Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 769 · 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.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) are (b) is
2. 2.We ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) have planted (d) has planted
3. 3.Name the tense: “The children fed the dog.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple future
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sending (b) sendeing (c) sendding
5. 5.Choose the right verb: My spectacles ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
6. 6.We did not ___ the room yesterday. (a) cleaned (b) cleans (c) cleaning (d) clean
7. 7.Choose the right verb: Neither Pooja nor my cousins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
8. 8.My sister ___ going to build a sandcastle tomorrow. (a) are (b) am (c) is
9. 9.Dev ___ a kite now. (a) are flying (b) am flying (c) is fly (d) is flying
10. 10.Rohan ___ wear a cap on Saturdays. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
11. 11.Name the tense: “He planted a tree.” (a) simple past (b) simple future (c) past continuous (d) present continuous
12. 12.Choose the right verb: Each boy ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
13. 13.You have just ___ a sandcastle. (a) builds (b) built (c) building (d) build
14. 14.I ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) have written (b) had written (c) had wrote (d) has written
15. 15.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) bought (c) buying
16. 16.You ___ vegetables every Sunday. (a) buys (b) buy (c) buying
17. 17.You ___ a tree when it started to rain. (a) were planting (b) were plant (c) are planting (d) was planting
18. 18.Name the tense: “My sister will bring lunch.” (a) simple present (b) simple future (c) present continuous (d) simple past
19. 19.Choose the right verb: Physics ___ interesting. (a) is (b) are
20. 20.___ he swim in the pool in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
21. 21.Choose the right verb: The packet of biscuits ___ open. (a) are (b) is
22. 22.They ___ thrown the ball already. (a) has (b) have
23. 23.We ___ a tree when it started to rain. (a) were climb (b) are climbing (c) was climbing (d) were climbing
24. 24.He ___ fed the dog already. (a) has (b) have
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, Omkar ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) has run (d) had run
26. 26.By the time we reached, my parents ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
27. 27.We did not ___ the ball last week. (a) catches (b) catch (c) caught (d) catching
28. 28.___ my sister wear a cap last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
29. 29.You ___ science next month. (a) will studies (b) will study (c) studied (d) will studying
30. 30.They ___ in this school since 2022. (a) has taught (b) have taught (c) taught (d) teach
31. 31.My cousins ___ with Nani since 2019. (a) has stayed (b) stay (c) have stayed (d) stayed
32. 32.Sneha ___ going to wash the dishes tomorrow. (a) are (b) is (c) am
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) had ridden (c) had rode (d) have ridden
34. 34.My sister ___ in the park now. (a) am running (b) is running (c) are running (d) is run
35. 35.When it started to rain, the children ___ the match. (a) are winning (b) were win (c) was winning (d) were winning
36. 36.My cousins ___ a cap when Mum came home. (a) were wear (b) are wearing (c) was wearing (d) were wearing
37. 37.Aditya ___ going to build a sandcastle next week. (a) is (b) am (c) are
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washeing (c) washing
39. 39.You ___ tea next month. (a) will makes (b) will make (c) made (d) will making
40. 40.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 3. (a) are (b) is

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