Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 773 · 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.They ___ Grandma when the bell rang. (a) were help (b) was helping (c) are helping (d) were helping
2. 2.My cousins have played in the garden ___ an hour. (a) for (b) since
3. 3.I ___ play cricket every morning. (a) aren't (b) don't (c) doesn't
4. 4.Tara ___ cricket when the bell rang. (a) is playing (b) was play (c) were playing (d) was playing
5. 5.Ira ___ rice twice a week. (a) cook (b) cooking (c) cooks
6. 6.He ___ a kite now. (a) am flying (b) is fly (c) is flying (d) are flying
7. 7.Name the tense: “She baked a cake.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) simple future (d) present perfect
8. 8.Name the tense: “I am playing cricket.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) past perfect (d) present continuous
9. 9.When it started to rain, she ___ science. (a) was study (b) was studying (c) is studying (d) were studying
10. 10.___ I taking the train now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
11. 11.___ I telling a story now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
12. 12.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) is (b) are
13. 13.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) bought (b) buying (c) buyed
14. 14.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinked (c) drunk (d) drank
15. 15.I ___ Hindi tomorrow. (a) will speaks (b) will speaking (c) will speak (d) spoke
16. 16.The students ___ play cricket every day. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) aren't
17. 17.___ I winning the match right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
18. 18.___ we drink milk every day? (a) Is (b) Does (c) Are (d) Do
19. 19.She ___ in the park now. (a) am jogging (b) are jogging (c) is jogging (d) is jog
20. 20.They ___ going to draw a picture next Sunday. (a) is (b) are (c) am
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) have eaten (c) had eaten (d) has eaten
22. 22.___ Pooja cook rice last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
23. 23.___ I tell a story yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
24. 24.We ___ going to wash the dishes next month. (a) is (b) am (c) are
25. 25.My cousins ___ a cap when Mum came home. (a) were wear (b) were wearing (c) are wearing (d) was wearing
26. 26.Name the tense: “They are jogging in the park.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) past continuous (d) simple present
27. 27.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoke (b) speaking (c) spoken (d) speaked
28. 28.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) running (b) ran (c) runned (d) run
29. 29.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) wore (c) weared (d) worn
30. 30.By the time we reached, they ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) had gone
31. 31.We are going to ___ the ball tomorrow. (a) catching (b) catch (c) caught (d) catches
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, she ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feedeing (c) feedding
34. 34.They have just ___ a sandcastle. (a) building (b) build (c) builds (d) built
35. 35.Name the tense: “We spoke Hindi.” (a) simple future (b) present perfect (c) simple past (d) simple present
36. 36.We ___ in the park now. (a) are jog (b) are jogging (c) is jogging (d) am jogging
37. 37.When Dad called, I ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) has (c) have
38. 38.Choose the right verb: Each boy ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
39. 39.When Dad called, they ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.Choose the right verb: The packet of biscuits ___ open. (a) are (b) is

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