Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 71 · 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.___ you climb a tree on Saturdays? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Does (d) Do
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cooking (c) cookking
3. 3.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) winned (c) won
4. 4.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taked (b) taking (c) took (d) taken
5. 5.Choose the right verb: Physics ___ interesting. (a) are (b) is
6. 6.When Dad called, we ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
7. 7.Aarav ___ a cake every morning. (a) baking (b) bake (c) bakes
8. 8.They ___ vegetables when the phone rang. (a) were buying (b) are buying (c) were buy (d) was buying
9. 9.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) bought (c) buying
10. 10.You ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) have carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) has carried
11. 11.Rahul ___ a song next month. (a) sang (b) will sings (c) will sing (d) will singing
12. 12.My sister ___ take the train every day. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
13. 13.Farhan is going to ___ the ball next week. (a) throw (b) throws (c) threw (d) throwing
14. 14.___ he cooking rice now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
15. 15.They ___ the match at the moment. (a) am winning (b) are win (c) are winning (d) is winning
16. 16.He ___ made tea already. (a) have (b) has
17. 17.We ___ tea on Saturdays. (a) making (b) makes (c) make
18. 18.You ___ a bicycle last week. (a) ride (b) rided (c) will ride (d) rode
19. 19.Choose the right verb: All the players ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
20. 20.When it started to rain, you ___ the dishes. (a) were wash (b) are washing (c) was washing (d) were washing
21. 21.When Dad called, she ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
22. 22.Choose the right verb: The scissors ___ sharp. (a) are (b) is
23. 23.Neel has been in the library ___ 8 o'clock. (a) since (b) for
24. 24.We ___ in this school since 2022. (a) have taught (b) teach (c) taught (d) has taught
25. 25.You ___ cricket every morning. (a) plays (b) play (c) playing
26. 26.She ___ wear a cap every Sunday. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
27. 27.When the bell rang, my brother ___ a bicycle. (a) is riding (b) was ride (c) was riding (d) were riding
28. 28.___ the children make tea every Sunday? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Does (d) Are
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, they ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) had spoken (c) had spoke (d) has spoken
30. 30.___ you wear a cap in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
31. 31.When it started to rain, you ___ the train. (a) are taking (b) were take (c) was taking (d) were taking
32. 32.When the bell rang, she ___ a cap. (a) were wearing (b) is wearing (c) was wearing (d) was wear
33. 33.___ she run in the park last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
34. 34.When Dad called, she ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) has (c) have
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singing (c) singging
36. 36.I did not ___ the train last Sunday. (a) taking (b) took (c) take (d) takes
37. 37.Sneha ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) had helped
38. 38.They ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) has worn (b) had worn (c) had wore (d) have worn
39. 39.Name the tense: “My brother has cooked rice.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) simple present (d) simple future
40. 40.We ___ the dog right now. (a) is feeding (b) am feeding (c) are feeding (d) are feed

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