Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 712 · 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.They ___ the bag every morning. (a) carrying (b) carry (c) carries
2. 2.When the bell rang, you ___ a kite. (a) were flying (b) are flying (c) were fly (d) was flying
3. 3.I ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) had baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
5. 5.Priya ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) have sung (d) had sung
7. 7.___ we dance on the stage every Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Are (d) Is
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studyeing (c) studying
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) goeing (c) going
10. 10.Name the tense: “They bring lunch.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) past continuous (d) present perfect
11. 11.Name the tense: “I had washed the dishes.” (a) present perfect (b) simple past (c) present continuous (d) past perfect
12. 12.Priya did not ___ a picture last week. (a) draw (b) drawing (c) draws (d) drew
13. 13.I ___ rice two days ago. (a) cooked (b) will cook (c) have cooked (d) cook
14. 14.When Mum came home, Arjun ___ vegetables. (a) was buy (b) were buying (c) was buying (d) is buying
15. 15.Name the tense: “You had flown a kite.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) present perfect (d) past perfect
16. 16.You ___ a tree when the bell rang. (a) are climbing (b) were climb (c) were climbing (d) was climbing
17. 17.My sister ___ won the match already. (a) has (b) have
18. 18.Zoya ___ a kite every Sunday. (a) flying (b) flies (c) fly
19. 19.She ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) has baked (d) had baked
20. 20.When the bell rang, he ___ the bag. (a) was carrying (b) was carry (c) were carrying (d) is carrying
21. 21.You ___ wash the dishes every morning. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) aren't
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
23. 23.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) went (b) goed (c) going (d) gone
24. 24.I ___ cook rice every day. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
25. 25.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) brought (b) bringed (c) bringing
26. 26.At 8 pm yesterday, he ___ a song. (a) is singing (b) was sing (c) were singing (d) was singing
27. 27.Name the tense: “They have run in the park.” (a) past perfect (b) present perfect (c) simple past (d) present continuous
28. 28.He ___ vegetables now. (a) is buying (b) is buy (c) are buying (d) am buying
29. 29.Neel ___ the match at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was win (b) is winning (c) was winning (d) were winning
30. 30.When it started to rain, Kabir ___ a story. (a) is telling (b) were telling (c) was telling (d) was tell
31. 31.___ Aarav singing a song now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
32. 32.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoke (b) spoken (c) speaked (d) speaking
33. 33.You ___ to school twice a week. (a) go (b) goes (c) going
34. 34.She ___ milk next Sunday. (a) will drinking (b) will drinks (c) drank (d) will drink
35. 35.I ___ a tree twice a week. (a) plants (b) planting (c) plant
36. 36.The students ___ plant a tree every day. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
37. 37.They ___ go to school twice a week. (a) aren't (b) doesn't (c) don't
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writing (b) writeeing (c) writeing
39. 39.We did not ___ to school yesterday. (a) goes (b) went (c) going (d) go
40. 40.Saanvi ___ a tree when it started to rain. (a) was plant (b) was planting (c) were planting (d) is planting

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