Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 791 · 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.At 8 pm yesterday, Kavya ___ cricket. (a) were playing (b) was play (c) was playing (d) is playing
2. 2.Tara ___ on the stage now. (a) is dancing (b) are dancing (c) is dance (d) am dancing
3. 3.He ___ a story at the moment. (a) are telling (b) am telling (c) is tell (d) is telling
4. 4.She ___ the dog now. (a) are feeding (b) am feeding (c) is feed (d) is feeding
5. 5.He has known my best friend ___ 2020. (a) since (b) for
6. 6.___ Meera studying science right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
7. 7.___ they buy vegetables yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
8. 8.We ___ a mango next Sunday. (a) will eats (b) ate (c) will eating (d) will eat
9. 9.When Mum came home, they ___ Hindi. (a) were speak (b) were speaking (c) are speaking (d) was speaking
10. 10.They ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
11. 11.Kunal ___ bake a cake on Saturdays. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
12. 12.Name the tense: “We ran in the park.” (a) simple present (b) past continuous (c) simple past (d) present continuous
13. 13.Sneha ___ a tree last week. (a) climbs (b) climbed (c) has climbed (d) will climb
14. 14.Neel did not ___ a message in 2023. (a) sends (b) send (c) sent (d) sending
15. 15.When Mum came home, we ___ the ball. (a) were catching (b) were catch (c) was catching (d) are catching
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, Isha ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) had study
17. 17.Zoya has just ___ science. (a) studying (b) study (c) studies (d) studied
18. 18.Choose the right verb: There ___ a cat in the garden. (a) is (b) are
19. 19.Nisha ___ plant a tree twice a week. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
20. 20.By the time the bell rang, she ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) had play (c) have played (d) has played
21. 21.When the phone rang, we ___ milk. (a) was drinking (b) were drinking (c) were drink (d) are drinking
22. 22.My brother did not ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washes (b) washed (c) washing (d) wash
23. 23.___ we clap for the team every Sunday? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Does (d) Do
24. 24.Name the tense: “You are riding a bicycle.” (a) present perfect (b) simple past (c) simple future (d) present continuous
25. 25.When the phone rang, she ___ a cartoon. (a) is watching (b) was watch (c) were watching (d) was watching
26. 26.She ___ study science every morning. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
27. 27.___ Neel fly a kite twice a week? (a) Is (b) Does (c) Do (d) Are
28. 28.When it started to rain, they ___ milk. (a) are drinking (b) were drinking (c) were drink (d) was drinking
29. 29.___ I catching the ball now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
30. 30.The children have just ___ for the team. (a) clapped (b) clap (c) clapping (d) claps
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planting (c) planteing
32. 32.My sister ___ going to fly a kite next Sunday. (a) are (b) am (c) is
33. 33.Name the tense: “They cooked rice.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) present perfect (d) past perfect
34. 34.Name the tense: “I will watch a cartoon.” (a) simple present (b) present perfect (c) simple future (d) past perfect
35. 35.Name the tense: “You were drawing a picture.” (a) present perfect (b) past perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple future
36. 36.Kabir ___ a picture twice a week. (a) drawing (b) draw (c) draws
37. 37.My sister did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jogged (b) jogs (c) jogging (d) jog
38. 38.When the phone rang, you ___ a bicycle. (a) were riding (b) was riding (c) were ride (d) are riding
39. 39.I ___ Grandma on Saturdays. (a) helping (b) help (c) helps
40. 40.When the bell rang, we ___ a bicycle. (a) were ride (b) are riding (c) was riding (d) were riding

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