Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 711 · 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.The students ___ the bag every day. (a) carry (b) carries (c) carrying
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speakking (c) speaking
3. 3.___ Arjun going to school at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
4. 4.Ananya ___ win the match every Sunday. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
5. 5.My cousins ___ a cartoon next week. (a) will watching (b) will watches (c) watched (d) will watch
6. 6.He ___ the bag right now. (a) are carrying (b) am carrying (c) is carrying (d) is carry
7. 7.Vivaan ___ the dog every day. (a) feed (b) feeding (c) feeds
8. 8.Ananya ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carried (b) will carry (c) carries (d) has carried
9. 9.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) are (b) is
10. 10.Name the tense: “Ishaan ate a mango.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) simple past (d) simple present
11. 11.We ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) have told (b) had told (c) has told (d) had tell
12. 12.She ___ vegetables next week. (a) bought (b) will buying (c) will buy (d) will buys
13. 13.I did not ___ a kite last week. (a) fly (b) flies (c) flew (d) flying
14. 14.___ my cousins jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
15. 15.___ I climbing a tree now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
16. 16.___ they jogging in the park now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
17. 17.Choose the right verb: The packet of biscuits ___ open. (a) are (b) is
18. 18.My sister ___ caught the ball already. (a) have (b) has
19. 19.They ___ science last week. (a) will study (b) study (c) studied (d) have studied
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) winning (b) wineing (c) wining
21. 21.You ___ on the stage on Saturdays. (a) dancing (b) dances (c) dance
22. 22.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
23. 23.___ Ananya buy vegetables last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
24. 24.Name the tense: “Ishaan had taken the train.” (a) present perfect (b) past perfect (c) simple past (d) simple future
25. 25.Choose the right verb: All the girls ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
26. 26.Choose the right verb: Each of the girls ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
27. 27.When Mum came home, you ___ the ball. (a) were catch (b) was catching (c) are catching (d) were catching
28. 28.You did not ___ a picture yesterday. (a) draws (b) drew (c) draw (d) drawing
29. 29.We are going to ___ a tree next week. (a) plants (b) planted (c) planting (d) plant
30. 30.My parents ___ in this school since 2020. (a) teach (b) have taught (c) taught (d) has taught
31. 31.The children ___ tea at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were making (b) were make (c) was making (d) are making
32. 32.Name the tense: “She dances on the stage.” (a) simple future (b) present continuous (c) past continuous (d) simple present
33. 33.We ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) had swam (b) had swum (c) have swum (d) has swum
34. 34.They ___ the ball next month. (a) will catches (b) caught (c) will catch (d) will catching
35. 35.When the bell rang, Rahul ___ a cartoon. (a) was watching (b) is watching (c) were watching (d) was watch
36. 36.We ___ vegetables when the phone rang. (a) are buying (b) were buy (c) was buying (d) were buying
37. 37.My sister ___ build a sandcastle on Saturdays. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
38. 38.___ Kabir bake a cake on Saturdays? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do (d) Does
39. 39.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) had (c) have
40. 40.When it started to rain, she ___ the train. (a) was take (b) was taking (c) were taking (d) is taking

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