Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 836 · 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 parents ___ the bag in 2023. (a) carry (b) have carried (c) will carry (d) carried
2. 2.Choose the right verb: All the students ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
3. 3.The children ___ a cartoon twice a week. (a) watching (b) watches (c) watch
4. 4.When the phone rang, we ___ a mango. (a) were eating (b) were eat (c) was eating (d) are eating
5. 5.He ___ the ball when Mum came home. (a) is catching (b) was catch (c) was catching (d) were catching
6. 6.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwed (b) thrown (c) throwing (d) threw
7. 7.My sister has just ___ the room. (a) clean (b) cleaning (c) cleans (d) cleaned
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watchhing (c) watching
9. 9.___ he jogging in the park now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
10. 10.Kunal ___ in this school since 2022. (a) studied (b) has studied (c) studies (d) have studied
11. 11.When Mum came home, he ___ in the park. (a) were jogging (b) was jog (c) is jogging (d) was jogging
12. 12.When Mum came home, she ___ a kite. (a) were flying (b) is flying (c) was fly (d) was flying
13. 13.He ___ ride a bicycle twice a week. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
14. 14.They ___ for the team when the phone rang. (a) are clapping (b) was clapping (c) were clap (d) were clapping
15. 15.Choose the right verb: The scissors ___ sharp. (a) is (b) are
16. 16.Manav ___ in the park twice a week. (a) running (b) runs (c) run
17. 17.He ___ a message last week. (a) will send (b) sends (c) sent (d) sended
18. 18.Choose the right verb: Every child ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
19. 19.I did not ___ in the park in 2023. (a) jog (b) jogs (c) jogged (d) jogging
20. 20.Name the tense: “My sister wrote a letter.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) present perfect (d) past continuous
21. 21.Aarav has just ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) washes (c) washing (d) washed
22. 22.Name the tense: “My brother has washed the dishes.” (a) past perfect (b) present perfect (c) simple present (d) simple future
23. 23.They ___ cricket when it started to rain. (a) are playing (b) was playing (c) were playing (d) were play
24. 24.Choose the right verb: Neither Nisha nor my cousins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
25. 25.I ___ the train tomorrow. (a) will take (b) will takes (c) will taking (d) took
26. 26.She has just ___ a cap. (a) wore (b) worn (c) wearing (d) wear
27. 27.She ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) will plant (b) plants (c) has planted (d) planted
28. 28.___ the children cooking rice right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
29. 29.He ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) have watched
30. 30.We ___ a song next Sunday. (a) sang (b) will sing (c) will sings (d) will singing
31. 31.My brother has just ___ a message. (a) send (b) sends (c) sending (d) sent
32. 32.Name the tense: “She was bringing lunch.” (a) simple past (b) simple present (c) simple future (d) past continuous
33. 33.Name the tense: “She was drinking milk.” (a) past continuous (b) past perfect (c) simple past (d) simple present
34. 34.They ___ fly a kite every Sunday. (a) aren't (b) doesn't (c) don't
35. 35.I ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) wash (b) have washed (c) will wash (d) washed
36. 36.My parents ___ a cartoon next month. (a) will watches (b) will watch (c) watched (d) will watching
37. 37.Yash ___ gone to school already. (a) have (b) has
38. 38.My parents are going to ___ a picture tomorrow. (a) drawing (b) drew (c) draw (d) draws
39. 39.Name the tense: “We were studying science.” (a) present perfect (b) simple present (c) past perfect (d) past continuous
40. 40.Choose the right verb: Mathematics ___ my favourite subject. (a) is (b) are

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