Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 841 · 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 ___ a song at the moment. (a) is singing (b) am singing (c) are singing (d) are sing
2. 2.When the phone rang, he ___ a cartoon. (a) was watch (b) were watching (c) was watching (d) is watching
3. 3.Name the tense: “You had told a story.” (a) simple past (b) simple future (c) simple present (d) past perfect
4. 4.___ my brother speak Hindi yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
5. 5.Aarav ___ the bag every morning. (a) carrying (b) carries (c) carry
6. 6.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 4. (a) are (b) is
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) have sung (d) had sung
8. 8.When the phone rang, he ___ a story. (a) were telling (b) was tell (c) was telling (d) is telling
9. 9.Choose the right verb: The news ___ good today. (a) are (b) is
10. 10.Choose the right verb: The scissors ___ sharp. (a) is (b) are
11. 11.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 5. (a) are (b) is
12. 12.Name the tense: “Pooja tells a story.” (a) present perfect (b) past perfect (c) simple present (d) present continuous
13. 13.My friends ___ vegetables last week. (a) bought (b) buyed (c) will buy (d) buy
14. 14.Ishaan has just ___ the bag. (a) carrying (b) carried (c) carry (d) carries
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speakeing (c) speaking
16. 16.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wore (b) wearing (c) weared (d) worn
17. 17.She ___ the room when the bell rang. (a) was clean (b) is cleaning (c) was cleaning (d) were cleaning
18. 18.My parents ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) had win (b) have won (c) has won (d) had won
19. 19.Name the tense: “Saanvi was taking the train.” (a) past perfect (b) past continuous (c) simple past (d) present perfect
20. 20.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawed (c) drawn (d) drew
21. 21.Name the tense: “Neel had played cricket.” (a) simple future (b) present continuous (c) past perfect (d) present perfect
22. 22.I ___ on the stage tomorrow. (a) will dancing (b) will dance (c) will dances (d) danced
23. 23.Choose the right verb: My trousers ___ new. (a) are (b) is
24. 24.___ I buy vegetables last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
25. 25.Ananya ___ a song next week. (a) sang (b) will sing (c) will sings (d) will singing
26. 26.Name the tense: “I wrote a letter.” (a) simple present (b) past continuous (c) simple past (d) simple future
27. 27.___ Riya building a sandcastle right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
28. 28.You ___ with Nani since 2021. (a) stay (b) have stayed (c) stayed (d) has stayed
29. 29.They ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had wrote (d) had written
30. 30.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) fed (b) feeding (c) feeded
31. 31.You ___ a cartoon when Mum came home. (a) were watching (b) were watch (c) are watching (d) was watching
32. 32.He ___ lunch last week. (a) brought (b) will bring (c) bringed (d) brings
33. 33.At 8 pm yesterday, we ___ the train. (a) was taking (b) are taking (c) were taking (d) were take
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyying (c) buyeing
35. 35.He did not ___ lunch in 2023. (a) bring (b) brings (c) bringing (d) brought
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cooking (c) cookking
37. 37.Omkar has just ___ the train. (a) taken (b) take (c) took (d) taking
38. 38.Choose the right verb: Each of the children ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
39. 39.They ___ a cake tomorrow. (a) baked (b) will baking (c) will bake (d) will bakes
40. 40.___ you take the train every Sunday? (a) Is (b) Does (c) Do (d) Are

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