Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 812 · 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.Diya did not ___ a tree two days ago. (a) plant (b) plants (c) planting (d) planted
2. 2.Meera ___ going to write a letter next Sunday. (a) are (b) is (c) am
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) building (c) buildeing
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) weareing (c) wearring
5. 5.Manav ___ tea next month. (a) will making (b) will make (c) will makes (d) made
6. 6.___ I jogging in the park now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
7. 7.Name the tense: “You fly a kite.” (a) past continuous (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) simple future
8. 8.Dev ___ write a letter twice a week. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
9. 9.When Dad called, Pooja ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
10. 10.Choose the right verb: Every player ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
11. 11.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 8. (a) are (b) is
12. 12.I ___ a mango in 2023. (a) eat (b) eated (c) ate (d) will eat
13. 13.___ I playing cricket at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
14. 14.My brother did not ___ milk in 2023. (a) drink (b) drinking (c) drinks (d) drank
15. 15.She ___ in the park when the bell rang. (a) were running (b) was running (c) is running (d) was run
16. 16.Choose the right verb: There ___ five mangoes in the basket. (a) are (b) is
17. 17.She ___ a letter right now. (a) is write (b) am writing (c) are writing (d) is writing
18. 18.I ___ help Grandma every day. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) aren't
19. 19.When the phone rang, they ___ the bag. (a) was carrying (b) were carry (c) are carrying (d) were carrying
20. 20.You ___ going to jog in the park next month. (a) is (b) am (c) are
21. 21.___ Ira writing a letter now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
22. 22.Meera ___ a letter right now. (a) am writing (b) is writing (c) are writing (d) is write
23. 23.Choose the right verb: There ___ an apple on the plate. (a) are (b) is
24. 24.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) winned (c) won
25. 25.I ___ to school tomorrow. (a) went (b) will going (c) will go (d) will goes
26. 26.I ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) have run
27. 27.You ___ a sandcastle when it started to rain. (a) were build (b) are building (c) was building (d) were building
28. 28.You ___ the dog next month. (a) will feeding (b) will feed (c) fed (d) will feeds
29. 29.You ___ catch the ball twice a week. (a) aren't (b) doesn't (c) don't
30. 30.They ___ going to take the train tomorrow. (a) are (b) is (c) am
31. 31.She ___ a bicycle last Sunday. (a) rided (b) rode (c) rides (d) will ride
32. 32.Choose the right verb: The packet of biscuits ___ open. (a) are (b) is
33. 33.He is going to ___ a message next week. (a) sent (b) send (c) sending (d) sends
34. 34.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swam (b) swimming (c) swum (d) swimmed
35. 35.They ___ vegetables twice a week. (a) buying (b) buys (c) buy
36. 36.You ___ a picture every day. (a) drawing (b) draw (c) draws
37. 37.Meera ___ the ball when it started to rain. (a) were catching (b) is catching (c) was catch (d) was catching
38. 38.They ___ a cake every Sunday. (a) bake (b) baking (c) bakes
39. 39.You ___ climb a tree on Saturdays. (a) aren't (b) doesn't (c) don't
40. 40.Choose the right verb: The scissors ___ sharp. (a) is (b) are

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