Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 767 · 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.I ___ a message next week. (a) will sending (b) will send (c) sent (d) will sends
2. 2.I ___ a message right now. (a) am send (b) am sending (c) are sending (d) is sending
3. 3.My parents have just ___ a cake. (a) baking (b) bakes (c) baked (d) bake
4. 4.I ___ science at the moment. (a) am study (b) are studying (c) am studying (d) is studying
5. 5.When the bell rang, you ___ a story. (a) was telling (b) are telling (c) were tell (d) were telling
6. 6.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) took (c) taking (d) taked
7. 7.Zoya has lived in Pune ___ five years. (a) for (b) since
8. 8.You ___ for the team every day. (a) claps (b) clapping (c) clap
9. 9.Name the tense: “I will write a letter.” (a) present perfect (b) present continuous (c) past continuous (d) simple future
10. 10.___ you winning the match at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
11. 11.They ___ a bicycle when Mum came home. (a) were ride (b) was riding (c) were riding (d) are riding
12. 12.He ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) have clapped (b) had clapped (c) had clap (d) has clapped
13. 13.Name the tense: “My friends have danced on the stage.” (a) past perfect (b) simple future (c) present continuous (d) present perfect
14. 14.When the phone rang, the students ___ a song. (a) were sing (b) were singing (c) was singing (d) are singing
15. 15.You ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carry (b) carried (c) have carried (d) will carry
16. 16.The children are going to ___ a mango next Sunday. (a) ate (b) eats (c) eat (d) eating
17. 17.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) fed (b) feeding (c) feeded
18. 18.Name the tense: “Pooja had told a story.” (a) simple present (b) simple future (c) simple past (d) past perfect
19. 19.Name the tense: “The students were bringing lunch.” (a) past continuous (b) simple past (c) present perfect (d) simple present
20. 20.They ___ going to help Grandma tomorrow. (a) is (b) am (c) are
21. 21.Choose the right verb: Either the girls or Aisha ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, Farhan ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) had climb (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
23. 23.I ___ jog in the park every morning. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
24. 24.They ___ going to clap for the team tomorrow. (a) are (b) is (c) am
25. 25.When it started to rain, Saanvi ___ a cartoon. (a) were watching (b) was watch (c) is watching (d) was watching
26. 26.You ___ clap for the team twice a week. (a) aren't (b) don't (c) doesn't
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleaneing (c) cleanning
28. 28.He ___ build a sandcastle every morning. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
29. 29.My brother ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) has taken (b) had took (c) had taken (d) have taken
30. 30.Choose the right verb: The news ___ good today. (a) are (b) is
31. 31.Name the tense: “The children will climb a tree.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) present perfect (d) simple past
32. 32.___ we jog in the park in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
33. 33.Choose the right verb: Each of the girls ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
34. 34.My parents ___ brought lunch already. (a) has (b) have
35. 35.Nisha ___ a kite at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was flying (b) were flying (c) was fly (d) is flying
36. 36.My sister did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) running (b) run (c) ran (d) runs
37. 37.___ you dance on the stage every morning? (a) Does (b) Are (c) Do (d) Is
38. 38.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winning (c) winned
39. 39.Yash ___ going to write a letter next Sunday. (a) am (b) are (c) is
40. 40.You ___ the train last Sunday. (a) took (b) take (c) will take (d) taked

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