Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 776 · 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.Name the tense: “We are clapping for the team.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) past continuous
2. 2.When the phone rang, we ___ milk. (a) are drinking (b) were drink (c) was drinking (d) were drinking
3. 3.Isha did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) climbed (b) climbs (c) climbing (d) climb
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, Karan ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) have swum
5. 5.Name the tense: “The students were jogging in the park.” (a) present perfect (b) past continuous (c) past perfect (d) simple present
6. 6.My sister ___ the room now. (a) are cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) is clean (d) is cleaning
7. 7.Choose the right verb: Each student ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
8. 8.Name the tense: “Nisha eats a mango.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) simple future (d) simple present
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryeing (c) carryying
10. 10.We ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) had carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) have carried
11. 11.When Dad called, you ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
12. 12.___ I speak Hindi twice a week? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Does (d) Is
13. 13.Choose the right verb: Physics ___ interesting. (a) are (b) is
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) draweing (c) drawing
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singing (b) singging (c) singeing
16. 16.Name the tense: “They are studying science.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple future
17. 17.___ he build a sandcastle yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, they ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) had played (c) have played (d) has played
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, Karan ___ the match. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had win (d) had won
20. 20.They did not ___ the bag two days ago. (a) carrying (b) carry (c) carried (d) carries
21. 21.The students did not ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carrying (b) carried (c) carry (d) carries
22. 22.Name the tense: “They were watching a cartoon.” (a) simple past (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) past continuous
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinkking (c) drinkeing
24. 24.Priya has just ___ tea. (a) making (b) makes (c) made (d) make
25. 25.Name the tense: “I had won the match.” (a) past continuous (b) simple future (c) simple present (d) past perfect
26. 26.He ___ flown a kite already. (a) has (b) have
27. 27.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 9. (a) is (b) are
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeeing (c) takeing
29. 29.Name the tense: “You have gone to school.” (a) present perfect (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) simple future
30. 30.___ she go to school yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
31. 31.___ she carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
32. 32.Name the tense: “My sister helped Grandma.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) simple past (d) simple present
33. 33.You ___ in the park next month. (a) jogged (b) will jog (c) will jogs (d) will jogging
34. 34.We ___ Grandma every day. (a) help (b) helping (c) helps
35. 35.___ you watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
36. 36.When Dad called, Zoya ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
37. 37.My brother ___ on the stage when Mum came home. (a) is dancing (b) was dance (c) were dancing (d) was dancing
38. 38.We have studied in this school ___ two years. (a) for (b) since
39. 39.___ we bring lunch two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
40. 40.They ___ going to wear a cap next week. (a) is (b) am (c) are

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