Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 685 · 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 brother ___ a sandcastle when it started to rain. (a) is building (b) were building (c) was build (d) was building
2. 2.We ___ going to play cricket next week. (a) is (b) are (c) am
3. 3.My brother ___ going to send a message tomorrow. (a) am (b) is (c) are
4. 4.You did not ___ the match in 2023. (a) won (b) win (c) wins (d) winning
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had bought
6. 6.___ he buy vegetables yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
7. 7.___ Aditya build a sandcastle every Sunday? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Are (d) Do
8. 8.Name the tense: “They drew a picture.” (a) simple past (b) past continuous (c) simple present (d) present continuous
9. 9.My brother ___ the room when it started to rain. (a) were cleaning (b) was clean (c) was cleaning (d) is cleaning
10. 10.___ we buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
11. 11.I ___ the ball on Saturdays. (a) throws (b) throwing (c) throw
12. 12.They ___ drink milk every Sunday. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) aren't
13. 13.The children have worked in Delhi ___ five years. (a) since (b) for
14. 14.When Dad called, my sister ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
15. 15.He ___ a tree yesterday. (a) planted (b) will plant (c) has planted (d) plants
16. 16.Name the tense: “My brother will swim in the pool.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) simple past (d) past continuous
17. 17.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catching (b) caught (c) catched
18. 18.Name the tense: “She had ridden a bicycle.” (a) present continuous (b) past perfect (c) present perfect (d) simple future
19. 19.He ___ a message when the bell rang. (a) were sending (b) was send (c) is sending (d) was sending
20. 20.When Dad called, you ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) has (c) have
21. 21.Name the tense: “We will take the train.” (a) simple future (b) past perfect (c) present perfect (d) simple present
22. 22.I ___ for the team now. (a) are clapping (b) am clapping (c) am clap (d) is clapping
23. 23.My cousins ___ a tree every Sunday. (a) plant (b) plants (c) planting
24. 24.You ___ in the park every Sunday. (a) jog (b) jogging (c) jogs
25. 25.Choose the right verb: Each child ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
26. 26.Choose the right verb: The news ___ good today. (a) is (b) are
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpeing (c) helpping
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, I ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
29. 29.Choose the right verb: Every child ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
30. 30.Kunal did not ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) built (b) building (c) builds (d) build
31. 31.He did not ___ a story in 2023. (a) tell (b) telling (c) told (d) tells
32. 32.When it started to rain, we ___ the dishes. (a) were washing (b) are washing (c) was washing (d) were wash
33. 33.___ Yash eat a mango every day? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Does (d) Are
34. 34.Choose the right verb: Either Kavya or the twins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
35. 35.I ___ a letter two days ago. (a) will write (b) wrote (c) write (d) writed
36. 36.Name the tense: “Ananya was winning the match.” (a) simple past (b) past continuous (c) present continuous (d) simple present
37. 37.My brother ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
38. 38.She ___ a tree in 2023. (a) climbed (b) will climb (c) has climbed (d) climbs
39. 39.He ___ in the park at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was running (b) was run (c) is running (d) were running
40. 40.You ___ going to drink milk next week. (a) am (b) are (c) is

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