Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 825 · 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 next week. (a) planted (b) will plant (c) will plants (d) will planting
2. 2.I ___ going to build a sandcastle next Sunday. (a) is (b) am (c) are
3. 3.My brother ___ tea every morning. (a) makes (b) make (c) making
4. 4.You have had this bicycle ___ a long time. (a) for (b) since
5. 5.Choose the right verb: My trousers ___ new. (a) are (b) is
6. 6.I ___ the ball now. (a) am throw (b) am throwing (c) are throwing (d) is throwing
7. 7.We ___ in Delhi since 2021. (a) has worked (b) work (c) have worked (d) worked
8. 8.When Dad called, we ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) have (c) had
9. 9.Kavya ___ the train when it started to rain. (a) is taking (b) was take (c) was taking (d) were taking
10. 10.Name the tense: “He had danced on the stage.” (a) simple future (b) present perfect (c) simple present (d) past perfect
11. 11.They ___ the room when the phone rang. (a) was cleaning (b) were clean (c) were cleaning (d) are cleaning
12. 12.We ___ to school next week. (a) will go (b) will going (c) will goes (d) went
13. 13.He ___ a cake on Saturdays. (a) bake (b) baking (c) bakes
14. 14.My friends did not ___ in the park two days ago. (a) jog (b) jogged (c) jogs (d) jogging
15. 15.My brother is going to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dances (b) dance (c) dancing (d) danced
16. 16.My brother ___ a mango right now. (a) am eating (b) is eat (c) are eating (d) is eating
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) had eaten (c) have eaten (d) had ate
18. 18.My sister ___ in this school since 2020. (a) studies (b) studied (c) has studied (d) have studied
19. 19.Name the tense: “She has cleaned the room.” (a) present perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) past perfect
20. 20.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 7. (a) are (b) is
21. 21.He ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
22. 22.___ we cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
23. 23.They have just ___ a mango. (a) eating (b) ate (c) eat (d) eaten
24. 24.At 8 pm yesterday, you ___ to school. (a) were going (b) are going (c) were go (d) was going
25. 25.Name the tense: “He clapped for the team.” (a) past continuous (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) present continuous
26. 26.___ Farhan washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
27. 27.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) wrote (c) writing (d) written
28. 28.He has just ___ in the pool. (a) swum (b) swimming (c) swam (d) swim
29. 29.Choose the right verb: The scissors ___ sharp. (a) are (b) is
30. 30.Choose the right verb: Either the boys or Farhan ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ tea. (a) had made (b) has made (c) have made (d) had make
32. 32.By the time we reached, Farhan ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) had bought (c) have bought (d) had buy
33. 33.She ___ going to go to school next month. (a) am (b) are (c) is
34. 34.I ___ sent a message already. (a) have (b) has
35. 35.___ Isha catch the ball every morning? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is (d) Does
36. 36.We have just ___ the room. (a) cleaning (b) clean (c) cleaned (d) cleans
37. 37.___ we bake a cake every day? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do (d) Does
38. 38.Choose the right verb: The news ___ good today. (a) is (b) are
39. 39.My brother has waited for the bus ___ 8 o'clock. (a) since (b) for
40. 40.The students ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed

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