Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 781 · 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.Ishaan is going to ___ a mango next week. (a) ate (b) eat (c) eats (d) eating
2. 2.___ he take the train in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
3. 3.My cousins ___ going to plant a tree next month. (a) is (b) are (c) am
4. 4.___ she speak Hindi on Saturdays? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are (d) Does
5. 5.He ___ a story every day. (a) tells (b) telling (c) tell
6. 6.Name the tense: “Arjun is washing the dishes.” (a) simple present (b) simple past (c) past perfect (d) present continuous
7. 7.Choose the right verb: Either my cousins or Omkar ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
8. 8.Name the tense: “We play cricket.” (a) past continuous (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) simple future
9. 9.We have just ___ the ball. (a) throw (b) threw (c) throwing (d) thrown
10. 10.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
11. 11.You ___ a message every Sunday. (a) send (b) sends (c) sending
12. 12.You ___ the dog now. (a) am feeding (b) is feeding (c) are feed (d) are feeding
13. 13.We ___ a letter next month. (a) wrote (b) will writing (c) will write (d) will writes
14. 14.I have worked in Delhi ___ two years. (a) since (b) for
15. 15.___ my brother cooking rice now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
16. 16.I ___ the dog tomorrow. (a) will feeding (b) fed (c) will feeds (d) will feed
17. 17.He ___ carry the bag every morning. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
18. 18.Ishaan ___ on the stage next month. (a) will dance (b) will dances (c) danced (d) will dancing
19. 19.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) runned (b) run (c) running (d) ran
20. 20.Nisha ___ to school when the phone rang. (a) was go (b) was going (c) were going (d) is going
21. 21.Saanvi ___ the dog twice a week. (a) feeding (b) feed (c) feeds
22. 22.You have lived in Pune ___ 2020. (a) for (b) since
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buyeing (c) buying
24. 24.By the time we reached, she ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) had carried
25. 25.Name the tense: “You were singing a song.” (a) simple present (b) present continuous (c) past continuous (d) present perfect
26. 26.When it started to rain, you ___ a picture. (a) was drawing (b) were drawing (c) are drawing (d) were draw
27. 27.___ he win the match last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
28. 28.I ___ a story next month. (a) will telling (b) will tell (c) will tells (d) told
29. 29.When Dad called, my sister ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) has (c) have
30. 30.He has played in the garden ___ an hour. (a) for (b) since
31. 31.They ___ a mango tomorrow. (a) will eats (b) ate (c) will eat (d) will eating
32. 32.Name the tense: “Kunal studies science.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) simple present (d) past continuous
33. 33.My cousins ___ Grandma when the bell rang. (a) are helping (b) was helping (c) were help (d) were helping
34. 34.Farhan ___ the train next Sunday. (a) will taking (b) will take (c) took (d) will takes
35. 35.She did not ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) wash (b) washing (c) washes (d) washed
36. 36.They ___ make tea twice a week. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) aren't
37. 37.___ he playing cricket at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
38. 38.Name the tense: “He was baking a cake.” (a) past perfect (b) present continuous (c) past continuous (d) present perfect
39. 39.Vivaan ___ spoken Hindi already. (a) have (b) has
40. 40.He did not ___ a story yesterday. (a) tell (b) telling (c) tells (d) told

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