Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 688 · 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.___ the children running in the park now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
2. 2.My parents are going to ___ a cake next month. (a) baking (b) bake (c) baked (d) bakes
3. 3.The students ___ the ball every day. (a) throw (b) throws (c) throwing
4. 4.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) has (c) have
5. 5.Name the tense: “I helped Grandma.” (a) simple future (b) simple past (c) past perfect (d) simple present
6. 6.My parents ___ a cap twice a week. (a) wear (b) wearing (c) wears
7. 7.Name the tense: “She was winning the match.” (a) simple future (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) past continuous
8. 8.You ___ cricket now. (a) am playing (b) is playing (c) are play (d) are playing
9. 9.When Mum came home, you ___ in the park. (a) were run (b) was running (c) are running (d) were running
10. 10.He is going to ___ a picture tomorrow. (a) draws (b) drew (c) drawing (d) draw
11. 11.Choose the right verb: The packet of biscuits ___ open. (a) is (b) are
12. 12.You ___ a story two days ago. (a) telled (b) tell (c) will tell (d) told
13. 13.When Dad called, he ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.When Dad called, Pooja ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) have (c) had
15. 15.When the phone rang, Kunal ___ in the park. (a) were running (b) is running (c) was run (d) was running
16. 16.Choose the right verb: My trousers ___ new. (a) are (b) is
17. 17.___ you clap for the team every morning? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are (d) Does
18. 18.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) worn (c) weared (d) wore
19. 19.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swimmed (c) swum (d) swam
20. 20.My brother ___ the dishes on Saturdays. (a) wash (b) washes (c) washing
21. 21.My brother is going to ___ the ball next month. (a) caught (b) catch (c) catches (d) catching
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flying (c) flyying
23. 23.Arjun did not ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) buying (b) bought (c) buys (d) buy
24. 24.I ___ a letter in 2023. (a) write (b) writed (c) will write (d) wrote
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) had help
26. 26.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) going (c) went (d) gone
27. 27.___ we sending a message at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
28. 28.___ Manav watch a cartoon every Sunday? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Does (d) Is
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) building (c) buildding
30. 30.We are going to ___ for the team tomorrow. (a) clapped (b) claps (c) clap (d) clapping
31. 31.My sister ___ run in the park every day. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
32. 32.When the bell rang, I ___ a tree. (a) was climbing (b) were climbing (c) am climbing (d) was climb
33. 33.We are going to ___ a cartoon tomorrow. (a) watching (b) watches (c) watch (d) watched
34. 34.We are going to ___ a letter tomorrow. (a) writes (b) wrote (c) writing (d) write
35. 35.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) are (b) is
36. 36.___ my cousins win the match twice a week? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do (d) Does
37. 37.We ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) am building (b) are build (c) is building (d) are building
38. 38.___ Aditya play cricket on Saturdays? (a) Is (b) Does (c) Do (d) Are
39. 39.I ___ a cartoon when Mum came home. (a) were watching (b) was watching (c) am watching (d) was watch
40. 40.They ___ make tea every morning. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) aren't

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