Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 809 · 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: Neither Omkar nor the boys ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
2. 2.___ my sister bring lunch every Sunday? (a) Are (b) Does (c) Do (d) Is
3. 3.___ you swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
4. 4.___ she baking a cake now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
5. 5.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) is (b) are
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watching (c) watchhing
7. 7.___ Ira tell a story last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
8. 8.He ___ made tea already. (a) have (b) has
9. 9.Meera ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) had help (b) has helped (c) had helped (d) have helped
10. 10.I ___ a mango tomorrow. (a) will eat (b) will eating (c) ate (d) will eats
11. 11.When Dad called, I ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) had (c) has
12. 12.Choose the right verb: Every child ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
13. 13.When the phone rang, you ___ in the park. (a) are running (b) was running (c) were run (d) were running
14. 14.Name the tense: “My parents are buying vegetables.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) past perfect (d) present perfect
15. 15.When Mum came home, he ___ tea. (a) were making (b) was making (c) was make (d) is making
16. 16.Aditya ___ tea when it started to rain. (a) is making (b) was making (c) were making (d) was make
17. 17.___ you take the train every Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Are (d) Is
18. 18.Name the tense: “My brother is washing the dishes.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) present continuous
19. 19.You ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had built (d) had build
20. 20.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
21. 21.He ___ going to bring lunch next week. (a) am (b) is (c) are
22. 22.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwed (b) thrown (c) throwing (d) threw
23. 23.My brother has just ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) washing (c) washed (d) washes
24. 24.They ___ going to take the train tomorrow. (a) is (b) am (c) are
25. 25.Name the tense: “He feeds the dog.” (a) past continuous (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) present perfect
26. 26.Rohan ___ the match now. (a) is win (b) is winning (c) am winning (d) are winning
27. 27.My sister ___ milk next week. (a) will drink (b) will drinking (c) drank (d) will drinks
28. 28.When the bell rang, you ___ a mango. (a) were eat (b) were eating (c) are eating (d) was eating
29. 29.Name the tense: “We will win the match.” (a) simple present (b) past perfect (c) simple future (d) present continuous
30. 30.Name the tense: “She plants a tree.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) simple present (d) present continuous
31. 31.They have had this bicycle ___ 2019. (a) since (b) for
32. 32.You have just ___ milk. (a) drank (b) drunk (c) drinking (d) drink
33. 33.I have just ___ a tree. (a) climb (b) climbs (c) climbing (d) climbed
34. 34.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringed (c) brought
35. 35.Name the tense: “You go to school.” (a) simple past (b) simple present (c) past perfect (d) past continuous
36. 36.When the bell rang, she ___ the dog. (a) was feeding (b) were feeding (c) is feeding (d) was feed
37. 37.We ___ in this school since 2020. (a) taught (b) has taught (c) teach (d) have taught
38. 38.When it started to rain, Kavya ___ the match. (a) were winning (b) was winning (c) was win (d) is winning
39. 39.Name the tense: “Isha will throw the ball.” (a) simple future (b) past perfect (c) simple past (d) simple present
40. 40.He ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had sent

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