Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 817 · 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.When Dad called, she ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
2. 2.___ Diya play cricket on Saturdays? (a) Does (b) Are (c) Is (d) Do
3. 3.You ___ milk next month. (a) will drinks (b) will drinking (c) will drink (d) drank
4. 4.___ my cousins dance on the stage last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
5. 5.Vivaan ___ a kite at 8 pm yesterday. (a) is flying (b) were flying (c) was flying (d) was fly
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studying (c) studyeing
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, Sneha ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
8. 8.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drinking (c) drank (d) drunk
9. 9.My sister ___ going to go to school tomorrow. (a) am (b) is (c) are
10. 10.We ___ the train at the moment. (a) are take (b) are taking (c) is taking (d) am taking
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
12. 12.___ my friends baking a cake now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
13. 13.We ___ a tree on Saturdays. (a) plants (b) plant (c) planting
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) jogging (c) joging
15. 15.Choose the right verb: Either the girls or Diya ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
16. 16.Ishaan ___ send a message on Saturdays. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
17. 17.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) ran (b) running (c) runned (d) run
18. 18.He did not ___ the train two days ago. (a) took (b) take (c) takes (d) taking
19. 19.My sister ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) builded (b) built (c) builds (d) will build
20. 20.I ___ win the match every day. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
21. 21.Name the tense: “They tell a story.” (a) present perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) past perfect
22. 22.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catched (c) caught
23. 23.Choose the right verb: All the students ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) has flown
25. 25.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) are (b) is
26. 26.___ we wear a cap every Sunday? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Are (d) Do
27. 27.We ___ buy vegetables every day. (a) aren't (b) don't (c) doesn't
28. 28.___ I bake a cake in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
29. 29.I ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) had danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) have danced
30. 30.My friends ___ milk when the phone rang. (a) are drinking (b) were drink (c) were drinking (d) was drinking
31. 31.He has just ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) play (c) played (d) plays
32. 32.Zoya ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) will eat (b) eated (c) eats (d) ate
33. 33.You ___ cook rice every Sunday. (a) aren't (b) doesn't (c) don't
34. 34.When it started to rain, I ___ science. (a) were studying (b) am studying (c) was study (d) was studying
35. 35.She ___ lunch tomorrow. (a) will bringing (b) brought (c) will brings (d) will bring
36. 36.I ___ the room now. (a) is cleaning (b) am clean (c) are cleaning (d) am cleaning
37. 37.You ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) has worn (b) have worn (c) had wore (d) had worn
38. 38.Riya ___ rice when the bell rang. (a) is cooking (b) was cook (c) was cooking (d) were cooking
39. 39.___ my cousins climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
40. 40.___ he climb a tree last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did

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