Worksheet of Tense
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.
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- 1.Kunal has been in the library ___ 8 o'clock. (a) since (b) for
- 2.Choose the right verb: Every girl ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
- 3.They ___ a cap when it started to rain. (a) was wearing (b) were wearing (c) were wear (d) are wearing
- 4.Name the tense: “Farhan was studying science.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) past continuous (d) present continuous
- 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carrying (c) carryying
- 6.He ___ tea when it started to rain. (a) is making (b) were making (c) was making (d) was make
- 7.When Dad called, she ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) had (c) has
- 8.We ___ to school every Sunday. (a) goes (b) going (c) go
- 9.___ the children clapping for the team right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
- 10.I ___ a cap right now. (a) is wearing (b) am wear (c) are wearing (d) am wearing
- 11.___ I take the train twice a week? (a) Does (b) Are (c) Is (d) Do
- 12.Name the tense: “Kavya was washing the dishes.” (a) past continuous (b) simple future (c) present perfect (d) simple present
- 13.___ you baking a cake now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
- 14.I have just ___ a bicycle. (a) ride (b) riding (c) ridden (d) rode
- 15.My sister ___ in this school since 2022. (a) has studied (b) studied (c) have studied (d) studies
- 16.You ___ in Delhi since 2020. (a) has worked (b) work (c) have worked (d) worked
- 17.Aisha ___ going to jog in the park next month. (a) is (b) am (c) are
- 18.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) have planted
- 19.She ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) had feed (b) have fed (c) has fed (d) had fed
- 20.She ___ swim in the pool every day. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
- 21.Myra ___ a cartoon when the bell rang. (a) is watching (b) were watching (c) was watch (d) was watching
- 22.___ my parents watch a cartoon every day? (a) Is (b) Does (c) Do (d) Are
- 23.The students ___ cricket last week. (a) play (b) will play (c) have played (d) played
- 24.___ I helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
- 25.___ I jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
- 26.They ___ a cartoon next Sunday. (a) will watching (b) will watches (c) watched (d) will watch
- 27.She has just ___ the dog. (a) feed (b) feeds (c) feeding (d) fed
- 28.We ___ run in the park already. (a) have (b) has
- 29.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
- 30.Zoya ___ a message on Saturdays. (a) send (b) sending (c) sends
- 31.We have worked in Delhi ___ five years. (a) since (b) for
- 32.They ___ ridden a bicycle already. (a) has (b) have
- 33.Choose the right verb: There ___ a lot of rice in the bag. (a) is (b) are
- 34.You ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) bought (b) will buy (c) buy (d) buyed
- 35.My parents ___ a cap when Mum came home. (a) was wearing (b) are wearing (c) were wearing (d) were wear
- 36.My brother ___ a kite at the moment. (a) is flying (b) is fly (c) am flying (d) are flying
- 37.___ Aisha running in the park now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
- 38.When Mum came home, Omkar ___ in the park. (a) were jogging (b) was jog (c) is jogging (d) was jogging
- 39.When Mum came home, we ___ on the stage. (a) are dancing (b) were dance (c) were dancing (d) was dancing
- 40.Zoya is going to ___ a message next week. (a) sent (b) sends (c) send (d) sending
Answer key
- since
- has
- were wearing
- past continuous
- carrying
- was making
- had
- go
- Are
- am wearing
- Do
- past continuous
- Are
- ridden
- has studied
- have worked
- is
- had planted
- had fed
- doesn't
- was watching
- Do
- played
- Am
- Am
- will watch
- fed
- have
- has
- sends
- for
- have
- is
- bought
- were wearing
- is flying
- Is
- was jogging
- were dancing
- send
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