Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 808 · 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.I ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has climbed (b) had climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climb
2. 2.They did not ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carry (b) carried (c) carrying (d) carries
3. 3.You ___ in the park at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was jogging (b) were jog (c) were jogging (d) are jogging
4. 4.You have had this bicycle ___ five years. (a) for (b) since
5. 5.___ you catch the ball two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
6. 6.Choose the right verb: All the players ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
7. 7.They ___ jogged in the park already. (a) have (b) has
8. 8.You ___ a cake right now. (a) is baking (b) are baking (c) am baking (d) are bake
9. 9.She ___ eaten a mango already. (a) has (b) have
10. 10.Zoya ___ the bag right now. (a) are carrying (b) is carrying (c) am carrying (d) is carry
11. 11.Zoya ___ milk when the phone rang. (a) was drinking (b) were drinking (c) was drink (d) is drinking
12. 12.When the phone rang, Diya ___ a message. (a) was sending (b) were sending (c) was send (d) is sending
13. 13.She ___ the dog now. (a) am feeding (b) is feeding (c) are feeding (d) is feed
14. 14.___ we cook rice two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
15. 15.At 8 pm yesterday, Tara ___ a song. (a) was sing (b) were singing (c) is singing (d) was singing
16. 16.My parents ___ going to send a message tomorrow. (a) are (b) am (c) is
17. 17.You ___ the room when it started to rain. (a) are cleaning (b) were cleaning (c) were clean (d) was cleaning
18. 18.When it started to rain, she ___ in the park. (a) is jogging (b) was jogging (c) were jogging (d) was jog
19. 19.My brother ___ sing a song on Saturdays. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
20. 20.My friends ___ a sandcastle when Mum came home. (a) were building (b) were build (c) was building (d) are building
21. 21.We have had this bicycle ___ last year. (a) for (b) since
22. 22.When the phone rang, I ___ a kite. (a) am flying (b) was flying (c) was fly (d) were flying
23. 23.My sister ___ a sandcastle two days ago. (a) builds (b) builded (c) will build (d) built
24. 24.My brother did not ___ the match two days ago. (a) won (b) winning (c) wins (d) win
25. 25.___ my brother swim in the pool every day? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Does (d) Do
26. 26.They ___ send a message every Sunday. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) aren't
27. 27.___ she telling a story at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
28. 28.We ___ run in the park every morning. (a) aren't (b) don't (c) doesn't
29. 29.When it started to rain, you ___ vegetables. (a) were buy (b) were buying (c) was buying (d) are buying
30. 30.Name the tense: “He has sung a song.” (a) simple present (b) present continuous (c) present perfect (d) past perfect
31. 31.Yash ___ run in the park twice a week. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
32. 32.___ he ride a bicycle every day? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Does (d) Is
33. 33.___ we washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
34. 34.You ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) have sent (d) had sent
35. 35.___ she dance on the stage last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
36. 36.When the phone rang, we ___ science. (a) were study (b) are studying (c) were studying (d) was studying
37. 37.By the time we reached, Aarav ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) has washed
38. 38.He ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) are helping (b) is help (c) is helping (d) am helping
39. 39.We ___ a cartoon when it started to rain. (a) were watch (b) were watching (c) are watching (d) was watching
40. 40.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 7. (a) are (b) is

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