Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 73 · 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 ___ in the park every day. (a) run (b) runs (c) running
2. 2.Aarav ___ going to wash the dishes next week. (a) am (b) are (c) is
3. 3.Karan ___ a cartoon right now. (a) is watch (b) is watching (c) are watching (d) am watching
4. 4.Myra did not ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carrying (b) carries (c) carry (d) carried
5. 5.___ they bring lunch twice a week? (a) Does (b) Are (c) Do (d) Is
6. 6.When Dad called, you ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
7. 7.She ___ milk next month. (a) will drinking (b) drank (c) will drinks (d) will drink
8. 8.___ she cooking rice at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
9. 9.Tara ___ study science on Saturdays. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
10. 10.___ Kabir watch a cartoon twice a week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Are (d) Is
11. 11.When it started to rain, I ___ the train. (a) am taking (b) were taking (c) was take (d) was taking
12. 12.We ___ climbed a tree already. (a) has (b) have
13. 13.Name the tense: “I had thrown the ball.” (a) simple future (b) past perfect (c) simple present (d) present continuous
14. 14.When it started to rain, you ___ vegetables. (a) was buying (b) are buying (c) were buy (d) were buying
15. 15.Rohan ___ the ball now. (a) am throwing (b) is throw (c) are throwing (d) is throwing
16. 16.At 8 pm yesterday, my brother ___ lunch. (a) were bringing (b) is bringing (c) was bringing (d) was bring
17. 17.You ___ cricket right now. (a) are play (b) am playing (c) is playing (d) are playing
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flying (c) flyeing
19. 19.Rahul ___ going to watch a cartoon next Sunday. (a) am (b) is (c) are
20. 20.He ___ a bicycle when the phone rang. (a) was riding (b) is riding (c) was ride (d) were riding
21. 21.When it started to rain, we ___ a bicycle. (a) were riding (b) were ride (c) are riding (d) was riding
22. 22.Name the tense: “You helped Grandma.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) past continuous
23. 23.He ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) had make (b) have made (c) has made (d) had made
24. 24.When Dad called, you ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) has (c) have
25. 25.You ___ the dishes every morning. (a) washing (b) wash (c) washes
26. 26.You did not ___ a story in 2023. (a) tell (b) telling (c) told (d) tells
27. 27.___ my sister helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
28. 28.Diya ___ going to draw a picture next week. (a) is (b) are (c) am
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) takeeing (c) taking
30. 30.My brother ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) had baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) have baked
31. 31.___ Kavya eat a mango on Saturdays? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Does (d) Is
32. 32.I ___ a picture twice a week. (a) draw (b) draws (c) drawing
33. 33.I ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) have ridden (b) had rode (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
34. 34.Name the tense: “My cousins are running in the park.” (a) simple future (b) present continuous (c) past continuous (d) past perfect
35. 35.She ___ going to plant a tree next week. (a) is (b) am (c) are
36. 36.Name the tense: “We have fed the dog.” (a) simple present (b) simple future (c) past continuous (d) present perfect
37. 37.___ my brother climbing a tree right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
38. 38.At 8 pm yesterday, we ___ tea. (a) was making (b) are making (c) were make (d) were making
39. 39.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) are (b) is
40. 40.By the time we reached, he ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) had spoke

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