Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 696 · 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.They ___ a cap now. (a) are wear (b) am wearing (c) are wearing (d) is wearing
2. 2.Name the tense: “I am cleaning the room.” (a) simple present (b) simple future (c) present continuous (d) present perfect
3. 3.Zoya ___ cooked rice already. (a) have (b) has
4. 4.My sister is going to ___ for the team next week. (a) clap (b) claps (c) clapped (d) clapping
5. 5.When it started to rain, Rohan ___ the room. (a) were cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) was cleaning (d) was clean
6. 6.Arjun is going to ___ Hindi tomorrow. (a) speaking (b) spoke (c) speak (d) speaks
7. 7.When Mum came home, you ___ a cap. (a) were wearing (b) are wearing (c) were wear (d) was wearing
8. 8.You ___ the train every Sunday. (a) taking (b) take (c) takes
9. 9.Name the tense: “My cousins study science.” (a) simple past (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) simple future
10. 10.We ___ in the park every morning. (a) jogging (b) jogs (c) jog
11. 11.___ we bake a cake every day? (a) Does (b) Are (c) Do (d) Is
12. 12.Name the tense: “My brother had swum in the pool.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) past perfect (d) simple past
13. 13.You ___ Grandma at 8 pm yesterday. (a) are helping (b) was helping (c) were help (d) were helping
14. 14.Kavya ___ the dog tomorrow. (a) will feeds (b) will feeding (c) will feed (d) fed
15. 15.You ___ a tree now. (a) are plant (b) is planting (c) are planting (d) am planting
16. 16.___ I cook rice last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
17. 17.___ we feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
18. 18.My sister ___ swum in the pool already. (a) has (b) have
19. 19.My parents ___ feed the dog every morning. (a) aren't (b) don't (c) doesn't
20. 20.Dev ___ a sandcastle two days ago. (a) will build (b) built (c) builded (d) builds
21. 21.They ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) had spoken (b) had spoke (c) has spoken (d) have spoken
22. 22.We ___ going to watch a cartoon next week. (a) is (b) am (c) are
23. 23.Choose the right verb: The news ___ good today. (a) is (b) are
24. 24.We have just ___ a cap. (a) wearing (b) wore (c) wear (d) worn
25. 25.My brother ___ the bag in 2023. (a) has carried (b) carries (c) will carry (d) carried
26. 26.They ___ a mango every morning. (a) eating (b) eats (c) eat
27. 27.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) maked (c) made
28. 28.Name the tense: “The children were climbing a tree.” (a) present perfect (b) past continuous (c) simple past (d) simple future
29. 29.You have just ___ on the stage. (a) dancing (b) dances (c) dance (d) danced
30. 30.You ___ the train when the bell rang. (a) were take (b) are taking (c) were taking (d) was taking
31. 31.Farhan ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) had brought (b) has brought (c) have brought (d) had bring
32. 32.Myra ___ going to jog in the park next week. (a) am (b) are (c) is
33. 33.My sister ___ tea at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was make (b) was making (c) were making (d) is making
34. 34.My sister is going to ___ milk next month. (a) drank (b) drinks (c) drink (d) drinking
35. 35.She ___ on the stage when the phone rang. (a) is dancing (b) was dance (c) was dancing (d) were dancing
36. 36.Myra ___ a cartoon every day. (a) watching (b) watch (c) watches
37. 37.The students ___ cricket when the bell rang. (a) were play (b) are playing (c) was playing (d) were playing
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speakking (c) speaking
39. 39.Name the tense: “We were singing a song.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) past perfect (d) past continuous
40. 40.You ___ a mango last week. (a) ate (b) eat (c) will eat (d) eated

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