Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 793 · 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 ___ in the park when Mum came home. (a) were jogging (b) was jog (c) was jogging (d) is jogging
2. 2.Nisha ___ tea yesterday. (a) will make (b) made (c) maked (d) makes
3. 3.They ___ a cake next month. (a) will bake (b) will bakes (c) will baking (d) baked
4. 4.We ___ rice at the moment. (a) are cook (b) are cooking (c) am cooking (d) is cooking
5. 5.We have known my best friend ___ last year. (a) for (b) since
6. 6.I ___ dance on the stage every morning. (a) aren't (b) don't (c) doesn't
7. 7.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) has (c) had
8. 8.They ___ the dog every morning. (a) feeds (b) feed (c) feeding
9. 9.You ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) has planted
10. 10.Name the tense: “We fed the dog.” (a) simple future (b) simple past (c) past continuous (d) simple present
11. 11.Sneha is going to ___ the room next week. (a) clean (b) cleaned (c) cleaning (d) cleans
12. 12.I ___ milk next week. (a) will drink (b) drank (c) will drinks (d) will drinking
13. 13.You ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is planting (b) are planting (c) am planting (d) are plant
14. 14.Choose the right verb: Physics ___ interesting. (a) are (b) is
15. 15.My parents ___ vegetables now. (a) am buying (b) are buying (c) is buying (d) are buy
16. 16.I ___ a tree when the phone rang. (a) am planting (b) was planting (c) was plant (d) were planting
17. 17.The children ___ a cap twice a week. (a) wear (b) wearing (c) wears
18. 18.When Dad called, she ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.My sister ___ going to play cricket tomorrow. (a) am (b) is (c) are
20. 20.___ you send a message two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
21. 21.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoke (b) speaking (c) spoken (d) speaked
22. 22.The children ___ a tree at 8 pm yesterday. (a) are climbing (b) were climb (c) was climbing (d) were climbing
23. 23.___ we make tea yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
24. 24.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 4. (a) are (b) is
25. 25.She ___ the train now. (a) is taking (b) is take (c) are taking (d) am taking
26. 26.Choose the right verb: Each of the children ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
27. 27.___ you jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
28. 28.They ___ going to take the train next month. (a) is (b) am (c) are
29. 29.I ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) am helping (b) am help (c) are helping (d) is helping
30. 30.Vivaan ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
31. 31.They ___ win the match on Saturdays. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
32. 32.She ___ in the park when Mum came home. (a) was jogging (b) was jog (c) is jogging (d) were jogging
33. 33.Name the tense: “Pooja plays cricket.” (a) simple present (b) present perfect (c) simple future (d) present continuous
34. 34.Name the tense: “I had watched a cartoon.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) simple present (d) past perfect
35. 35.She did not ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) catching (b) catch (c) catches (d) caught
36. 36.You have worked in Delhi ___ six months. (a) for (b) since
37. 37.Name the tense: “I had drunk milk.” (a) simple future (b) present continuous (c) past perfect (d) past continuous
38. 38.They have just ___ a cake. (a) bake (b) bakes (c) baked (d) baking
39. 39.___ the children wear a cap last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
40. 40.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 5. (a) are (b) is

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