Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 748 · 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.___ Manav climb a tree on Saturdays? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Does (d) Is
2. 2.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swimmed (c) swam (d) swum
3. 3.Name the tense: “Manav had spoken Hindi.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) past perfect (d) present perfect
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleaning (c) cleanning
5. 5.Ira did not ___ to school in 2023. (a) goes (b) went (c) go (d) going
6. 6.My cousins ___ win the match twice a week. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
7. 7.Name the tense: “I will make tea.” (a) past continuous (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) simple future
8. 8.Aditya ___ the train tomorrow. (a) will takes (b) will take (c) will taking (d) took
9. 9.They ___ fed the dog already. (a) has (b) have
10. 10.We ___ build a sandcastle every morning. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
11. 11.He ___ tea every Sunday. (a) make (b) making (c) makes
12. 12.My brother did not ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) rode (b) ride (c) riding (d) rides
13. 13.When the bell rang, they ___ the dishes. (a) are washing (b) were washing (c) were wash (d) was washing
14. 14.Name the tense: “You were eating a mango.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) simple future (d) simple present
15. 15.They ___ a cake next Sunday. (a) will bakes (b) will baking (c) baked (d) will bake
16. 16.He ___ going to dance on the stage next month. (a) am (b) are (c) is
17. 17.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
18. 18.They ___ a kite every Sunday. (a) fly (b) flying (c) flies
19. 19.When Dad called, he ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
20. 20.Name the tense: “They are eating a mango.” (a) simple present (b) present continuous (c) past continuous (d) simple future
21. 21.I ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) has watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
23. 23.I ___ rice at the moment. (a) is cooking (b) am cook (c) am cooking (d) are cooking
24. 24.You ___ sung a song already. (a) has (b) have
25. 25.My brother has had this bicycle ___ last year. (a) for (b) since
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
27. 27.Name the tense: “I have danced on the stage.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) simple present (d) past continuous
28. 28.When the phone rang, they ___ science. (a) were studying (b) was studying (c) are studying (d) were study
29. 29.Isha ___ Hindi when the phone rang. (a) is speaking (b) were speaking (c) was speak (d) was speaking
30. 30.She ___ vegetables now. (a) is buy (b) are buying (c) is buying (d) am buying
31. 31.Nisha ___ run in the park already. (a) has (b) have
32. 32.Ananya ___ tell a story every morning. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
33. 33.You ___ carry the bag every morning. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
34. 34.They ___ speak Hindi on Saturdays. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
35. 35.I did not ___ science two days ago. (a) studying (b) studies (c) studied (d) study
36. 36.My brother ___ a cap every day. (a) wear (b) wearing (c) wears
37. 37.My sister ___ milk twice a week. (a) drink (b) drinking (c) drinks
38. 38.Name the tense: “My brother was eating a mango.” (a) simple present (b) past continuous (c) simple future (d) simple past
39. 39.He has studied in this school ___ two years. (a) since (b) for
40. 40.Kunal ___ the dog two days ago. (a) fed (b) feeded (c) will feed (d) feeds

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