meera ___ a bicycle when the phone rang. (a) is riding (b) was riding (c) was ride (d) were riding
12. 12.Saanvi ___ rice when Mum came home. (a) was cook (b) were cooking (c) is cooking (d) was cooking
13. 13.Choose the right verb: Each player ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
14. 14.I am going to ___ the train next Sunday. (a) take (b) takes (c) taking (d) took
15. 15.We have lived in Pune ___ last year. (a) for (b) since
16. 16.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) taked (c) took (d) taking
17. 17.Name the tense: “Ishaan is cleaning the room.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) simple past (d) past continuous
18. 18.He ___ cricket when the phone rang. (a) was playing (b) was play (c) is playing (d) were playing
19. 19.___ Neel writing a letter right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
20. 20.Name the tense: “My friends are winning the match.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) simple future (d) simple past
21. 21.Choose the right verb: Either the girls or Farhan ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
22. 22.We ___ in Pune since 2020. (a) have lived (b) has lived (c) live (d) lived
23. 23.Name the tense: “He sends a message.” (a) past perfect (b) simple future (c) simple present (d) past continuous
24. 24.___ you building a sandcastle now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
25. 25.___ Zoya jog in the park twice a week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Are (d) Is
26. 26.My parents ___ going to jog in the park next week. (a) is (b) are (c) am
27. 27.She did not ___ tea last Sunday. (a) made (b) make (c) making (d) makes
28. 28.They ___ Hindi next Sunday. (a) will speaks (b) spoke (c) will speak (d) will speaking
29. 29.My brother is going to ___ Grandma next Sunday. (a) helps (b) helped (c) helping (d) help
30. 30.He ___ the bag on Saturdays. (a) carry (b) carries (c) carrying
31. 31.___ we riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
32. 32.My brother ___ carry the bag every day. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
33. 33.Choose the right verb: Each of the girls ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
34. 34.The students are going to ___ the ball next Sunday. (a) threw (b) throw (c) throwing (d) throws
35. 35.___ we eating a mango right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
36. 36.My brother is going to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) watch (b) watched (c) watching (d) watches
37. 37.Meera is going to ___ the ball next Sunday. (a) caught (b) catches (c) catching (d) catch
38. 38.I have just ___ a letter. (a) wrote (b) write (c) writing (d) written
39. 39.We ___ built a sandcastle already. (a) has (b) have
40. 40.Name the tense: “She had brought lunch.” (a) simple future (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) past perfect

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