Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 764 · 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.Rohan ___ tea when it started to rain. (a) was making (b) were making (c) was make (d) is making
2. 2.Nisha ___ going to play cricket tomorrow. (a) is (b) are (c) am
3. 3.We ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) planted (b) have planted (c) will plant (d) plant
4. 4.___ Isha jog in the park last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
5. 5.I ___ in the park every day. (a) runs (b) running (c) run
6. 6.I ___ in the park every Sunday. (a) runs (b) running (c) run
7. 7.They ___ the dog now. (a) are feeding (b) is feeding (c) am feeding (d) are feed
8. 8.She has played in the garden ___ 8 o'clock. (a) for (b) since
9. 9.___ I catching the ball at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
10. 10.I am going to ___ a story next week. (a) telling (b) tells (c) tell (d) told
11. 11.He ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watches (b) watched (c) will watch (d) has watched
12. 12.___ Sneha bring lunch in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
13. 13.You ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) has spoken (b) had spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoke
14. 14.My sister did not ___ rice in 2023. (a) cooking (b) cooked (c) cooks (d) cook
15. 15.Omkar ___ Grandma right now. (a) are helping (b) am helping (c) is helping (d) is help
16. 16.Meera ___ going to swim in the pool next week. (a) is (b) are (c) am
17. 17.They ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
18. 18.Kabir ___ science last week. (a) has studied (b) studied (c) will study (d) studies
19. 19.We ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had ran (b) has run (c) have run (d) had run
20. 20.When Mum came home, you ___ a message. (a) were send (b) were sending (c) are sending (d) was sending
21. 21.Name the tense: “She was going to school.” (a) simple past (b) simple future (c) past continuous (d) present perfect
22. 22.Kavya ___ the dog when the bell rang. (a) is feeding (b) was feeding (c) were feeding (d) was feed
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) making (c) makeeing
24. 24.___ my parents carry the bag on Saturdays? (a) Is (b) Does (c) Are (d) Do
25. 25.You have waited for the bus ___ 10 am. (a) for (b) since
26. 26.Ananya is going to ___ for the team next week. (a) claps (b) clapping (c) clapped (d) clap
27. 27.Choose the right verb: There ___ a lot of rice in the bag. (a) is (b) are
28. 28.When Mum came home, Rohan ___ in the park. (a) was running (b) is running (c) were running (d) was run
29. 29.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) are (b) is
30. 30.Name the tense: “Zoya plants a tree.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple present
31. 31.My brother ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) had help (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) has helped
32. 32.She ___ the ball tomorrow. (a) will catching (b) caught (c) will catches (d) will catch
33. 33.Name the tense: “They had cooked rice.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple future
34. 34.Priya has played in the garden ___ half an hour. (a) since (b) for
35. 35.Tara ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) had clapped (b) has clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clap
36. 36.They ___ a tree when Mum came home. (a) was climbing (b) are climbing (c) were climbing (d) were climb
37. 37.Choose the right verb: Mathematics ___ my favourite subject. (a) is (b) are
38. 38.I am going to ___ Grandma next Sunday. (a) helps (b) helped (c) help (d) helping
39. 39.He ___ vegetables when the phone rang. (a) is buying (b) were buying (c) was buy (d) was buying
40. 40.Aisha ___ a letter two days ago. (a) writes (b) writed (c) wrote (d) will write

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