Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 76 · 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, Pooja ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
2. 2.___ she draw a picture every day? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Are (d) Is
3. 3.Aditya ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) had went (b) had gone (c) have gone (d) has gone
4. 4.I ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am plant (b) is planting (c) are planting (d) am planting
5. 5.He ___ the ball at the moment. (a) is throw (b) is throwing (c) am throwing (d) are throwing
6. 6.___ the students studying science right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
7. 7.You ___ the dishes when Mum came home. (a) are washing (b) were wash (c) were washing (d) was washing
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, I ___ science. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) had studied
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) planteing (c) plantting
10. 10.Name the tense: “She writes a letter.” (a) present perfect (b) past continuous (c) simple present (d) simple past
11. 11.I ___ dance on the stage every day. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) aren't
12. 12.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swam (b) swum (c) swimming (d) swimmed
13. 13.Kunal ___ a bicycle next Sunday. (a) will rides (b) will riding (c) rode (d) will ride
14. 14.Meera ___ a cake at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were baking (b) is baking (c) was baking (d) was bake
15. 15.When Dad called, they ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) has (c) have
16. 16.Choose the right verb: Either the boys or Kabir ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
17. 17.Saanvi ___ a picture yesterday. (a) drew (b) drawed (c) draws (d) will draw
18. 18.She ___ Hindi now. (a) is speaking (b) are speaking (c) is speak (d) am speaking
19. 19.We ___ to school next week. (a) will goes (b) will going (c) went (d) will go
20. 20.I have just ___ cricket. (a) played (b) plays (c) playing (d) play
21. 21.Name the tense: “I drink milk.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) past perfect (d) past continuous
22. 22.When the phone rang, you ___ the dog. (a) are feeding (b) was feeding (c) were feeding (d) were feed
23. 23.She ___ a tree next Sunday. (a) will planting (b) planted (c) will plant (d) will plants
24. 24.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) going (b) goed (c) went (d) gone
25. 25.They did not ___ the match two days ago. (a) win (b) won (c) wins (d) winning
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watchhing (c) watcheing
27. 27.I ___ milk last Sunday. (a) drank (b) will drink (c) drink (d) drinked
28. 28.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 4. (a) are (b) is
29. 29.They ___ the room twice a week. (a) cleans (b) clean (c) cleaning
30. 30.We did not ___ lunch yesterday. (a) bring (b) bringing (c) brings (d) brought
31. 31.___ Karan climb a tree every day? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Does (d) Do
32. 32.Name the tense: “My sister was building a sandcastle.” (a) past perfect (b) present perfect (c) past continuous (d) present continuous
33. 33.Dev ___ tea now. (a) is make (b) is making (c) am making (d) are making
34. 34.When Mum came home, Farhan ___ for the team. (a) were clapping (b) is clapping (c) was clap (d) was clapping
35. 35.They ___ going to drink milk next week. (a) is (b) are (c) am
36. 36.You ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) will throw (b) threw (c) throw (d) throwed
37. 37.He ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) had spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) has spoken
38. 38.Choose the right verb: Every girl ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
39. 39.When Mum came home, they ___ a letter. (a) were write (b) were writing (c) are writing (d) was writing
40. 40.He is going to ___ the ball next month. (a) throws (b) throwing (c) throw (d) threw

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