Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 789 · 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.He ___ a cap when the phone rang. (a) were wearing (b) was wear (c) was wearing (d) is wearing
2. 2.I ___ clean the room twice a week. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
3. 3.She ___ going to jog in the park next Sunday. (a) are (b) am (c) is
4. 4.Choose the right verb: The scissors ___ sharp. (a) is (b) are
5. 5.Choose the right verb: Each of the players ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
6. 6.Ishaan has just ___ the ball. (a) catches (b) catching (c) caught (d) catch
7. 7.Name the tense: “She had baked a cake.” (a) present perfect (b) past perfect (c) simple past (d) simple present
8. 8.He ___ drawn a picture already. (a) have (b) has
9. 9.Choose the right verb: Physics ___ interesting. (a) are (b) is
10. 10.My parents ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carry (b) carried (c) have carried (d) will carry
11. 11.You have just ___ for the team. (a) claps (b) clapping (c) clapped (d) clap
12. 12.Saanvi ___ a bicycle right now. (a) are riding (b) is ride (c) is riding (d) am riding
13. 13.You ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wear (b) weared (c) will wear (d) wore
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, Arjun ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
15. 15.___ Dev send a message yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
16. 16.She has just ___ a sandcastle. (a) built (b) building (c) build (d) builds
17. 17.My cousins did not ___ a message last Sunday. (a) sent (b) send (c) sending (d) sends
18. 18.Name the tense: “They are writing a letter.” (a) past continuous (b) present continuous (c) simple past (d) past perfect
19. 19.___ she going to school now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
20. 20.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 8. (a) are (b) is
21. 21.He did not ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) swim (b) swimming (c) swam (d) swims
22. 22.Name the tense: “We have clapped for the team.” (a) past perfect (b) simple past (c) present perfect (d) simple present
23. 23.He ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) had wrote (b) has written (c) had written (d) have written
24. 24.My parents ___ a song when the bell rang. (a) are singing (b) was singing (c) were sing (d) were singing
25. 25.Choose the right verb: The news ___ good today. (a) are (b) is
26. 26.My sister ___ going to write a letter next Sunday. (a) are (b) am (c) is
27. 27.You have just ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) carrying (c) carried (d) carries
28. 28.Name the tense: “You were building a sandcastle.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple past
29. 29.He ___ going to cook rice next month. (a) are (b) is (c) am
30. 30.My brother ___ the bag yesterday. (a) will carry (b) carried (c) has carried (d) carries
31. 31.___ Myra carry the bag on Saturdays? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Does (d) Do
32. 32.___ I help Grandma every morning? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do (d) Does
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rideing (c) rideeing
34. 34.They ___ catch the ball on Saturdays. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
35. 35.Name the tense: “We had ridden a bicycle.” (a) simple present (b) past perfect (c) simple future (d) simple past
36. 36.Name the tense: “I will play cricket.” (a) past continuous (b) simple future (c) present continuous (d) past perfect
37. 37.My brother ___ for the team in 2023. (a) clapped (b) will clap (c) has clapped (d) claps
38. 38.My sister ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
39. 39.I ___ going to study science next week. (a) are (b) is (c) am
40. 40.She ___ a picture now. (a) is draw (b) am drawing (c) is drawing (d) are drawing

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