Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 72 · 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 ___ on the stage now. (a) are dancing (b) am dancing (c) are dance (d) is dancing
2. 2.Choose the right verb: There ___ a mango in the basket. (a) is (b) are
3. 3.When the bell rang, you ___ the match. (a) was winning (b) were win (c) are winning (d) were winning
4. 4.Yash ___ a cap when Mum came home. (a) is wearing (b) were wearing (c) was wear (d) was wearing
5. 5.___ Ira buying vegetables right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
6. 6.___ I run in the park last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
7. 7.When the phone rang, Karan ___ a cake. (a) is baking (b) was bake (c) were baking (d) was baking
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feedding (c) feedeing
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writing (c) writeing
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) had drew (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
11. 11.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) bringing (c) brought
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, my parents ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drank
13. 13.___ they writing a letter right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
14. 14.Farhan ___ on the stage when the bell rang. (a) was dancing (b) is dancing (c) were dancing (d) was dance
15. 15.Neel ___ in Pune since 2022. (a) have lived (b) has lived (c) lived (d) lives
16. 16.He has waited for the bus ___ an hour. (a) for (b) since
17. 17.When Dad called, I ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.By the time we reached, she ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) has built (c) have built (d) had built
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) planteing (c) plantting
20. 20.Name the tense: “He has studied science.” (a) simple present (b) simple future (c) past perfect (d) present perfect
21. 21.I ___ wash the dishes every day. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
22. 22.Neel ___ to school every day. (a) go (b) going (c) goes
23. 23.Name the tense: “The children climbed a tree.” (a) simple present (b) present perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple past
24. 24.He ___ in this school since 2022. (a) teaches (b) has taught (c) have taught (d) taught
25. 25.We did not ___ a cartoon last week. (a) watches (b) watch (c) watching (d) watched
26. 26.She ___ fly a kite twice a week. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
27. 27.My friends ___ a tree when it started to rain. (a) were planting (b) were plant (c) are planting (d) was planting
28. 28.They ___ lunch every Sunday. (a) bringing (b) brings (c) bring
29. 29.They ___ the bag when it started to rain. (a) were carry (b) were carrying (c) are carrying (d) was carrying
30. 30.They are going to ___ the ball next month. (a) threw (b) throw (c) throwing (d) throws
31. 31.Choose the right verb: All the students ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) tellling (c) telleing
33. 33.He ___ in Pune since 2019. (a) have lived (b) lived (c) lives (d) has lived
34. 34.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) ridden (b) rode (c) rided (d) riding
35. 35.Karan ___ swim in the pool every day. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
36. 36.Name the tense: “You have washed the dishes.” (a) simple present (b) simple past (c) simple future (d) present perfect
37. 37.___ she bring lunch twice a week? (a) Is (b) Does (c) Are (d) Do
38. 38.He ___ cricket next week. (a) played (b) will play (c) will plays (d) will playing
39. 39.My brother ___ milk now. (a) am drinking (b) is drink (c) are drinking (d) is drinking
40. 40.You ___ cricket tomorrow. (a) played (b) will plays (c) will play (d) will playing

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