Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 842 · 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.Name the tense: “Dev is cooking rice.” (a) past continuous (b) simple future (c) present continuous (d) present perfect
2. 2.Choose the right verb: Each girl ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
3. 3.___ I clap for the team every day? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are (d) Does
4. 4.My brother ___ for the team when the phone rang. (a) were clapping (b) was clap (c) was clapping (d) is clapping
5. 5.I have just ___ the dishes. (a) washes (b) wash (c) washing (d) washed
6. 6.___ he dance on the stage every morning? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Does (d) Are
7. 7.I ___ a kite twice a week. (a) flies (b) fly (c) flying
8. 8.At 8 pm yesterday, the children ___ Grandma. (a) are helping (b) were help (c) was helping (d) were helping
9. 9.We ___ bring lunch every day. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
10. 10.She has just ___ the dishes. (a) washes (b) washing (c) washed (d) wash
11. 11.The students ___ going to wash the dishes next Sunday. (a) am (b) are (c) is
12. 12.Tara has just ___ in the pool. (a) swam (b) swimming (c) swim (d) swum
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinkking (c) drinking
14. 14.You ___ going to send a message next month. (a) am (b) is (c) are
15. 15.Name the tense: “She will watch a cartoon.” (a) simple future (b) past continuous (c) present continuous (d) past perfect
16. 16.He ___ on the stage now. (a) is dance (b) are dancing (c) is dancing (d) am dancing
17. 17.They ___ the dog now. (a) am feeding (b) are feed (c) are feeding (d) is feeding
18. 18.Omkar ___ going to sing a song tomorrow. (a) am (b) are (c) is
19. 19.Farhan ___ clapped for the team already. (a) has (b) have
20. 20.___ Dev cleaning the room right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
21. 21.My sister has just ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) washed (c) washing (d) washes
22. 22.Dev ___ going to climb a tree next Sunday. (a) am (b) are (c) is
23. 23.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) wrote (c) written (d) writing
24. 24.He ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
25. 25.Name the tense: “My brother clapped for the team.” (a) past perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple past (d) simple present
26. 26.I ___ for the team right now. (a) am clap (b) am clapping (c) are clapping (d) is clapping
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) gooing (c) going
28. 28.My brother ___ Hindi when Mum came home. (a) were speaking (b) was speaking (c) is speaking (d) was speak
29. 29.Choose the right verb: Mathematics ___ my favourite subject. (a) is (b) are
30. 30.Name the tense: “Manav is swimming in the pool.” (a) present perfect (b) simple present (c) past perfect (d) present continuous
31. 31.Name the tense: “We bake a cake.” (a) present continuous (b) past perfect (c) simple present (d) present perfect
32. 32.My sister ___ a cake two days ago. (a) will bake (b) baked (c) has baked (d) bakes
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, my cousins ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) have thrown (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
34. 34.Name the tense: “Kunal had brought lunch.” (a) present perfect (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) past perfect
35. 35.Ira has known my best friend ___ two years. (a) since (b) for
36. 36.He ___ going to wear a cap next month. (a) are (b) is (c) am
37. 37.Ishaan ___ the ball when the phone rang. (a) was catch (b) were catching (c) was catching (d) is catching
38. 38.We ___ with Nani since 2019. (a) stay (b) have stayed (c) has stayed (d) stayed
39. 39.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) made (b) making (c) maked
40. 40.Choose the right verb: All the girls ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have

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