Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 718 · 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.___ we building a sandcastle right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
2. 2.___ Ananya fly a kite in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
3. 3.Name the tense: “My parents were helping Grandma.” (a) present continuous (b) past perfect (c) past continuous (d) present perfect
4. 4.Kabir ___ help Grandma every day. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
5. 5.Name the tense: “We had helped Grandma.” (a) past continuous (b) past perfect (c) present perfect (d) simple present
6. 6.You ___ a cartoon next Sunday. (a) watched (b) will watch (c) will watching (d) will watches
7. 7.When the bell rang, Kavya ___ a mango. (a) was eating (b) was eat (c) is eating (d) were eating
8. 8.She ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) has drunk (b) had drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drank
9. 9.She is going to ___ rice tomorrow. (a) cooked (b) cooks (c) cooking (d) cook
10. 10.Name the tense: “Pooja has drunk milk.” (a) present perfect (b) past continuous (c) past perfect (d) simple future
11. 11.When Dad called, I ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
12. 12.Name the tense: “You spoke Hindi.” (a) present perfect (b) simple future (c) simple past (d) past perfect
13. 13.I ___ in this school since 2020. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) study (d) studied
14. 14.___ Neel jogging in the park right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
15. 15.Name the tense: “They were jogging in the park.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) past continuous (d) present perfect
16. 16.Name the tense: “They are buying vegetables.” (a) present perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) simple past
17. 17.I have just ___ lunch. (a) bringing (b) brought (c) brings (d) bring
18. 18.I ___ a cake tomorrow. (a) will bakes (b) will baking (c) baked (d) will bake
19. 19.When Dad called, we ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
20. 20.Nisha ___ going to play cricket next week. (a) are (b) is (c) am
21. 21.___ Ira take the train every day? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Does (d) Is
22. 22.Name the tense: “We had made tea.” (a) present perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple future (d) past perfect
23. 23.My brother ___ cricket at the moment. (a) am playing (b) is playing (c) are playing (d) is play
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) baking (c) bakeing
25. 25.Name the tense: “Kunal was planting a tree.” (a) simple past (b) simple future (c) past perfect (d) past continuous
26. 26.You ___ going to carry the bag next month. (a) am (b) are (c) is
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washing (c) washhing
28. 28.___ you cooking rice at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) winning (b) wining (c) wineing
30. 30.___ we draw a picture every morning? (a) Does (b) Are (c) Do (d) Is
31. 31.Kabir ___ a picture now. (a) am drawing (b) are drawing (c) is draw (d) is drawing
32. 32.You ___ a cartoon two days ago. (a) will watch (b) watched (c) watch (d) have watched
33. 33.Priya ___ a kite now. (a) are flying (b) is flying (c) am flying (d) is fly
34. 34.My friends did not ___ science in 2023. (a) study (b) studying (c) studies (d) studied
35. 35.When Mum came home, my friends ___ the room. (a) was cleaning (b) were clean (c) are cleaning (d) were cleaning
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) clapping (c) claping
37. 37.___ I bring lunch every Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Is (d) Are
38. 38.Ananya ___ planted a tree already. (a) have (b) has
39. 39.Dev ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had play (d) had played
40. 40.We are going to ___ a tree next Sunday. (a) planting (b) plant (c) plants (d) planted

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