Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 732 · 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.___ you carrying the bag now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
2. 2.My sister ___ Grandma when it started to rain. (a) is helping (b) were helping (c) was help (d) was helping
3. 3.My friends ___ the ball next month. (a) will throw (b) will throwing (c) threw (d) will throws
4. 4.He has been in the library ___ morning. (a) for (b) since
5. 5.He ___ a letter twice a week. (a) write (b) writes (c) writing
6. 6.Name the tense: “We will clean the room.” (a) present perfect (b) simple past (c) simple future (d) past perfect
7. 7.Name the tense: “We had baked a cake.” (a) present perfect (b) simple future (c) simple present (d) past perfect
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buying (c) buyying
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, Ira ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had play (d) had played
10. 10.Choose the right verb: There ___ three pencils in the box. (a) is (b) are
11. 11.He ___ in the park when it started to rain. (a) was jogging (b) were jogging (c) is jogging (d) was jog
12. 12.When it started to rain, my brother ___ cricket. (a) were playing (b) is playing (c) was play (d) was playing
13. 13.She ___ the train when it started to rain. (a) was take (b) were taking (c) is taking (d) was taking
14. 14.By the time we reached, Kavya ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had build (d) had built
15. 15.We ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
16. 16.When the phone rang, my sister ___ the ball. (a) were catching (b) was catching (c) was catch (d) is catching
17. 17.He ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
18. 18.___ I playing cricket at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
19. 19.She ___ the bag last week. (a) carries (b) has carried (c) carried (d) will carry
20. 20.Name the tense: “You drew a picture.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple future
21. 21.When the phone rang, you ___ lunch. (a) was bringing (b) were bring (c) are bringing (d) were bringing
22. 22.My sister ___ the train when Mum came home. (a) was taking (b) was take (c) were taking (d) is taking
23. 23.He ___ a tree tomorrow. (a) climbed (b) will climb (c) will climbing (d) will climbs
24. 24.___ my brother write a letter every day? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is (d) Does
25. 25.The children ___ the room now. (a) am cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) are clean (d) are cleaning
26. 26.They ___ the ball now. (a) am throwing (b) are throw (c) is throwing (d) are throwing
27. 27.She ___ a message two days ago. (a) will send (b) sended (c) sends (d) sent
28. 28.Name the tense: “Dev has drunk milk.” (a) simple past (b) present perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple present
29. 29.She has worked in Delhi ___ a long time. (a) for (b) since
30. 30.___ Aisha catch the ball every morning? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Does (d) Are
31. 31.We ___ lunch yesterday. (a) brought (b) bringed (c) bring (d) will bring
32. 32.Choose the right verb: Neither Karan nor the boys ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
33. 33.Isha ___ Hindi last Sunday. (a) will speak (b) spoke (c) speaked (d) speaks
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) wearing (c) weareing
35. 35.Dev ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) have sung (d) had sung
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) buildding (c) building
37. 37.She ___ dance on the stage on Saturdays. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
38. 38.___ we clapping for the team right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
39. 39.My sister ___ going to clean the room next Sunday. (a) are (b) is (c) am
40. 40.You ___ climbed a tree already. (a) have (b) has

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