Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 699 · 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.Name the tense: “They are studying science.” (a) simple future (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) past perfect
2. 2.They ___ a kite when it started to rain. (a) are flying (b) were flying (c) was flying (d) were fly
3. 3.She ___ tea on Saturdays. (a) make (b) making (c) makes
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) weareing (c) wearring
5. 5.___ you taking the train now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
6. 6.Name the tense: “You will take the train.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) simple future (d) past perfect
7. 7.___ Priya making tea right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
8. 8.___ Nisha go to school every day? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Does (d) Do
9. 9.You ___ a song yesterday. (a) sang (b) have sung (c) sing (d) will sing
10. 10.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
11. 11.She ___ lunch at the moment. (a) am bringing (b) is bring (c) are bringing (d) is bringing
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playing (c) playeing
13. 13.When Dad called, they ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) has (c) have
14. 14.Farhan ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) has worn (b) had worn (c) had wore (d) have worn
15. 15.I ___ a tree every Sunday. (a) plant (b) planting (c) plants
16. 16.Zoya ___ the ball on Saturdays. (a) throwing (b) throw (c) throws
17. 17.Name the tense: “I was bringing lunch.” (a) simple present (b) simple past (c) past continuous (d) present continuous
18. 18.___ you eat a mango yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
19. 19.___ we riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
20. 20.Choose the right verb: Each of the players ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
21. 21.My cousins are going to ___ the dog next Sunday. (a) feeds (b) feeding (c) fed (d) feed
22. 22.___ you wash the dishes every morning? (a) Does (b) Are (c) Is (d) Do
23. 23.___ my sister wash the dishes yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
24. 24.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) worn (b) wearing (c) wore (d) weared
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
26. 26.When Dad called, you ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) have (c) had
27. 27.Name the tense: “Manav planted a tree.” (a) past perfect (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) present continuous
28. 28.Name the tense: “Priya will carry the bag.” (a) present perfect (b) simple future (c) simple present (d) past continuous
29. 29.He ___ the ball on Saturdays. (a) catching (b) catch (c) catches
30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) plantting (c) planteing
31. 31.When Mum came home, he ___ in the pool. (a) was swim (b) is swimming (c) were swimming (d) was swimming
32. 32.___ Ira plant a tree every day? (a) Are (b) Does (c) Do (d) Is
33. 33.He ___ in Pune since 2019. (a) has lived (b) lives (c) have lived (d) lived
34. 34.He did not ___ in the park in 2023. (a) jog (b) jogging (c) jogs (d) jogged
35. 35.He ___ a message tomorrow. (a) will sends (b) will send (c) will sending (d) sent
36. 36.My friends ___ buy vegetables every morning. (a) aren't (b) doesn't (c) don't
37. 37.Name the tense: “The children build a sandcastle.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) past perfect (d) past continuous
38. 38.We ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) will draw (b) drawed (c) drew (d) draw
39. 39.I am going to ___ Hindi tomorrow. (a) speaking (b) spoke (c) speak (d) speaks
40. 40.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eated (b) ate (c) eating (d) eaten

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