Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 784 · 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.When Mum came home, we ___ the match. (a) were win (b) are winning (c) were winning (d) was winning
2. 2.You ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) build (b) will build (c) built (d) builded
3. 3.___ the children speak Hindi in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
4. 4.My parents ___ in this school since 2022. (a) teach (b) have taught (c) has taught (d) taught
5. 5.___ Kabir run in the park every day? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Does (d) Is
6. 6.She ___ cricket next Sunday. (a) will plays (b) played (c) will play (d) will playing
7. 7.___ Rohan studying science right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
8. 8.Choose the right verb: All the students ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
9. 9.___ she build a sandcastle last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
10. 10.You did not ___ to school in 2023. (a) went (b) goes (c) go (d) going
11. 11.Choose the right verb: Each of the children ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
12. 12.They ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singing (b) singeing (c) singging
14. 14.We ___ take the train on Saturdays. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) aren't
15. 15.When the phone rang, we ___ a kite. (a) are flying (b) was flying (c) were flying (d) were fly
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, she ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) has helped
17. 17.He ___ Hindi every day. (a) speaks (b) speak (c) speaking
18. 18.We ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) has told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) have told
19. 19.___ they swimming in the pool right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
20. 20.I ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) have eaten
21. 21.At 8 pm yesterday, they ___ the dog. (a) were feed (b) was feeding (c) are feeding (d) were feeding
22. 22.When the bell rang, Neel ___ science. (a) was study (b) was studying (c) is studying (d) were studying
23. 23.She ___ in Pune since 2019. (a) lives (b) has lived (c) lived (d) have lived
24. 24.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.Name the tense: “I was climbing a tree.” (a) past perfect (b) simple present (c) past continuous (d) simple past
26. 26.My sister ___ in Delhi since 2019. (a) works (b) has worked (c) worked (d) have worked
27. 27.When Dad called, I ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) have (c) has
28. 28.We ___ a cake when Mum came home. (a) were bake (b) was baking (c) were baking (d) are baking
29. 29.We ___ the train every Sunday. (a) takes (b) taking (c) take
30. 30.They have had this bicycle ___ five years. (a) for (b) since
31. 31.Zoya ___ a mango now. (a) is eating (b) is eat (c) am eating (d) are eating
32. 32.Name the tense: “The children were eating a mango.” (a) present perfect (b) past continuous (c) simple past (d) present continuous
33. 33.Choose the right verb: There ___ five mangoes in the basket. (a) is (b) are
34. 34.Choose the right verb: Mathematics ___ my favourite subject. (a) is (b) are
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eating (c) eateing
36. 36.I ___ the train before it got dark. (a) have taken (b) had taken (c) has taken (d) had took
37. 37.___ we fly a kite twice a week? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Does (d) Do
38. 38.He ___ sent a message already. (a) have (b) has
39. 39.Choose the right verb: Either Farhan or the girls ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
40. 40.Name the tense: “Vivaan had carried the bag.” (a) past continuous (b) past perfect (c) present continuous (d) present perfect

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