Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 846 · 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: “Nisha has cleaned the room.” (a) simple past (b) simple future (c) present perfect (d) present continuous
2. 2.My cousins have worked in Delhi ___ 2020. (a) since (b) for
3. 3.When Dad called, she ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.When it started to rain, Manav ___ in the park. (a) is running (b) was run (c) were running (d) was running
5. 5.Name the tense: “Kabir had told a story.” (a) past continuous (b) simple present (c) present perfect (d) past perfect
6. 6.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winning (c) winned
7. 7.Name the tense: “My friends fed the dog.” (a) simple past (b) present perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple future
8. 8.You ___ for the team when the phone rang. (a) were clapping (b) were clap (c) are clapping (d) was clapping
9. 9.I have waited for the bus ___ 8 o'clock. (a) since (b) for
10. 10.He ___ lunch last Sunday. (a) bringed (b) brings (c) brought (d) will bring
11. 11.I ___ in Pune since 2019. (a) live (b) has lived (c) lived (d) have lived
12. 12.He ___ a message at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were sending (b) was send (c) was sending (d) is sending
13. 13.We ___ a cake next week. (a) will bakes (b) will baking (c) baked (d) will bake
14. 14.When Mum came home, the children ___ tea. (a) was making (b) were making (c) are making (d) were make
15. 15.At 8 pm yesterday, they ___ a tree. (a) were climb (b) was climbing (c) were climbing (d) are climbing
16. 16.We ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
17. 17.We ___ milk every Sunday. (a) drinks (b) drink (c) drinking
18. 18.My brother ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) had went (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) has gone
19. 19.They ___ a message every Sunday. (a) sends (b) sending (c) send
20. 20.We did not ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) dancing (b) dances (c) dance (d) danced
21. 21.She ___ in the park when it started to rain. (a) is jogging (b) was jogging (c) was jog (d) were jogging
22. 22.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) buying (c) bought
23. 23.Riya is going to ___ the dog next Sunday. (a) fed (b) feeds (c) feeding (d) feed
24. 24.Yash ___ science next month. (a) will studying (b) will study (c) studied (d) will studies
25. 25.Choose the right verb: There ___ a cat in the garden. (a) are (b) is
26. 26.She ___ on the stage on Saturdays. (a) dancing (b) dance (c) dances
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) draweing (c) drawing
28. 28.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) took (b) taking (c) taked (d) taken
29. 29.___ she run in the park on Saturdays? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do (d) Does
30. 30.Arjun did not ___ a mango yesterday. (a) eat (b) eating (c) ate (d) eats
31. 31.Sneha ___ the ball when Mum came home. (a) was throw (b) was throwing (c) were throwing (d) is throwing
32. 32.___ you make tea every Sunday? (a) Are (b) Does (c) Do (d) Is
33. 33.He ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) has washed (b) will wash (c) washes (d) washed
34. 34.When Dad called, I ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) has (c) had
35. 35.My parents have been in the library ___ morning. (a) since (b) for
36. 36.My sister ___ vegetables next month. (a) will buys (b) will buy (c) will buying (d) bought
37. 37.He has just ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) cooked (c) cook (d) cooking
38. 38.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 9. (a) are (b) is
39. 39.We are going to ___ the dog next week. (a) fed (b) feeds (c) feed (d) feeding
40. 40.My friends ___ milk twice a week. (a) drinking (b) drink (c) drinks

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