Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 845 · 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.___ we washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
2. 2.Name the tense: “They carry the bag.” (a) simple future (b) present perfect (c) past perfect (d) simple present
3. 3.Name the tense: “Aarav has planted a tree.” (a) present continuous (b) past perfect (c) simple present (d) present perfect
4. 4.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) caught (c) catching
5. 5.When the bell rang, you ___ a story. (a) was telling (b) were telling (c) were tell (d) are telling
6. 6.___ Nisha feed the dog twice a week? (a) Is (b) Does (c) Do (d) Are
7. 7.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) is (b) are
8. 8.You ___ going to ride a bicycle tomorrow. (a) is (b) are (c) am
9. 9.Name the tense: “We spoke Hindi.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) present perfect
10. 10.My sister ___ written a letter already. (a) has (b) have
11. 11.___ they help Grandma last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
12. 12.We ___ the dishes now. (a) are wash (b) am washing (c) are washing (d) is washing
13. 13.She has studied in this school ___ 2020. (a) for (b) since
14. 14.When it started to rain, Ishaan ___ tea. (a) was make (b) were making (c) is making (d) was making
15. 15.He is going to ___ the dishes next month. (a) washed (b) wash (c) washes (d) washing
16. 16.We did not ___ rice last week. (a) cooked (b) cooking (c) cooks (d) cook
17. 17.Name the tense: “He had swum in the pool.” (a) past continuous (b) simple present (c) present perfect (d) past perfect
18. 18.Name the tense: “I will take the train.” (a) past perfect (b) simple future (c) present continuous (d) past continuous
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writeing (c) writing
20. 20.___ the students sending a message now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
21. 21.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) running (b) run (c) ran (d) runned
22. 22.Name the tense: “They washed the dishes.” (a) present continuous (b) past perfect (c) simple past (d) past continuous
23. 23.Name the tense: “I have told a story.” (a) simple future (b) simple past (c) present perfect (d) past continuous
24. 24.You ___ carry the bag on Saturdays. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) aren't
25. 25.When the phone rang, she ___ a tree. (a) was plant (b) was planting (c) is planting (d) were planting
26. 26.Isha ___ the ball at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were catching (b) was catch (c) is catching (d) was catching
27. 27.Aisha ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climb (d) have climbed
28. 28.Choose the right verb: Each of the girls ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
29. 29.My brother ___ Hindi twice a week. (a) speak (b) speaks (c) speaking
30. 30.___ she jogging in the park right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
31. 31.Choose the right verb: Each of the girls ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
32. 32.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) brought (b) bringed (c) bringing
33. 33.He ___ Hindi every morning. (a) speaking (b) speak (c) speaks
34. 34.When the bell rang, you ___ cricket. (a) are playing (b) were play (c) were playing (d) was playing
35. 35.___ my brother washing the dishes right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
36. 36.Choose the right verb: Each child ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
37. 37.___ they swim in the pool every morning? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Do (d) Are
38. 38.We ___ for the team right now. (a) is clapping (b) are clap (c) am clapping (d) are clapping
39. 39.They ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watch (b) will watch (c) watched (d) have watched
40. 40.He ___ rice tomorrow. (a) will cook (b) will cooks (c) cooked (d) will cooking

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