Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 826 · 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.You ___ the train right now. (a) are take (b) am taking (c) is taking (d) are taking
2. 2.Choose the right verb: All the students ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
3. 3.___ we buying vegetables now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
4. 4.Name the tense: “He is eating a mango.” (a) past continuous (b) simple past (c) present continuous (d) simple future
5. 5.Aditya has waited for the bus ___ an hour. (a) for (b) since
6. 6.When it started to rain, my brother ___ the room. (a) was clean (b) is cleaning (c) were cleaning (d) was cleaning
7. 7.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rided (b) ridden (c) riding (d) rode
8. 8.___ I climb a tree every Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Is (d) Are
9. 9.You ___ the dishes now. (a) are washing (b) am washing (c) is washing (d) are wash
10. 10.Name the tense: “Manav helps Grandma.” (a) present continuous (b) past perfect (c) simple future (d) simple present
11. 11.You ___ going to buy vegetables next week. (a) am (b) are (c) is
12. 12.When the bell rang, I ___ a cake. (a) was baking (b) was bake (c) were baking (d) am baking
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogging (c) jogeing
14. 14.My brother did not ___ a tree in 2023. (a) climbing (b) climbs (c) climb (d) climbed
15. 15.Sneha has just ___ a song. (a) sing (b) singing (c) sang (d) sung
16. 16.___ he dance on the stage twice a week? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is (d) Does
17. 17.When it started to rain, you ___ the train. (a) was taking (b) are taking (c) were taking (d) were take
18. 18.When Dad called, my parents ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) have (c) has
19. 19.When Dad called, my brother ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
20. 20.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sent (b) sended (c) sending
21. 21.My sister ___ write a letter every Sunday. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
22. 22.Aditya ___ milk when the bell rang. (a) was drink (b) is drinking (c) was drinking (d) were drinking
23. 23.You ___ a cartoon when the bell rang. (a) are watching (b) was watching (c) were watch (d) were watching
24. 24.My sister ___ lunch at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was bring (b) is bringing (c) were bringing (d) was bringing
25. 25.By the time we reached, you ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) has clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clap
26. 26.Choose the right verb: Either Isha or the twins ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
27. 27.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) running (b) ran (c) run (d) runned
28. 28.We ___ for the team when it started to rain. (a) was clapping (b) were clapping (c) were clap (d) are clapping
29. 29.You ___ tea when Mum came home. (a) were make (b) was making (c) are making (d) were making
30. 30.My brother ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) had feed (b) have fed (c) has fed (d) had fed
31. 31.Name the tense: “They will catch the ball.” (a) simple present (b) present continuous (c) past continuous (d) simple future
32. 32.My sister ___ going to run in the park tomorrow. (a) are (b) am (c) is
33. 33.Choose the right verb: All the girls ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
34. 34.Choose the right verb: There ___ two cats in the garden. (a) are (b) is
35. 35.They are going to ___ rice tomorrow. (a) cooks (b) cook (c) cooked (d) cooking
36. 36.Isha has just ___ a song. (a) sung (b) singing (c) sing (d) sang
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) had sent (d) have sent
38. 38.When Mum came home, he ___ a cap. (a) was wear (b) was wearing (c) is wearing (d) were wearing
39. 39.My cousins have just ___ the train. (a) taking (b) take (c) taken (d) took
40. 40.Name the tense: “He will cook rice.” (a) past perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple future (d) simple past

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