Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 754 · 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.When Dad called, she ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) had (c) has
2. 2.I have just ___ the room. (a) clean (b) cleaning (c) cleaned (d) cleans
3. 3.Name the tense: “We told a story.” (a) past continuous (b) simple past (c) present continuous (d) simple present
4. 4.She ___ make tea every Sunday. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
5. 5.He ___ a song at the moment. (a) am singing (b) is sing (c) is singing (d) are singing
6. 6.___ she helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
7. 7.My brother ___ the dog yesterday. (a) fed (b) feeded (c) will feed (d) feeds
8. 8.We have known my best friend ___ a long time. (a) since (b) for
9. 9.My brother is going to ___ a sandcastle next Sunday. (a) built (b) build (c) building (d) builds
10. 10.She has just ___ for the team. (a) clap (b) claps (c) clapped (d) clapping
11. 11.___ we tell a story last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
12. 12.___ I send a message twice a week? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Do (d) Are
13. 13.He ___ in the park twice a week. (a) runs (b) run (c) running
14. 14.They ___ for the team when the phone rang. (a) was clapping (b) were clapping (c) are clapping (d) were clap
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flying (c) flyying
16. 16.Dev ___ vegetables at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was buy (b) were buying (c) is buying (d) was buying
17. 17.My parents ___ science next week. (a) will study (b) will studying (c) will studies (d) studied
18. 18.___ she drink milk on Saturdays? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do (d) Does
19. 19.At 8 pm yesterday, the students ___ the match. (a) were winning (b) was winning (c) are winning (d) were win
20. 20.When the phone rang, I ___ a kite. (a) was fly (b) were flying (c) was flying (d) am flying
21. 21.They ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) have brought (b) had brought (c) has brought (d) had bring
22. 22.Name the tense: “They had danced on the stage.” (a) past perfect (b) past continuous (c) simple future (d) present continuous
23. 23.They ___ rice at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were cooking (b) was cooking (c) are cooking (d) were cook
24. 24.Name the tense: “Aditya is building a sandcastle.” (a) simple future (b) present perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple past
25. 25.Kabir ___ flown a kite already. (a) have (b) has
26. 26.My brother ___ milk when the bell rang. (a) is drinking (b) was drink (c) were drinking (d) was drinking
27. 27.Choose the right verb: Every player ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
28. 28.She ___ carry the bag every day. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
29. 29.Choose the right verb: Each of the girls ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
30. 30.I ___ Grandma every Sunday. (a) helps (b) help (c) helping
31. 31.___ they run in the park in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
32. 32.We ___ washed the dishes already. (a) have (b) has
33. 33.Choose the right verb: There ___ a cat in the garden. (a) is (b) are
34. 34.Nisha ___ the train at the moment. (a) are taking (b) is take (c) am taking (d) is taking
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climb (d) had climbed
36. 36.When it started to rain, you ___ the bag. (a) are carrying (b) were carrying (c) was carrying (d) were carry
37. 37.___ the students run in the park yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
38. 38.Kunal ___ taken the train already. (a) has (b) have
39. 39.He ___ in Delhi since 2020. (a) worked (b) works (c) have worked (d) has worked
40. 40.Choose the right verb: All the boys ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has

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