Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 715 · 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.I ___ the ball on Saturdays. (a) catching (b) catches (c) catch
2. 2.When it started to rain, my brother ___ rice. (a) was cook (b) is cooking (c) was cooking (d) were cooking
3. 3.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 7. (a) are (b) is
4. 4.___ Manav climbing a tree right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
5. 5.When the phone rang, we ___ a story. (a) are telling (b) was telling (c) were tell (d) were telling
6. 6.They ___ plant a tree every day. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
7. 7.I ___ Hindi right now. (a) am speak (b) are speaking (c) am speaking (d) is speaking
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) building (c) buildding
9. 9.When Mum came home, my brother ___ the train. (a) was take (b) were taking (c) was taking (d) is taking
10. 10.___ they play cricket every day? (a) Does (b) Are (c) Do (d) Is
11. 11.Manav ___ in the park yesterday. (a) runs (b) runned (c) will run (d) ran
12. 12.When it started to rain, Riya ___ vegetables. (a) was buy (b) is buying (c) was buying (d) were buying
13. 13.Isha ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) have worn (b) had worn (c) had wore (d) has worn
14. 14.She ___ in the pool next month. (a) will swimming (b) will swim (c) will swims (d) swam
15. 15.Choose the right verb: Every student ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
16. 16.Choose the right verb: Each child ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) had sung (c) had sang (d) have sung
18. 18.Name the tense: “My friends had sent a message.” (a) past perfect (b) simple future (c) simple past (d) present perfect
19. 19.Name the tense: “I had cleaned the room.” (a) past continuous (b) past perfect (c) simple present (d) present continuous
20. 20.They ___ the ball at the moment. (a) is throwing (b) are throw (c) are throwing (d) am throwing
21. 21.Name the tense: “They were winning the match.” (a) simple future (b) simple past (c) past continuous (d) present continuous
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a message. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) have sent
23. 23.Name the tense: “She takes the train.” (a) simple present (b) present perfect (c) past perfect (d) present continuous
24. 24.Farhan is going to ___ a sandcastle next week. (a) builds (b) build (c) building (d) built
25. 25.___ I carry the bag two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
26. 26.You ___ the match at the moment. (a) is winning (b) are win (c) are winning (d) am winning
27. 27.They ___ a sandcastle tomorrow. (a) will builds (b) will building (c) will build (d) built
28. 28.Priya ___ the ball tomorrow. (a) will throws (b) will throwing (c) threw (d) will throw
29. 29.___ Vivaan feeding the dog right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
30. 30.You ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) am helping (b) are helping (c) is helping (d) are help
31. 31.Choose the right verb: Every student ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
32. 32.They have had this bicycle ___ 2019. (a) for (b) since
33. 33.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) taking (c) took (d) taked
34. 34.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throwed (c) thrown (d) threw
35. 35.Name the tense: “Dev has worn a cap.” (a) simple future (b) present perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple present
36. 36.Ananya ___ a letter every Sunday. (a) writing (b) writes (c) write
37. 37.When Dad called, we ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) had (c) have
38. 38.Name the tense: “My sister had cleaned the room.” (a) simple present (b) simple past (c) present perfect (d) past perfect
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookeing (c) cookking
40. 40.I ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are planting (b) am planting (c) is planting (d) am plant

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