Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 684 · 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.My sister did not ___ the room last Sunday. (a) cleaning (b) cleans (c) clean (d) cleaned
2. 2.Neel is going to ___ a bicycle next week. (a) rides (b) rode (c) riding (d) ride
3. 3.He ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is running (b) am running (c) are running (d) is run
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, the students ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) has gone (c) had went (d) had gone
5. 5.We ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) has drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
6. 6.Zoya ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) is build (b) are building (c) is building (d) am building
7. 7.My brother has been in the library ___ 10 am. (a) since (b) for
8. 8.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 3. (a) are (b) is
9. 9.By the time we reached, you ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) have helped (d) had helped
10. 10.Name the tense: “We will feed the dog.” (a) past perfect (b) past continuous (c) simple future (d) simple present
11. 11.You ___ a kite right now. (a) are fly (b) am flying (c) is flying (d) are flying
12. 12.___ they sing a song last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
13. 13.When Mum came home, I ___ a cap. (a) was wearing (b) am wearing (c) were wearing (d) was wear
14. 14.You did not ___ science two days ago. (a) studies (b) study (c) studying (d) studied
15. 15.When Mum came home, they ___ a story. (a) were tell (b) was telling (c) are telling (d) were telling
16. 16.She ___ in the pool every day. (a) swimming (b) swim (c) swims
17. 17.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
18. 18.Isha has worked in Delhi ___ 2020. (a) for (b) since
19. 19.You ___ in Delhi since 2022. (a) worked (b) have worked (c) work (d) has worked
20. 20.My cousins ___ tea now. (a) is making (b) are making (c) are make (d) am making
21. 21.Aisha ___ in Delhi since 2022. (a) works (b) have worked (c) has worked (d) worked
22. 22.___ my sister playing cricket now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
23. 23.I ___ science next month. (a) will studying (b) studied (c) will study (d) will studies
24. 24.I ___ science every Sunday. (a) studies (b) studying (c) study
25. 25.My sister ___ send a message twice a week. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
26. 26.You ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) will swim (b) swimmed (c) swam (d) swim
27. 27.Choose the right verb: Every player ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
28. 28.Choose the right verb: Each of the children ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
29. 29.Choose the right verb: Every child ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
30. 30.He ___ science when it started to rain. (a) were studying (b) was study (c) is studying (d) was studying
31. 31.I ___ fly a kite on Saturdays. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
32. 32.My sister has just ___ a cap. (a) worn (b) wear (c) wearing (d) wore
33. 33.She did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) runs (b) running (c) run (d) ran
34. 34.When the bell rang, Aisha ___ the room. (a) is cleaning (b) was cleaning (c) was clean (d) were cleaning
35. 35.Name the tense: “I bought vegetables.” (a) past continuous (b) simple past (c) present perfect (d) simple future
36. 36.___ you washing the dishes right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
37. 37.She has just ___ the bag. (a) carries (b) carry (c) carried (d) carrying
38. 38.___ I catch the ball every Sunday? (a) Are (b) Does (c) Is (d) Do
39. 39.Choose the right verb: Each student ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
40. 40.He did not ___ a song last Sunday. (a) singing (b) sing (c) sang (d) sings

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