Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 821 · 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.My friends ___ catch the ball on Saturdays. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) aren't
2. 2.Isha has just ___ a sandcastle. (a) builds (b) built (c) building (d) build
3. 3.When it started to rain, we ___ a message. (a) are sending (b) was sending (c) were sending (d) were send
4. 4.Omkar ___ going to dance on the stage next week. (a) am (b) is (c) are
5. 5.She ___ in Pune since 2020. (a) has lived (b) lives (c) lived (d) have lived
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinking (c) drinkking
7. 7.The students ___ in Delhi since 2019. (a) work (b) worked (c) have worked (d) has worked
8. 8.___ my sister carrying the bag now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
9. 9.Choose the right verb: Every child ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
10. 10.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) gone (b) goed (c) went (d) going
11. 11.My friends ___ going to wash the dishes next Sunday. (a) is (b) am (c) are
12. 12.She ___ the dog when Mum came home. (a) was feeding (b) were feeding (c) was feed (d) is feeding
13. 13.When the bell rang, Manav ___ science. (a) was study (b) is studying (c) was studying (d) were studying
14. 14.Aditya has lived in Pune ___ six months. (a) for (b) since
15. 15.You ___ lunch in 2023. (a) bringed (b) bring (c) brought (d) will bring
16. 16.They ___ a tree when it started to rain. (a) are planting (b) was planting (c) were planting (d) were plant
17. 17.My brother ___ a bicycle when Mum came home. (a) is riding (b) were riding (c) was riding (d) was ride
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) building (b) buildeing (c) buildding
19. 19.You ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) had studied
20. 20.You have just ___ on the stage. (a) dance (b) danced (c) dances (d) dancing
21. 21.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
22. 22.___ I carry the bag every day? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is (d) Does
23. 23.They ___ cricket when the phone rang. (a) was playing (b) are playing (c) were play (d) were playing
24. 24.Choose the right verb: Every player ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
25. 25.You ___ going to watch a cartoon next Sunday. (a) are (b) is (c) am
26. 26.Choose the right verb: Each player ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
27. 27.She ___ the ball at the moment. (a) am throwing (b) is throw (c) are throwing (d) is throwing
28. 28.We ___ a letter next week. (a) wrote (b) will writing (c) will writes (d) will write
29. 29.Choose the right verb: Either the girls or Aarav ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
30. 30.By the time we reached, Zoya ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) have played (c) has played (d) had played
31. 31.She ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) plays (b) will play (c) played (d) has played
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
33. 33.You have lived in Pune ___ two years. (a) since (b) for
34. 34.She ___ in this school since 2019. (a) studies (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) studied
35. 35.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 6. (a) is (b) are
36. 36.He ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writeeing (c) writing
38. 38.Name the tense: “He will dance on the stage.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) simple future (d) simple present
39. 39.They have known my best friend ___ five years. (a) for (b) since
40. 40.Name the tense: “They have eaten a mango.” (a) simple future (b) past continuous (c) present perfect (d) past perfect

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