Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 807 · 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.Choose the right verb: Each of the children ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
2. 2.Choose the right verb: There ___ some water in the bottle. (a) are (b) is
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feedding (c) feedeing
4. 4.Saanvi has just ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) cook (c) cooking (d) cooked
5. 5.They ___ a bicycle when the phone rang. (a) were ride (b) were riding (c) are riding (d) was riding
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) riding (c) rideing
7. 7.When the phone rang, my brother ___ science. (a) were studying (b) is studying (c) was studying (d) was study
8. 8.___ you singing a song now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
9. 9.Choose the right verb: My spectacles ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
10. 10.My brother ___ the ball every day. (a) catching (b) catches (c) catch
11. 11.Choose the right verb: The scissors ___ sharp. (a) are (b) is
12. 12.Choose the right verb: Each girl ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
13. 13.When the phone rang, Diya ___ a kite. (a) was fly (b) were flying (c) is flying (d) was flying
14. 14.___ we winning the match now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
15. 15.Rahul ___ milk at the moment. (a) is drinking (b) are drinking (c) is drink (d) am drinking
16. 16.We ___ written a letter already. (a) have (b) has
17. 17.___ you fly a kite yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
18. 18.They ___ the train every Sunday. (a) take (b) takes (c) taking
19. 19.My brother did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) threw (b) throwing (c) throws (d) throw
20. 20.When Dad called, my parents ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) has (c) had
21. 21.By the time we reached, my sister ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) has brought
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) building (c) buildeing
23. 23.They have known my best friend ___ five years. (a) since (b) for
24. 24.Ananya ___ wear a cap on Saturdays. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
25. 25.My sister ___ vegetables when the bell rang. (a) was buying (b) was buy (c) is buying (d) were buying
26. 26.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbbing (c) climbing
28. 28.Name the tense: “She has watched a cartoon.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) past continuous (d) present perfect
29. 29.Aditya has been in the library ___ an hour. (a) since (b) for
30. 30.___ she win the match every Sunday? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Does (d) Are
31. 31.Name the tense: “You were building a sandcastle.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) past perfect (d) simple future
32. 32.We are going to ___ science next Sunday. (a) studies (b) study (c) studied (d) studying
33. 33.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
34. 34.We ___ a cake every day. (a) bake (b) bakes (c) baking
35. 35.I did not ___ the match last week. (a) won (b) win (c) winning (d) wins
36. 36.___ we drink milk last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
37. 37.He ___ a cap tomorrow. (a) will wears (b) wore (c) will wear (d) will wearing
38. 38.Rohan ___ in Pune since 2022. (a) lived (b) lives (c) have lived (d) has lived
39. 39.Name the tense: “You had swum in the pool.” (a) simple future (b) past perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple past
40. 40.Name the tense: “My brother draws a picture.” (a) simple past (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) past perfect

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