Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 70 · 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.Manav ___ a bicycle twice a week. (a) ride (b) riding (c) rides
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carryeing (c) carrying
3. 3.___ I eating a mango now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
4. 4.When Dad called, you ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.She ___ play cricket on Saturdays. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
6. 6.He has just ___ the match. (a) winning (b) won (c) win (d) wins
7. 7.My brother ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) have swum
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sendeing (c) sending
9. 9.Choose the right verb: My trousers ___ new. (a) is (b) are
10. 10.You ___ in the park now. (a) is running (b) are running (c) are run (d) am running
11. 11.My friends did not ___ milk in 2023. (a) drink (b) drank (c) drinks (d) drinking
12. 12.They ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) has brought (d) had brought
13. 13.Name the tense: “We danced on the stage.” (a) past continuous (b) simple future (c) simple past (d) present perfect
14. 14.Choose the right verb: Every child ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
15. 15.My brother ___ milk when the phone rang. (a) was drink (b) was drinking (c) is drinking (d) were drinking
16. 16.Kunal ___ bake a cake on Saturdays. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
17. 17.She ___ a cartoon tomorrow. (a) watched (b) will watches (c) will watching (d) will watch
18. 18.When Dad called, we ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) running (c) runeing
20. 20.They ___ rice next month. (a) will cook (b) cooked (c) will cooking (d) will cooks
21. 21.Choose the right verb: The scissors ___ sharp. (a) are (b) is
22. 22.He ___ a kite at the moment. (a) are flying (b) is fly (c) am flying (d) is flying
23. 23.We ___ cricket right now. (a) am playing (b) is playing (c) are playing (d) are play
24. 24.___ Tara carry the bag every Sunday? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Does (d) Do
25. 25.___ we take the train twice a week? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Does (d) Is
26. 26.We ___ Grandma every Sunday. (a) help (b) helping (c) helps
27. 27.She ___ eaten a mango already. (a) has (b) have
28. 28.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 7. (a) are (b) is
29. 29.Choose the right verb: There ___ a lot of rice in the bag. (a) are (b) is
30. 30.Name the tense: “She had planted a tree.” (a) present perfect (b) simple future (c) simple present (d) past perfect
31. 31.Name the tense: “Aditya buys vegetables.” (a) past perfect (b) present continuous (c) past continuous (d) simple present
32. 32.___ we clap for the team on Saturdays? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Does (d) Are
33. 33.We have lived in Pune ___ a long time. (a) for (b) since
34. 34.Choose the right verb: Mathematics ___ my favourite subject. (a) is (b) are
35. 35.My parents ___ tea twice a week. (a) making (b) makes (c) make
36. 36.Name the tense: “They are washing the dishes.” (a) present perfect (b) past continuous (c) past perfect (d) present continuous
37. 37.Name the tense: “She wore a cap.” (a) simple present (b) past perfect (c) present perfect (d) simple past
38. 38.She ___ bring lunch every morning. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
39. 39.When it started to rain, she ___ a tree. (a) were climbing (b) is climbing (c) was climb (d) was climbing
40. 40.You ___ speak Hindi every day. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't

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