Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 786 · 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.I ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
2. 2.We ___ a kite yesterday. (a) will fly (b) flyed (c) fly (d) flew
3. 3.My sister ___ the dishes next week. (a) will washing (b) will washes (c) will wash (d) washed
4. 4.Manav has just ___ vegetables. (a) bought (b) buy (c) buying (d) buys
5. 5.We ___ on the stage at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were dancing (b) was dancing (c) are dancing (d) were dance
6. 6.Name the tense: “She had ridden a bicycle.” (a) simple present (b) past continuous (c) simple past (d) past perfect
7. 7.You ___ speak Hindi every Sunday. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
8. 8.When the phone rang, he ___ a bicycle. (a) was riding (b) is riding (c) were riding (d) was ride
9. 9.I am going to ___ the bag next month. (a) carry (b) carried (c) carrying (d) carries
10. 10.I ___ Grandma at 8 pm yesterday. (a) am helping (b) were helping (c) was helping (d) was help
11. 11.My parents ___ a bicycle next week. (a) will riding (b) rode (c) will ride (d) will rides
12. 12.Name the tense: “I had studied science.” (a) simple future (b) past perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple present
13. 13.The students ___ going to carry the bag next week. (a) am (b) is (c) are
14. 14.Name the tense: “He is feeding the dog.” (a) simple present (b) past continuous (c) present perfect (d) present continuous
15. 15.Dev ___ going to plant a tree tomorrow. (a) is (b) am (c) are
16. 16.___ I baking a cake right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
17. 17.Choose the right verb: Every boy ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
18. 18.When the bell rang, they ___ the room. (a) are cleaning (b) were cleaning (c) were clean (d) was cleaning
19. 19.My brother ___ for the team every morning. (a) clap (b) clapping (c) claps
20. 20.They ___ for the team when the phone rang. (a) were clapping (b) were clap (c) was clapping (d) are clapping
21. 21.You ___ the bag next month. (a) carried (b) will carries (c) will carrying (d) will carry
22. 22.He ___ the room every day. (a) cleans (b) clean (c) cleaning
23. 23.I ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) am build (b) is building (c) am building (d) are building
24. 24.My parents ___ the room every day. (a) cleans (b) cleaning (c) clean
25. 25.My brother ___ the room on Saturdays. (a) cleaning (b) cleans (c) clean
26. 26.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
27. 27.We ___ swum in the pool already. (a) has (b) have
28. 28.They have just ___ milk. (a) drink (b) drinking (c) drank (d) drunk
29. 29.I ___ a tree at 8 pm yesterday. (a) am planting (b) were planting (c) was planting (d) was plant
30. 30.They ___ bake a cake on Saturdays. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) aren't
31. 31.Choose the right verb: The scissors ___ sharp. (a) is (b) are
32. 32.She ___ the bag last week. (a) has carried (b) carries (c) carried (d) will carry
33. 33.They ___ science tomorrow. (a) will studying (b) studied (c) will studies (d) will study
34. 34.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
35. 35.She has just ___ the bag. (a) carries (b) carrying (c) carried (d) carry
36. 36.When Dad called, we ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
38. 38.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyed (c) bought
39. 39.She ___ in this school since 2021. (a) taught (b) has taught (c) teaches (d) have taught
40. 40.I ___ for the team every day. (a) clap (b) clapping (c) claps

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