Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 735 · 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 ___ a kite on Saturdays. (a) flying (b) flies (c) fly
2. 2.When the phone rang, Vivaan ___ the bag. (a) was carrying (b) were carrying (c) was carry (d) is carrying
3. 3.You ___ cook rice every day. (a) aren't (b) doesn't (c) don't
4. 4.My sister is going to ___ science next month. (a) study (b) studying (c) studies (d) studied
5. 5.He did not ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) threw (b) throwing (c) throws (d) throw
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeeing (b) taking (c) takeing
7. 7.She ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) has played (b) had play (c) have played (d) had played
8. 8.He ___ spoken Hindi already. (a) has (b) have
9. 9.Name the tense: “He has ridden a bicycle.” (a) past continuous (b) present perfect (c) simple future (d) past perfect
10. 10.When Mum came home, he ___ Hindi. (a) is speaking (b) was speaking (c) was speak (d) were speaking
11. 11.I ___ a cake next month. (a) baked (b) will bake (c) will baking (d) will bakes
12. 12.Kabir has just ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) carrying (c) carries (d) carried
13. 13.When Dad called, Dev ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.___ she make tea every morning? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Does (d) Is
15. 15.We ___ a story every Sunday. (a) tells (b) telling (c) tell
16. 16.___ Ishaan buy vegetables every day? (a) Is (b) Does (c) Are (d) Do
17. 17.You ___ a cartoon twice a week. (a) watches (b) watching (c) watch
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) rideing (c) riding
19. 19.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 9. (a) are (b) is
20. 20.Name the tense: “She had won the match.” (a) present perfect (b) simple past (c) present continuous (d) past perfect
21. 21.Choose the right verb: The scissors ___ sharp. (a) is (b) are
22. 22.Ananya ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) had fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
23. 23.We ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wore (b) wear (c) weared (d) will wear
24. 24.He ___ the room when the phone rang. (a) was cleaning (b) was clean (c) is cleaning (d) were cleaning
25. 25.Name the tense: “Ira has carried the bag.” (a) present perfect (b) simple present (c) simple future (d) past perfect
26. 26.We ___ a cap right now. (a) is wearing (b) am wearing (c) are wear (d) are wearing
27. 27.___ you helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
28. 28.I ___ the bag next Sunday. (a) will carries (b) will carrying (c) carried (d) will carry
29. 29.When it started to rain, my brother ___ a message. (a) is sending (b) was sending (c) was send (d) were sending
30. 30.Name the tense: “Ishaan had cooked rice.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) simple future (d) present perfect
31. 31.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 3. (a) are (b) is
32. 32.Choose the right verb: Neither the boys nor Manav ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
33. 33.I ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) have baked
34. 34.He is going to ___ a cap next month. (a) wearing (b) wear (c) wears (d) wore
35. 35.I ___ a mango tomorrow. (a) will eats (b) ate (c) will eating (d) will eat
36. 36.Name the tense: “Arjun is cooking rice.” (a) simple future (b) present continuous (c) past continuous (d) simple past
37. 37.Choose the right verb: Either Diya or the twins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
38. 38.___ they drink milk last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
39. 39.I ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) are building (b) am building (c) is building (d) am build
40. 40.___ Kabir clap for the team on Saturdays? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are (d) Does

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