Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 745 · 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.He ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) had drank (b) had drunk (c) has drunk (d) have drunk
2. 2.We are going to ___ the train tomorrow. (a) taking (b) takes (c) take (d) took
3. 3.___ they catch the ball every morning? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Does (d) Is
4. 4.___ the students watch a cartoon on Saturdays? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Does (d) Do
5. 5.My cousins ___ a cartoon when the bell rang. (a) were watching (b) are watching (c) was watching (d) were watch
6. 6.___ you help Grandma last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
7. 7.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) ate (b) eaten (c) eated (d) eating
8. 8.Name the tense: “Kunal builds a sandcastle.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) present perfect
9. 9.She ___ ride a bicycle every day. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
10. 10.When the bell rang, Meera ___ the room. (a) is cleaning (b) was cleaning (c) was clean (d) were cleaning
11. 11.Name the tense: “We brought lunch.” (a) simple present (b) present continuous (c) simple past (d) past continuous
12. 12.Name the tense: “He is bringing lunch.” (a) simple future (b) past continuous (c) simple past (d) present continuous
13. 13.Karan ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooks (b) will cook (c) cooked (d) has cooked
14. 14.I ___ a letter in 2023. (a) wrote (b) write (c) writed (d) will write
15. 15.We ___ for the team right now. (a) is clapping (b) are clap (c) am clapping (d) are clapping
16. 16.He ___ a cartoon now. (a) are watching (b) is watching (c) am watching (d) is watch
17. 17.Yash ___ the ball at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were catching (b) is catching (c) was catching (d) was catch
18. 18.Name the tense: “My brother made tea.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) present continuous
19. 19.I am going to ___ on the stage next month. (a) dances (b) dancing (c) danced (d) dance
20. 20.Name the tense: “I have gone to school.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple future
21. 21.You are going to ___ rice next month. (a) cook (b) cooks (c) cooked (d) cooking
22. 22.___ we study science yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
23. 23.Name the tense: “We watched a cartoon.” (a) past continuous (b) simple future (c) past perfect (d) simple past
24. 24.Vivaan ___ science every morning. (a) studying (b) studies (c) study
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) tellling (c) telling
26. 26.My sister ___ going to study science next week. (a) am (b) is (c) are
27. 27.Rahul ___ a song yesterday. (a) sings (b) will sing (c) has sung (d) sang
28. 28.They ___ the bag when it started to rain. (a) was carrying (b) were carry (c) were carrying (d) are carrying
29. 29.You ___ the bag tomorrow. (a) will carries (b) will carrying (c) carried (d) will carry
30. 30.We ___ on the stage when it started to rain. (a) was dancing (b) are dancing (c) were dance (d) were dancing
31. 31.Choose the right verb: There ___ many books on the shelf. (a) is (b) are
32. 32.___ I cooking rice right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
33. 33.When the phone rang, my brother ___ the room. (a) were cleaning (b) was cleaning (c) is cleaning (d) was clean
34. 34.Name the tense: “My cousins sent a message.” (a) past continuous (b) simple present (c) past perfect (d) simple past
35. 35.Aditya ___ going to swim in the pool next Sunday. (a) am (b) are (c) is
36. 36.Name the tense: “We were planting a tree.” (a) simple present (b) simple future (c) present perfect (d) past continuous
37. 37.___ he build a sandcastle yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
38. 38.Choose the right verb: Every boy ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
39. 39.I ___ carry the bag every morning. (a) aren't (b) doesn't (c) don't
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, Diya ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) had rode (c) had ridden (d) has ridden

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