Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 832 · 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.Choose the right verb: My spectacles ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
2. 2.He ___ a letter now. (a) are writing (b) is write (c) is writing (d) am writing
3. 3.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) made (c) maked
4. 4.Isha is going to ___ on the stage next month. (a) danced (b) dancing (c) dances (d) dance
5. 5.We ___ cricket when it started to rain. (a) was playing (b) are playing (c) were play (d) were playing
6. 6.Choose the right verb: All the players ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
7. 7.Name the tense: “The students have sung a song.” (a) past continuous (b) present perfect (c) simple present (d) simple past
8. 8.You ___ a story at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were telling (b) are telling (c) were tell (d) was telling
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ a kite. (a) had flown (b) has flown (c) have flown (d) had flew
10. 10.My brother ___ the ball next week. (a) will throws (b) will throwing (c) threw (d) will throw
11. 11.I ___ the train tomorrow. (a) will taking (b) will takes (c) will take (d) took
12. 12.At 8 pm yesterday, she ___ on the stage. (a) is dancing (b) was dance (c) were dancing (d) was dancing
13. 13.Name the tense: “They have danced on the stage.” (a) simple future (b) past perfect (c) past continuous (d) present perfect
14. 14.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) is (b) are
15. 15.___ I speak Hindi every day? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are (d) Does
16. 16.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 7. (a) are (b) is
17. 17.My brother ___ a kite next week. (a) will flies (b) flew (c) will flying (d) will fly
18. 18.Choose the right verb: Mathematics ___ my favourite subject. (a) are (b) is
19. 19.My brother ___ going to climb a tree tomorrow. (a) is (b) am (c) are
20. 20.___ you playing cricket now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
21. 21.The children ___ the bag in 2023. (a) carry (b) carried (c) will carry (d) have carried
22. 22.They ___ to school before it got dark. (a) has gone (b) had gone (c) have gone (d) had went
23. 23.Name the tense: “He had told a story.” (a) present perfect (b) past perfect (c) past continuous (d) present continuous
24. 24.He has just ___ a tree. (a) planted (b) planting (c) plant (d) plants
25. 25.You ___ the dishes twice a week. (a) washes (b) washing (c) wash
26. 26.She ___ tea next Sunday. (a) will make (b) made (c) will makes (d) will making
27. 27.My brother ___ in this school since 2021. (a) have studied (b) studied (c) has studied (d) studies
28. 28.Name the tense: “She wears a cap.” (a) past perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple past (d) simple present
29. 29.When Mum came home, we ___ lunch. (a) are bringing (b) were bring (c) was bringing (d) were bringing
30. 30.I ___ on the stage tomorrow. (a) will dances (b) will dancing (c) will dance (d) danced
31. 31.Choose the right verb: Either Priya or the girls ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, Aisha ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) had spoke (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
33. 33.Isha did not ___ a message two days ago. (a) sends (b) sent (c) send (d) sending
34. 34.Choose the right verb: All the boys ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
35. 35.Kavya ___ going to cook rice tomorrow. (a) is (b) am (c) are
36. 36.My brother ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had baked (b) has baked (c) have baked (d) had bake
37. 37.Aisha ___ throw the ball every day. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
38. 38.You have lived in Pune ___ last year. (a) for (b) since
39. 39.Choose the right verb: Neither Kunal nor my cousins ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
40. 40.Name the tense: “Tara had drunk milk.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple present

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