Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 80 · 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.They did not ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watches (b) watching (c) watched (d) watch
2. 2.Choose the right verb: Neither Ishaan nor my cousins ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
3. 3.By the time we reached, my parents ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) have gone
4. 4.She ___ Grandma now. (a) am helping (b) is help (c) are helping (d) is helping
5. 5.Choose the right verb: Either the twins or Dev ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
6. 6.I have just ___ on the stage. (a) dance (b) dances (c) dancing (d) danced
7. 7.At 8 pm yesterday, they ___ Grandma. (a) were helping (b) were help (c) are helping (d) was helping
8. 8.I ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) had clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) have clapped
9. 9.My sister ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) had wrote (b) had written (c) have written (d) has written
10. 10.I ___ going to clean the room next Sunday. (a) are (b) am (c) is
11. 11.The children ___ a cake when Mum came home. (a) were baking (b) was baking (c) were bake (d) are baking
12. 12.He has just ___ a tree. (a) planted (b) plants (c) plant (d) planting
13. 13.We ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are jog (b) am jogging (c) are jogging (d) is jogging
14. 14.He ___ going to ride a bicycle next Sunday. (a) am (b) are (c) is
15. 15.My sister has had this bicycle ___ five years. (a) for (b) since
16. 16.Name the tense: “Ananya will jog in the park.” (a) simple future (b) past perfect (c) present perfect (d) simple present
17. 17.We are going to ___ a cap next Sunday. (a) wear (b) wears (c) wore (d) wearing
18. 18.Choose the right verb: My spectacles ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
19. 19.When the phone rang, Rohan ___ in the pool. (a) was swim (b) is swimming (c) was swimming (d) were swimming
20. 20.Choose the right verb: Each of the players ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
21. 21.Name the tense: “Vivaan rode a bicycle.” (a) past continuous (b) present perfect (c) simple past (d) simple present
22. 22.She ___ in Pune since 2021. (a) lived (b) have lived (c) has lived (d) lives
23. 23.Saanvi ___ a song on Saturdays. (a) sings (b) singing (c) sing
24. 24.I ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) had clean (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) has cleaned
25. 25.They ___ a tree every Sunday. (a) climbs (b) climb (c) climbing
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
27. 27.We have just ___ the room. (a) cleaning (b) cleaned (c) cleans (d) clean
28. 28.My brother ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) had ridden (b) has ridden (c) had rode (d) have ridden
29. 29.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) fed (c) feeding
30. 30.Riya ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watched (b) had watch (c) has watched (d) have watched
31. 31.___ Myra throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
32. 32.___ you telling a story at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
33. 33.We ___ build a sandcastle every Sunday. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
34. 34.I ___ with Nani since 2020. (a) has stayed (b) have stayed (c) stayed (d) stay
35. 35.They did not ___ a song in 2023. (a) sang (b) singing (c) sing (d) sings
36. 36.I ___ going to dance on the stage next month. (a) are (b) is (c) am
37. 37.She did not ___ tea two days ago. (a) making (b) make (c) made (d) makes
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) have worn (c) had wore (d) had worn
39. 39.___ she cook rice in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
40. 40.My sister has had this bicycle ___ 2019. (a) for (b) since

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