Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 847 · 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: “Meera has drunk milk.” (a) present continuous (b) past perfect (c) simple past (d) present perfect
2. 2.When the bell rang, you ___ in the park. (a) are jogging (b) was jogging (c) were jog (d) were jogging
3. 3.Nisha ___ going to plant a tree next Sunday. (a) am (b) are (c) is
4. 4.They ___ tea now. (a) am making (b) are make (c) is making (d) are making
5. 5.___ Rohan making tea right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ to school. (a) had gone (b) had went (c) has gone (d) have gone
7. 7.She ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) had make (b) had made (c) have made (d) has made
8. 8.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) are (b) is
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speaking (c) speakeing
10. 10.At 8 pm yesterday, she ___ a tree. (a) was plant (b) is planting (c) was planting (d) were planting
11. 11.He did not ___ to school in 2023. (a) go (b) going (c) goes (d) went
12. 12.He ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) had clean (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) has cleaned
13. 13.My brother ___ the bag tomorrow. (a) carried (b) will carrying (c) will carries (d) will carry
14. 14.You ___ a song right now. (a) are sing (b) are singing (c) am singing (d) is singing
15. 15.When Dad called, Dev ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.At 8 pm yesterday, we ___ Grandma. (a) was helping (b) are helping (c) were help (d) were helping
17. 17.Name the tense: “I will jog in the park.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) simple future (d) simple past
18. 18.Name the tense: “You are dancing on the stage.” (a) present perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple future (d) simple past
19. 19.I ___ a sandcastle every day. (a) build (b) builds (c) building
20. 20.Rohan ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) have taken (b) had taken (c) has taken (d) had took
21. 21.They ___ a cartoon when the phone rang. (a) were watch (b) are watching (c) were watching (d) was watching
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, they ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) had clap (c) have clapped (d) has clapped
23. 23.Choose the right verb: There ___ a lot of rice in the bag. (a) are (b) is
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cookeing (c) cooking
25. 25.Name the tense: “You help Grandma.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) simple past (d) simple present
26. 26.Ira ___ a letter tomorrow. (a) will write (b) wrote (c) will writing (d) will writes
27. 27.Name the tense: “My sister has ridden a bicycle.” (a) present perfect (b) past perfect (c) simple past (d) present continuous
28. 28.Pooja ___ in Pune since 2020. (a) lived (b) lives (c) have lived (d) has lived
29. 29.Name the tense: “Aarav helped Grandma.” (a) simple past (b) present perfect (c) past perfect (d) simple present
30. 30.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) building (b) builded (c) built
31. 31.When Dad called, we ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) had (c) have
32. 32.Manav ___ going to wash the dishes next month. (a) am (b) are (c) is
33. 33.When the bell rang, I ___ the dog. (a) was feed (b) am feeding (c) was feeding (d) were feeding
34. 34.___ he bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
35. 35.My sister is going to ___ the dishes next Sunday. (a) washes (b) washed (c) washing (d) wash
36. 36.I ___ send a message every morning. (a) aren't (b) doesn't (c) don't
37. 37.Name the tense: “I climb a tree.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) simple present (d) simple past
38. 38.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
39. 39.They ___ science when the phone rang. (a) are studying (b) were studying (c) was studying (d) were study
40. 40.Saanvi has just ___ the dishes. (a) washed (b) washes (c) washing (d) wash

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