Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 837 · 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.Vivaan ___ cricket now. (a) am playing (b) is play (c) are playing (d) is playing
2. 2.My brother ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are climbing (b) is climb (c) am climbing (d) is climbing
3. 3.My brother ___ cricket when the phone rang. (a) were playing (b) was playing (c) was play (d) is playing
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyeing (c) studyying
5. 5.My brother did not ___ a picture last week. (a) drew (b) draws (c) drawing (d) draw
6. 6.I ___ the ball next month. (a) will catches (b) will catching (c) caught (d) will catch
7. 7.___ the children sing a song last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
8. 8.My brother ___ take the train every morning. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
9. 9.___ you baking a cake right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
10. 10.We ___ milk next month. (a) drank (b) will drinks (c) will drink (d) will drinking
11. 11.By the time we reached, I ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
12. 12.Omkar ___ for the team every morning. (a) claps (b) clapping (c) clap
13. 13.They did not ___ to school last Sunday. (a) going (b) go (c) went (d) goes
14. 14.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) is (b) are
15. 15.She ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) has made (b) had made (c) have made (d) had make
16. 16.You ___ a song when Mum came home. (a) are singing (b) were sing (c) were singing (d) was singing
17. 17.Name the tense: “Meera was jogging in the park.” (a) past continuous (b) past perfect (c) simple past (d) present continuous
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) clapping (c) claping
19. 19.I ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) have brought (b) has brought (c) had brought (d) had bring
20. 20.Name the tense: “I danced on the stage.” (a) past perfect (b) simple present (c) present perfect (d) simple past
21. 21.He has just ___ in the pool. (a) swimming (b) swim (c) swam (d) swum
22. 22.Name the tense: “Arjun will watch a cartoon.” (a) simple past (b) simple future (c) past continuous (d) present continuous
23. 23.He ___ caught the ball already. (a) have (b) has
24. 24.___ you help Grandma on Saturdays? (a) Does (b) Are (c) Is (d) Do
25. 25.By the time we reached, my brother ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) has gone (c) had went (d) had gone
26. 26.My brother ___ going to watch a cartoon next month. (a) is (b) are (c) am
27. 27.When Dad called, he ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has
28. 28.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) run (b) runned (c) ran (d) running
29. 29.Neel ___ the train tomorrow. (a) will takes (b) took (c) will taking (d) will take
30. 30.They ___ a picture tomorrow. (a) drew (b) will drawing (c) will draw (d) will draws
31. 31.When the bell rang, my brother ___ a song. (a) was sing (b) were singing (c) was singing (d) is singing
32. 32.Name the tense: “They were playing cricket.” (a) past continuous (b) present perfect (c) simple past (d) past perfect
33. 33.Name the tense: “You were watching a cartoon.” (a) past continuous (b) simple present (c) present perfect (d) past perfect
34. 34.Kavya did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) run (b) ran (c) running (d) runs
35. 35.Choose the right verb: The news ___ good today. (a) is (b) are
36. 36.___ we swim in the pool last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, he ___ to school. (a) had gone (b) have gone (c) has gone (d) had went
38. 38.Choose the right verb: There ___ an apple on the plate. (a) is (b) are
39. 39.___ Isha cook rice on Saturdays? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Are (d) Is
40. 40.You ___ a cake now. (a) are bake (b) am baking (c) is baking (d) are baking

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