Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 759 · 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 ___ drawn a picture already. (a) has (b) have
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the match. (a) had won (b) has won (c) have won (d) had win
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throweing (b) throwing (c) throwwing
4. 4.Diya ___ a letter in 2023. (a) writes (b) wrote (c) writed (d) will write
5. 5.The children ___ watched a cartoon already. (a) have (b) has
6. 6.I ___ a letter every Sunday. (a) writes (b) write (c) writing
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) buildding (c) building
8. 8.When Dad called, she ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) has (c) have
9. 9.___ Ananya run in the park last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
10. 10.When Mum came home, he ___ the dog. (a) was feed (b) were feeding (c) is feeding (d) was feeding
11. 11.Kabir has had this bicycle ___ six months. (a) since (b) for
12. 12.Name the tense: “Aarav studies science.” (a) past continuous (b) simple past (c) simple future (d) simple present
13. 13.Name the tense: “They had cooked rice.” (a) simple present (b) present continuous (c) past perfect (d) simple future
14. 14.My parents ___ the room every day. (a) cleans (b) clean (c) cleaning
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) has written (c) had written (d) had wrote
16. 16.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaked (b) speaking (c) spoke (d) spoken
17. 17.Yash ___ the ball every morning. (a) throw (b) throws (c) throwing
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) baking (c) bakeeing
19. 19.Name the tense: “Priya buys vegetables.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) past perfect (d) simple past
20. 20.You ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) had make (b) has made (c) had made (d) have made
21. 21.My sister ___ the room every day. (a) cleaning (b) clean (c) cleans
22. 22.We ___ a sandcastle at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were build (b) are building (c) were building (d) was building
23. 23.Name the tense: “Arjun has clapped for the team.” (a) present perfect (b) simple present (c) past continuous (d) simple past
24. 24.When Mum came home, he ___ the ball. (a) were throwing (b) is throwing (c) was throwing (d) was throw
25. 25.We have worked in Delhi ___ a long time. (a) since (b) for
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singeing (c) singing
27. 27.When the bell rang, we ___ a tree. (a) was planting (b) were planting (c) were plant (d) are planting
28. 28.Nisha ___ a cake right now. (a) are baking (b) is bake (c) is baking (d) am baking
29. 29.Myra ___ going to write a letter tomorrow. (a) is (b) am (c) are
30. 30.We ___ speak Hindi every morning. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) aren't
31. 31.Choose the right verb: Every boy ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buying (c) buyying
33. 33.By the time we reached, she ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) have helped
34. 34.We ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
35. 35.He ___ lunch on Saturdays. (a) bring (b) bringing (c) brings
36. 36.Name the tense: “I will cook rice.” (a) simple present (b) present perfect (c) past perfect (d) simple future
37. 37.___ you drink milk in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, you ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) had played (c) have played (d) has played
39. 39.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drunk (b) drinked (c) drank (d) drinking
40. 40.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) has (c) had

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