Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 772 · 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.At 8 pm yesterday, you ___ the dishes. (a) was washing (b) were washing (c) are washing (d) were wash
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawing (c) drawwing
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) dancing (c) danceing
4. 4.You ___ with Nani since 2020. (a) has stayed (b) stayed (c) stay (d) have stayed
5. 5.Myra ___ science every day. (a) study (b) studying (c) studies
6. 6.You ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has run (b) had run (c) have run (d) had ran
7. 7.Name the tense: “Farhan cooks rice.” (a) simple present (b) present continuous (c) past continuous (d) simple future
8. 8.You ___ a song right now. (a) are sing (b) are singing (c) am singing (d) is singing
9. 9.Zoya ___ for the team tomorrow. (a) will clapping (b) will claps (c) clapped (d) will clap
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeing (c) bakeeing
11. 11.He ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watches (b) watched (c) has watched (d) will watch
12. 12.Diya ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
13. 13.He ___ sing a song every Sunday. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
14. 14.The students ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) had send
15. 15.She has studied in this school ___ six months. (a) for (b) since
16. 16.Pooja ___ the bag last week. (a) carried (b) has carried (c) will carry (d) carries
17. 17.At 8 pm yesterday, Farhan ___ a sandcastle. (a) were building (b) is building (c) was build (d) was building
18. 18.He ___ going to bring lunch next month. (a) are (b) am (c) is
19. 19.Kavya ___ in Delhi since 2019. (a) have worked (b) has worked (c) worked (d) works
20. 20.I ___ tea every day. (a) making (b) make (c) makes
21. 21.You did not ___ science two days ago. (a) study (b) studies (c) studying (d) studied
22. 22.Name the tense: “I am bringing lunch.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) past perfect (d) past continuous
23. 23.My sister ___ dance on the stage twice a week. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
24. 24.___ she win the match last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
25. 25.Name the tense: “Arjun will buy vegetables.” (a) past continuous (b) present perfect (c) past perfect (d) simple future
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planting (c) planteing
27. 27.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taked (b) took (c) taken (d) taking
28. 28.When the bell rang, I ___ tea. (a) was make (b) was making (c) were making (d) am making
29. 29.You ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
30. 30.When Dad called, we ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) has (c) had
31. 31.When Dad called, we ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
32. 32.When the phone rang, they ___ in the park. (a) was jogging (b) are jogging (c) were jog (d) were jogging
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writeeing (c) writing
34. 34.Name the tense: “Ishaan had cleaned the room.” (a) past perfect (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) present continuous
35. 35.When Dad called, Riya ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) had (c) has
36. 36.We ___ in the park every morning. (a) jogs (b) jogging (c) jog
37. 37.She ___ the train last Sunday. (a) taked (b) will take (c) takes (d) took
38. 38.She ___ a cap when Mum came home. (a) was wearing (b) were wearing (c) is wearing (d) was wear
39. 39.My sister ___ a song when Mum came home. (a) was sing (b) was singing (c) were singing (d) is singing
40. 40.Farhan did not ___ a cake yesterday. (a) bakes (b) bake (c) baking (d) baked

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