Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 736 · 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.Choose the right verb: The news ___ good today. (a) are (b) is
2. 2.When the bell rang, he ___ science. (a) were studying (b) was study (c) is studying (d) was studying
3. 3.She has just ___ milk. (a) drink (b) drinking (c) drunk (d) drank
4. 4.___ my sister tell a story every Sunday? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is (d) Does
5. 5.I have just ___ a message. (a) sending (b) sent (c) sends (d) send
6. 6.Name the tense: “We are taking the train.” (a) simple past (b) present perfect (c) present continuous (d) past perfect
7. 7.You ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had planted (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
8. 8.You ___ for the team twice a week. (a) claps (b) clapping (c) clap
9. 9.I ___ feed the dog twice a week. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
10. 10.Name the tense: “Rohan swam in the pool.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) past perfect
11. 11.Name the tense: “Aisha baked a cake.” (a) past continuous (b) past perfect (c) simple future (d) simple past
12. 12.When Dad called, you ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
13. 13.My brother ___ in the park right now. (a) are running (b) is run (c) is running (d) am running
14. 14.I did not ___ cricket yesterday. (a) played (b) play (c) playing (d) plays
15. 15.Name the tense: “Zoya cooks rice.” (a) simple present (b) past continuous (c) past perfect (d) present continuous
16. 16.When the bell rang, she ___ in the park. (a) was jogging (b) were jogging (c) was jog (d) is jogging
17. 17.When Dad called, we ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
18. 18.Choose the right verb: Neither Tara nor the boys ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
19. 19.Karan ___ in the pool next week. (a) will swimming (b) will swim (c) swam (d) will swims
20. 20.Choose the right verb: Physics ___ interesting. (a) is (b) are
21. 21.Riya is going to ___ the dishes tomorrow. (a) wash (b) washes (c) washed (d) washing
22. 22.My cousins ___ going to watch a cartoon next month. (a) am (b) are (c) is
23. 23.Choose the right verb: Each player ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
24. 24.Name the tense: “They will fly a kite.” (a) present continuous (b) past perfect (c) simple future (d) simple present
25. 25.___ Ira throw the ball every day? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Does (d) Do
26. 26.Name the tense: “The children built a sandcastle.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) past continuous
27. 27.My parents ___ a tree in 2023. (a) plant (b) have planted (c) planted (d) will plant
28. 28.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 8. (a) are (b) is
29. 29.___ you swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
30. 30.By the time we reached, you ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studyeing (c) studying
32. 32.My brother ___ to school tomorrow. (a) will goes (b) went (c) will go (d) will going
33. 33.They ___ the dishes when the bell rang. (a) are washing (b) were wash (c) was washing (d) were washing
34. 34.At 8 pm yesterday, my brother ___ a message. (a) was sending (b) is sending (c) were sending (d) was send
35. 35.He is going to ___ Grandma next month. (a) helps (b) helped (c) help (d) helping
36. 36.They ___ in Delhi since 2020. (a) have worked (b) has worked (c) work (d) worked
37. 37.Omkar ___ in this school since 2022. (a) studied (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) studies
38. 38.___ I buy vegetables two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
39. 39.Choose the right verb: My spectacles ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
40. 40.___ my sister watch a cartoon yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was

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