Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 717 · 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.When the bell rang, we ___ rice. (a) were cooking (b) are cooking (c) were cook (d) was cooking
2. 2.Riya ___ the train when the phone rang. (a) was take (b) was taking (c) is taking (d) were taking
3. 3.When Mum came home, you ___ the ball. (a) were catch (b) were catching (c) are catching (d) was catching
4. 4.He ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) has spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) have spoken
5. 5.He ___ Hindi next Sunday. (a) will speak (b) will speaks (c) will speaking (d) spoke
6. 6.She ___ in Pune since 2022. (a) have lived (b) has lived (c) lived (d) lives
7. 7.Name the tense: “Meera is eating a mango.” (a) present perfect (b) past continuous (c) present continuous (d) simple future
8. 8.The students are going to ___ milk next month. (a) drinks (b) drink (c) drinking (d) drank
9. 9.Rahul ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) had danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) have danced
10. 10.My friends did not ___ to school in 2023. (a) went (b) going (c) goes (d) go
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) had climbed (c) had climb (d) have climbed
12. 12.They ___ help Grandma every Sunday. (a) aren't (b) don't (c) doesn't
13. 13.Choose the right verb: There ___ five mangoes in the basket. (a) is (b) are
14. 14.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
15. 15.When the bell rang, he ___ a cap. (a) were wearing (b) was wear (c) is wearing (d) was wearing
16. 16.Name the tense: “You had ridden a bicycle.” (a) past perfect (b) present perfect (c) past continuous (d) present continuous
17. 17.My brother ___ a cartoon last week. (a) has watched (b) watches (c) watched (d) will watch
18. 18.She ___ in this school since 2019. (a) have studied (b) studies (c) studied (d) has studied
19. 19.___ Ananya climbing a tree now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
20. 20.Name the tense: “They cook rice.” (a) simple present (b) simple past (c) simple future (d) past continuous
21. 21.___ I jog in the park twice a week? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Does (d) Is
22. 22.My friends ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) have planted
23. 23.___ we swimming in the pool now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
24. 24.Name the tense: “They had climbed a tree.” (a) present perfect (b) simple past (c) past perfect (d) simple present
25. 25.Dev ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) had win (b) had won (c) has won (d) have won
26. 26.You ___ carried the bag already. (a) has (b) have
27. 27.Name the tense: “The students play cricket.” (a) simple present (b) past continuous (c) simple future (d) past perfect
28. 28.My sister ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) had played (b) have played (c) had play (d) has played
29. 29.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 7. (a) is (b) are
30. 30.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) wrote (b) writed (c) written (d) writing
31. 31.Dev ___ for the team yesterday. (a) has clapped (b) will clap (c) clapped (d) claps
32. 32.You ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) have spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
33. 33.We ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) have planted (d) has planted
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) have ridden (c) had ridden (d) has ridden
35. 35.Choose the right verb: There ___ an apple on the plate. (a) is (b) are
36. 36.Meera is going to ___ cricket next week. (a) plays (b) played (c) play (d) playing
37. 37.We ___ draw a picture every morning. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
38. 38.They ___ caught the ball already. (a) has (b) have
39. 39.Choose the right verb: Each of the players ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
40. 40.___ Priya flying a kite now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are

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