Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 78 · 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 making tea right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
2. 2.She ___ swum in the pool already. (a) has (b) have
3. 3.We ___ a sandcastle next week. (a) will build (b) will building (c) will builds (d) built
4. 4.___ Arjun clap for the team every Sunday? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Does (d) Is
5. 5.My cousins have worked in Delhi ___ five years. (a) for (b) since
6. 6.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drinking (c) drank (d) drunk
7. 7.Omkar ___ a tree yesterday. (a) will climb (b) has climbed (c) climbed (d) climbs
8. 8.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwed (b) thrown (c) throwing (d) threw
9. 9.You ___ going to cook rice tomorrow. (a) is (b) are (c) am
10. 10.Name the tense: “We took the train.” (a) simple past (b) simple present (c) present perfect (d) past perfect
11. 11.___ my sister throwing the ball right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
12. 12.Saanvi ___ a message every morning. (a) sends (b) send (c) sending
13. 13.He ___ a tree every day. (a) planting (b) plants (c) plant
14. 14.When Dad called, we ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) have (c) has
15. 15.___ my friends carry the bag every morning? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Are (d) Is
16. 16.Karan ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had made (d) had make
17. 17.We did not ___ in the pool last week. (a) swimming (b) swam (c) swim (d) swims
18. 18.At 8 pm yesterday, my brother ___ rice. (a) is cooking (b) were cooking (c) was cook (d) was cooking
19. 19.___ you swimming in the pool right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) clapeing (c) claping
21. 21.___ Omkar catching the ball now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
22. 22.Omkar did not ___ the room in 2023. (a) cleaned (b) clean (c) cleans (d) cleaning
23. 23.When it started to rain, Zoya ___ a mango. (a) were eating (b) was eat (c) is eating (d) was eating
24. 24.Rahul ___ clean the room twice a week. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
25. 25.___ we buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
26. 26.You ___ rice now. (a) are cooking (b) are cook (c) is cooking (d) am cooking
27. 27.They ___ for the team when it started to rain. (a) was clapping (b) were clapping (c) are clapping (d) were clap
28. 28.Yash ___ in this school since 2019. (a) teaches (b) taught (c) has taught (d) have taught
29. 29.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) have (c) has
30. 30.He has just ___ for the team. (a) clap (b) clapping (c) claps (d) clapped
31. 31.I ___ the dog next Sunday. (a) will feed (b) will feeds (c) will feeding (d) fed
32. 32.My parents ___ in this school since 2019. (a) taught (b) have taught (c) has taught (d) teach
33. 33.Isha ___ the dishes when the bell rang. (a) were washing (b) is washing (c) was washing (d) was wash
34. 34.You have just ___ a song. (a) sing (b) singing (c) sang (d) sung
35. 35.I did not ___ science yesterday. (a) studied (b) studies (c) study (d) studying
36. 36.Choose the right verb: The bunch of bananas ___ ripe. (a) is (b) are
37. 37.Name the tense: “We were cooking rice.” (a) past continuous (b) simple past (c) simple future (d) present continuous
38. 38.Choose the right verb: All the students ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
39. 39.Tara has just ___ a cartoon. (a) watching (b) watch (c) watched (d) watches
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, Arjun ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) has carried

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