Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 778 · 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.We ___ a cake at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were baking (b) was baking (c) are baking (d) were bake
2. 2.Saanvi ___ tea now. (a) is making (b) are making (c) am making (d) is make
3. 3.At 8 pm yesterday, my parents ___ cricket. (a) are playing (b) was playing (c) were play (d) were playing
4. 4.He ___ thrown the ball already. (a) have (b) has
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) winning (c) wineing
6. 6.___ I carry the bag yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telling (c) telleing
8. 8.Name the tense: “They threw the ball.” (a) present perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple past (d) past perfect
9. 9.She ___ the bag when the bell rang. (a) is carrying (b) was carrying (c) was carry (d) were carrying
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyeing (c) flyying
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringeing (c) bringging
12. 12.You ___ a tree when the phone rang. (a) was planting (b) are planting (c) were planting (d) were plant
13. 13.Riya ___ clean the room twice a week. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
14. 14.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 7. (a) is (b) are
15. 15.She did not ___ the train last Sunday. (a) taking (b) take (c) takes (d) took
16. 16.___ you singing a song right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
17. 17.Zoya did not ___ a tree last week. (a) planting (b) plant (c) plants (d) planted
18. 18.Zoya has worked in Delhi ___ six months. (a) for (b) since
19. 19.When Dad called, you ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
20. 20.You ___ in Delhi since 2022. (a) have worked (b) worked (c) has worked (d) work
21. 21.Name the tense: “They bake a cake.” (a) past continuous (b) present continuous (c) simple future (d) simple present
22. 22.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
23. 23.The students ___ the room now. (a) are cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) are clean (d) am cleaning
24. 24.You ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
25. 25.My brother ___ a tree in 2023. (a) will plant (b) plants (c) has planted (d) planted
26. 26.We ___ the bag now. (a) are carrying (b) am carrying (c) is carrying (d) are carry
27. 27.We are going to ___ the train next month. (a) taking (b) took (c) takes (d) take
28. 28.Choose the right verb: Each student ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
29. 29.They ___ a letter twice a week. (a) write (b) writing (c) writes
30. 30.You ___ in this school since 2019. (a) studied (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) study
31. 31.When the phone rang, I ___ a cartoon. (a) were watching (b) was watching (c) was watch (d) am watching
32. 32.I ___ in Pune since 2020. (a) has lived (b) live (c) lived (d) have lived
33. 33.He ___ going to play cricket tomorrow. (a) am (b) are (c) is
34. 34.___ my sister climb a tree in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
35. 35.My parents ___ a story on Saturdays. (a) tell (b) telling (c) tells
36. 36.Choose the right verb: Physics ___ interesting. (a) are (b) is
37. 37.They ___ the room in 2023. (a) cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) will clean (d) clean
38. 38.Name the tense: “Rahul was helping Grandma.” (a) present perfect (b) past continuous (c) simple past (d) past perfect
39. 39.Name the tense: “We were washing the dishes.” (a) simple past (b) past continuous (c) simple present (d) simple future
40. 40.He ___ drunk milk already. (a) has (b) have

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