Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 697 · 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.___ we eat a mango every day? (a) Is (b) Does (c) Are (d) Do
2. 2.When the phone rang, we ___ the ball. (a) was catching (b) were catching (c) are catching (d) were catch
3. 3.Name the tense: “He is cleaning the room.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) past perfect (d) simple future
4. 4.Name the tense: “My friends had caught the ball.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) past perfect (d) simple present
5. 5.My sister ___ a sandcastle tomorrow. (a) will builds (b) will building (c) built (d) will build
6. 6.She has just ___ a tree. (a) plants (b) plant (c) planted (d) planting
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ science. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) had studied
8. 8.She ___ science every day. (a) studying (b) studies (c) study
9. 9.Yash ___ milk at the moment. (a) are drinking (b) is drink (c) am drinking (d) is drinking
10. 10.She ___ a cartoon now. (a) am watching (b) is watching (c) is watch (d) are watching
11. 11.She ___ a tree now. (a) is climbing (b) am climbing (c) are climbing (d) is climb
12. 12.I ___ a tree last week. (a) will plant (b) planted (c) have planted (d) plant
13. 13.When Mum came home, we ___ a letter. (a) was writing (b) are writing (c) were writing (d) were write
14. 14.My brother ___ a mango every morning. (a) eating (b) eats (c) eat
15. 15.My brother did not ___ a cap in 2023. (a) wearing (b) wears (c) wore (d) wear
16. 16.We ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) had helped (b) has helped (c) have helped (d) had help
17. 17.They are going to ___ in the park next week. (a) jogged (b) jog (c) jogging (d) jogs
18. 18.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 6. (a) are (b) is
19. 19.You ___ cricket last week. (a) have played (b) will play (c) played (d) play
20. 20.Choose the right verb: Either Neel or my cousins ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
21. 21.Vivaan ___ Hindi twice a week. (a) speaking (b) speak (c) speaks
22. 22.___ you wear a cap two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writing (c) writeeing
24. 24.Name the tense: “She had written a letter.” (a) past perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple past (d) present perfect
25. 25.___ you carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
26. 26.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) wrote (c) written (d) writing
27. 27.My brother ___ the ball next month. (a) will catching (b) caught (c) will catch (d) will catches
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, they ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) has danced
29. 29.___ I buying vegetables right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
30. 30.He ___ on the stage next Sunday. (a) will dances (b) will dancing (c) danced (d) will dance
31. 31.We have just ___ the room. (a) cleans (b) clean (c) cleaning (d) cleaned
32. 32.She ___ the match when the bell rang. (a) was winning (b) is winning (c) were winning (d) was win
33. 33.They ___ a tree when the phone rang. (a) was planting (b) are planting (c) were plant (d) were planting
34. 34.When Dad called, we ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) had (c) have
35. 35.___ you plant a tree twice a week? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Does (d) Are
36. 36.Rahul ___ tea next week. (a) will making (b) made (c) will make (d) will makes
37. 37.___ I cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
38. 38.She is going to ___ science next week. (a) study (b) studied (c) studies (d) studying
39. 39.She has just ___ a bicycle. (a) riding (b) ride (c) rode (d) ridden
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) had sent (d) have sent

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