Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 797 · 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.When the bell rang, Saanvi ___ tea. (a) was make (b) were making (c) is making (d) was making
2. 2.Name the tense: “She is feeding the dog.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) past continuous (d) simple future
3. 3.Dev is going to ___ a cartoon next month. (a) watches (b) watched (c) watch (d) watching
4. 4.When Mum came home, Kabir ___ the ball. (a) was catch (b) is catching (c) were catching (d) was catching
5. 5.I ___ a cake at 8 pm yesterday. (a) am baking (b) was baking (c) was bake (d) were baking
6. 6.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
7. 7.Name the tense: “My friends baked a cake.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) past continuous
8. 8.When the phone rang, he ___ a picture. (a) is drawing (b) was draw (c) was drawing (d) were drawing
9. 9.I am going to ___ cricket next month. (a) playing (b) played (c) play (d) plays
10. 10.___ my cousins clap for the team every morning? (a) Are (b) Does (c) Is (d) Do
11. 11.They ___ a mango now. (a) are eat (b) am eating (c) are eating (d) is eating
12. 12.Choose the right verb: All the boys ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
13. 13.The children have played in the garden ___ 10 am. (a) for (b) since
14. 14.He has had this bicycle ___ last year. (a) for (b) since
15. 15.We did not ___ a letter last Sunday. (a) wrote (b) writes (c) write (d) writing
16. 16.At 8 pm yesterday, she ___ a cake. (a) were baking (b) was bake (c) is baking (d) was baking
17. 17.Name the tense: “She has bought vegetables.” (a) present perfect (b) past continuous (c) past perfect (d) present continuous
18. 18.You ___ a song every morning. (a) singing (b) sings (c) sing
19. 19.When the phone rang, you ___ the ball. (a) are catching (b) were catch (c) were catching (d) was catching
20. 20.He ___ in Pune since 2020. (a) lives (b) has lived (c) lived (d) have lived
21. 21.___ Neel make tea every morning? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is (d) Does
22. 22.Name the tense: “I was watching a cartoon.” (a) simple past (b) past continuous (c) simple future (d) simple present
23. 23.She ___ lunch tomorrow. (a) brought (b) will bring (c) will brings (d) will bringing
24. 24.He ___ in Pune since 2019. (a) lives (b) lived (c) has lived (d) have lived
25. 25.We ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) has danced
26. 26.My brother ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) is dancing (b) is dance (c) am dancing (d) are dancing
27. 27.She ___ for the team tomorrow. (a) will clapping (b) clapped (c) will claps (d) will clap
28. 28.We ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) built (b) will build (c) build (d) builded
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringing (c) bringging
30. 30.___ she throwing the ball now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
31. 31.She has lived in Pune ___ 2019. (a) since (b) for
32. 32.___ they play cricket last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
33. 33.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flown (b) flying (c) flyed (d) flew
34. 34.___ we riding a bicycle now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
35. 35.We ___ a letter tomorrow. (a) will write (b) wrote (c) will writing (d) will writes
36. 36.Farhan ___ going to fly a kite tomorrow. (a) am (b) are (c) is
37. 37.My brother ___ a letter right now. (a) are writing (b) is write (c) am writing (d) is writing
38. 38.They ___ Grandma next month. (a) will help (b) will helping (c) helped (d) will helps
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throweing (c) throwing
40. 40.Name the tense: “My cousins bring lunch.” (a) present perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple past (d) simple present

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