Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 79 · 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.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catcheing (c) catching
2. 2.My sister did not ___ a story two days ago. (a) told (b) tells (c) tell (d) telling
3. 3.The students ___ drawn a picture already. (a) have (b) has
4. 4.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drinking (c) drunk (d) drank
5. 5.My sister ___ for the team now. (a) are clapping (b) am clapping (c) is clapping (d) is clap
6. 6.___ she eating a mango right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
7. 7.When it started to rain, we ___ a mango. (a) were eat (b) are eating (c) were eating (d) was eating
8. 8.She ___ wear a cap twice a week. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
9. 9.Choose the right verb: Mathematics ___ my favourite subject. (a) is (b) are
10. 10.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) runned (b) run (c) ran (d) running
11. 11.Pooja ___ a cap twice a week. (a) wearing (b) wears (c) wear
12. 12.We ___ science now. (a) is studying (b) are studying (c) am studying (d) are study
13. 13.We have just ___ in the park. (a) ran (b) run (c) running
14. 14.Choose the right verb: There ___ a mango in the basket. (a) is (b) are
15. 15.Myra ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) had flown
16. 16.He ___ draw a picture every day. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
17. 17.I ___ Grandma on Saturdays. (a) help (b) helps (c) helping
18. 18.___ they jogging in the park now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
19. 19.He ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) has baked
20. 20.I ___ with Nani since 2021. (a) have stayed (b) has stayed (c) stayed (d) stay
21. 21.They ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
22. 22.Choose the right verb: The packet of biscuits ___ open. (a) is (b) are
23. 23.Name the tense: “She will bring lunch.” (a) past continuous (b) present perfect (c) simple present (d) simple future
24. 24.We ___ in the park when the bell rang. (a) were run (b) are running (c) were running (d) was running
25. 25.My brother is going to ___ a tree next week. (a) climb (b) climbing (c) climbed (d) climbs
26. 26.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writeeing (c) writing
28. 28.Karan did not ___ cricket yesterday. (a) played (b) plays (c) playing (d) play
29. 29.We ___ Grandma when it started to rain. (a) were help (b) was helping (c) were helping (d) are helping
30. 30.You ___ in Pune since 2022. (a) have lived (b) live (c) has lived (d) lived
31. 31.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
32. 32.You have known my best friend ___ six months. (a) since (b) for
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinkking (c) drinking
34. 34.Choose the right verb: My trousers ___ new. (a) is (b) are
35. 35.Isha ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) had dance (d) has danced
36. 36.When Mum came home, she ___ Hindi. (a) were speaking (b) is speaking (c) was speak (d) was speaking
37. 37.She did not ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) dances (b) dancing (c) dance (d) danced
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) goeing (c) going
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
40. 40.___ you going to school right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is

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