Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 698 · 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 ___ rice at the moment. (a) am cooking (b) are cooking (c) is cooking (d) are cook
2. 2.We ___ vegetables when Mum came home. (a) were buying (b) are buying (c) was buying (d) were buy
3. 3.She ___ in Pune since 2020. (a) have lived (b) lived (c) lives (d) has lived
4. 4.They ___ a story when the bell rang. (a) are telling (b) were tell (c) were telling (d) was telling
5. 5.We ___ going to write a letter next Sunday. (a) am (b) are (c) is
6. 6.I have lived in Pune ___ 2020. (a) for (b) since
7. 7.Choose the right verb: There ___ some milk in the jug. (a) are (b) is
8. 8.___ my brother riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
9. 9.___ she watching a cartoon right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
10. 10.___ we play cricket last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
11. 11.We ___ in this school since 2021. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) study (d) studied
12. 12.They have lived in Pune ___ five years. (a) since (b) for
13. 13.Name the tense: “My sister is going to school.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) past continuous (d) simple present
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washhing (c) washeing
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryeing (c) carryying
16. 16.___ we send a message every Sunday? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is (d) Does
17. 17.He ___ in the park every morning. (a) runs (b) run (c) running
18. 18.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 3. (a) are (b) is
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) have planted (d) had planted
20. 20.___ Rahul throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
21. 21.___ we writing a letter at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
22. 22.Name the tense: “My sister had made tea.” (a) present continuous (b) past perfect (c) simple past (d) simple present
23. 23.When Dad called, I ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) had (c) have
24. 24.___ Zoya ride a bicycle every morning? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Does (d) Are
25. 25.She is going to ___ a cartoon next Sunday. (a) watch (b) watched (c) watching (d) watches
26. 26.Name the tense: “He spoke Hindi.” (a) simple past (b) simple present (c) present perfect (d) simple future
27. 27.You ___ Grandma last week. (a) help (b) will help (c) have helped (d) helped
28. 28.___ you clap for the team twice a week? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is (d) Does
29. 29.I ___ going to wear a cap next month. (a) is (b) am (c) are
30. 30.My brother ___ the dog last Sunday. (a) feeded (b) will feed (c) fed (d) feeds
31. 31.Name the tense: “We fed the dog.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) past continuous (d) past perfect
32. 32.Name the tense: “She will study science.” (a) present continuous (b) past perfect (c) simple future (d) simple present
33. 33.___ Aditya speak Hindi in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
34. 34.Choose the right verb: Each of the girls ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
35. 35.I ___ a tree last week. (a) planted (b) have planted (c) will plant (d) plant
36. 36.Name the tense: “My brother was jogging in the park.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple future
37. 37.___ they clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
38. 38.My parents ___ a cartoon now. (a) are watch (b) are watching (c) am watching (d) is watching
39. 39.They ___ in Pune since 2019. (a) have lived (b) lived (c) has lived (d) live
40. 40.You ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) had carried

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