Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 760 · 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.She ___ the ball twice a week. (a) catches (b) catching (c) catch
2. 2.Name the tense: “They had fed the dog.” (a) past continuous (b) present perfect (c) simple past (d) past perfect
3. 3.___ Zoya take the train every morning? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are (d) Does
4. 4.Name the tense: “We go to school.” (a) past continuous (b) simple present (c) present perfect (d) simple future
5. 5.Name the tense: “My cousins have watched a cartoon.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) present perfect (d) simple past
6. 6.___ Myra going to school at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
7. 7.My brother ___ Hindi right now. (a) is speaking (b) is speak (c) am speaking (d) are speaking
8. 8.When it started to rain, we ___ in the pool. (a) were swimming (b) was swimming (c) were swim (d) are swimming
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, we ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) have gone
10. 10.___ the students bake a cake every Sunday? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is (d) Does
11. 11.Kavya ___ going to bring lunch next month. (a) are (b) am (c) is
12. 12.___ he taking the train at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) claping (c) clapeing
14. 14.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) is (b) are
15. 15.My brother ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) had play (b) had played (c) have played (d) has played
16. 16.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
17. 17.___ we helping Grandma now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
18. 18.My cousins have just ___ a bicycle. (a) rode (b) riding (c) ridden (d) ride
19. 19.He ___ a story tomorrow. (a) will tell (b) will tells (c) told (d) will telling
20. 20.___ Farhan eating a mango now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
21. 21.She ___ the ball at the moment. (a) is throwing (b) am throwing (c) is throw (d) are throwing
22. 22.Zoya is going to ___ the dishes next Sunday. (a) washes (b) washing (c) washed (d) wash
23. 23.She ___ going to clap for the team tomorrow. (a) is (b) are (c) am
24. 24.You are going to ___ a story next month. (a) tell (b) telling (c) told (d) tells
25. 25.Name the tense: “We clean the room.” (a) past continuous (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) present continuous
26. 26.You ___ study science on Saturdays. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
27. 27.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 9. (a) is (b) are
28. 28.He ___ in the park when Mum came home. (a) was jog (b) was jogging (c) is jogging (d) were jogging
29. 29.Ananya ___ in Pune since 2019. (a) lives (b) have lived (c) lived (d) has lived
30. 30.They ___ watch a cartoon every Sunday. (a) aren't (b) doesn't (c) don't
31. 31.We ___ in the park last week. (a) jog (b) will jog (c) have jogged (d) jogged
32. 32.Name the tense: “My parents will draw a picture.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) simple future (d) past continuous
33. 33.I ___ the bag last week. (a) have carried (b) will carry (c) carried (d) carry
34. 34.Farhan has just ___ a sandcastle. (a) build (b) building (c) built (d) builds
35. 35.She ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) have watched (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) had watch
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the match. (a) had won (b) had win (c) have won (d) has won
37. 37.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rided (b) rode (c) riding (d) ridden
38. 38.When the bell rang, you ___ a letter. (a) were write (b) was writing (c) were writing (d) are writing
39. 39.Name the tense: “We climb a tree.” (a) simple past (b) simple present (c) simple future (d) present continuous
40. 40.___ Sneha baking a cake right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am

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