Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 714 · 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 build a sandcastle every day? (a) Are (b) Does (c) Do (d) Is
2. 2.Choose the right verb: Every boy ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
3. 3.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
4. 4.I ___ the ball on Saturdays. (a) catching (b) catch (c) catches
5. 5.When the bell rang, we ___ a cartoon. (a) are watching (b) were watch (c) was watching (d) were watching
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carried (c) has carried (d) had carry
7. 7.___ she dancing on the stage now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
8. 8.We ___ with Nani since 2020. (a) have stayed (b) stay (c) has stayed (d) stayed
9. 9.We did not ___ the ball two days ago. (a) catches (b) caught (c) catching (d) catch
10. 10.Choose the right verb: Each of the children ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
11. 11.He ___ to school when the bell rang. (a) were going (b) is going (c) was go (d) was going
12. 12.Choose the right verb: Each girl ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
13. 13.___ you dancing on the stage now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
14. 14.Choose the right verb: There ___ a mango in the basket. (a) are (b) is
15. 15.My brother ___ a cake every day. (a) baking (b) bake (c) bakes
16. 16.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) is (b) are
17. 17.Choose the right verb: Either Aisha or the boys ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
18. 18.When it started to rain, you ___ rice. (a) were cooking (b) was cooking (c) are cooking (d) were cook
19. 19.She ___ going to cook rice next Sunday. (a) are (b) am (c) is
20. 20.I ___ go to school twice a week. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
21. 21.___ my brother swimming in the pool now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
22. 22.My sister ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
23. 23.I ___ the room at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were cleaning (b) was clean (c) am cleaning (d) was cleaning
24. 24.Name the tense: “Isha is winning the match.” (a) past perfect (b) present continuous (c) past continuous (d) simple past
25. 25.Name the tense: “My brother will plant a tree.” (a) simple past (b) simple present (c) past perfect (d) simple future
26. 26.I ___ a message two days ago. (a) will send (b) sended (c) sent (d) send
27. 27.You ___ in this school since 2022. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) studied (d) study
28. 28.They ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) has told (b) had tell (c) have told (d) had told
29. 29.Name the tense: “The children will carry the bag.” (a) simple future (b) past perfect (c) past continuous (d) present perfect
30. 30.My cousins ___ send a message every morning. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
31. 31.My brother ___ in Delhi since 2022. (a) works (b) has worked (c) have worked (d) worked
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, we ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) had gone
33. 33.Name the tense: “Pooja was cooking rice.” (a) past perfect (b) present perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple future
34. 34.He ___ in the pool next Sunday. (a) swam (b) will swim (c) will swims (d) will swimming
35. 35.When the bell rang, he ___ on the stage. (a) was dancing (b) was dance (c) is dancing (d) were dancing
36. 36.When Mum came home, they ___ the ball. (a) are catching (b) were catching (c) were catch (d) was catching
37. 37.Name the tense: “I will drink milk.” (a) simple present (b) present continuous (c) present perfect (d) simple future
38. 38.Choose the right verb: Each girl ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
39. 39.When the bell rang, she ___ Hindi. (a) is speaking (b) were speaking (c) was speaking (d) was speak
40. 40.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) brought (b) bringed (c) bringing

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