Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 700 · 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.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaning (c) cleaneing
2. 2.Ira ___ a story when it started to rain. (a) is telling (b) were telling (c) was telling (d) was tell
3. 3.She did not ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watch (b) watched (c) watching (d) watches
4. 4.She did not ___ a cap last week. (a) wear (b) wore (c) wears (d) wearing
5. 5.They ___ a cake yesterday. (a) bake (b) have baked (c) will bake (d) baked
6. 6.I have been in the library ___ an hour. (a) for (b) since
7. 7.We ___ rice when the phone rang. (a) were cook (b) was cooking (c) were cooking (d) are cooking
8. 8.You ___ a cake every day. (a) bake (b) baking (c) bakes
9. 9.He ___ rice every morning. (a) cook (b) cooks (c) cooking
10. 10.You have studied in this school ___ a long time. (a) for (b) since
11. 11.Name the tense: “We are riding a bicycle.” (a) past perfect (b) simple future (c) present continuous (d) simple present
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringging (c) bringeing
13. 13.My cousins ___ in the park right now. (a) am running (b) are running (c) is running (d) are run
14. 14.We ___ a cartoon right now. (a) am watching (b) is watching (c) are watch (d) are watching
15. 15.___ I helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
16. 16.Choose the right verb: All the boys ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
17. 17.___ he jog in the park on Saturdays? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is (d) Does
18. 18.He ___ bake a cake on Saturdays. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
19. 19.Rohan ___ the dishes right now. (a) am washing (b) is washing (c) are washing (d) is wash
20. 20.___ my brother go to school every morning? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Does (d) Is
21. 21.He ___ in the park when the bell rang. (a) were running (b) was run (c) is running (d) was running
22. 22.When Dad called, you ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) has (c) had
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speaking (c) speakking
24. 24.___ my brother singing a song at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
25. 25.You ___ a cake when it started to rain. (a) was baking (b) were bake (c) were baking (d) are baking
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) has run (c) have run (d) had ran
27. 27.___ you go to school on Saturdays? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Is (d) Are
28. 28.We ___ on the stage twice a week. (a) dances (b) dance (c) dancing
29. 29.When it started to rain, he ___ cricket. (a) were playing (b) was play (c) was playing (d) is playing
30. 30.My brother ___ the ball when it started to rain. (a) was catching (b) were catching (c) was catch (d) is catching
31. 31.She ___ going to help Grandma next month. (a) are (b) am (c) is
32. 32.When it started to rain, my parents ___ on the stage. (a) were dance (b) are dancing (c) was dancing (d) were dancing
33. 33.She ___ a cap tomorrow. (a) wore (b) will wearing (c) will wears (d) will wear
34. 34.Name the tense: “She has built a sandcastle.” (a) simple future (b) simple past (c) past perfect (d) present perfect
35. 35.Name the tense: “Aditya was winning the match.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) simple past (d) present perfect
36. 36.We ___ the ball next Sunday. (a) caught (b) will catch (c) will catches (d) will catching
37. 37.___ she study science on Saturdays? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Does (d) Are
38. 38.We ___ watched a cartoon already. (a) has (b) have
39. 39.My brother ___ in the park when the phone rang. (a) is jogging (b) was jog (c) was jogging (d) were jogging
40. 40.He ___ a song right now. (a) am singing (b) is sing (c) is singing (d) are singing

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