Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 849 · 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.___ Myra winning the match now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
2. 2.We ___ going to carry the bag next month. (a) are (b) am (c) is
3. 3.___ my cousins clean the room yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
4. 4.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swimmed (c) swum (d) swam
5. 5.You are going to ___ cricket next Sunday. (a) played (b) play (c) plays (d) playing
6. 6.They ___ for the team yesterday. (a) will clap (b) clapped (c) clap (d) have clapped
7. 7.She ___ cricket when the bell rang. (a) were playing (b) was play (c) is playing (d) was playing
8. 8.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) catching (c) caught
9. 9.___ we jog in the park every day? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Does (d) Are
10. 10.He ___ a tree every Sunday. (a) plants (b) planting (c) plant
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) has built (c) have built (d) had built
12. 12.She has just ___ a message. (a) send (b) sending (c) sent (d) sends
13. 13.___ Ananya buying vegetables right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
14. 14.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
15. 15.___ I climb a tree last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
16. 16.Farhan did not ___ on the stage last week. (a) dance (b) danced (c) dances (d) dancing
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washing (c) washhing
18. 18.You ___ on the stage when the bell rang. (a) was dancing (b) are dancing (c) were dance (d) were dancing
19. 19.We ___ the dog in 2023. (a) feed (b) will feed (c) feeded (d) fed
20. 20.Name the tense: “They had run in the park.” (a) simple present (b) simple future (c) present continuous (d) past perfect
21. 21.Name the tense: “Aarav had built a sandcastle.” (a) simple present (b) past perfect (c) simple past (d) present continuous
22. 22.Name the tense: “Omkar was buying vegetables.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple present
23. 23.Karan ___ a kite at the moment. (a) are flying (b) is fly (c) is flying (d) am flying
24. 24.Aditya did not ___ a song in 2023. (a) sings (b) sing (c) sang (d) singing
25. 25.We ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had caught (b) has caught (c) have caught (d) had catch
26. 26.___ my sister play cricket last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
27. 27.My brother ___ a mango on Saturdays. (a) eat (b) eats (c) eating
28. 28.When the bell rang, my cousins ___ cricket. (a) were play (b) was playing (c) are playing (d) were playing
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feedding (c) feeding
30. 30.When Mum came home, we ___ a cap. (a) were wear (b) was wearing (c) are wearing (d) were wearing
31. 31.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
32. 32.___ they bringing lunch right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
33. 33.When the bell rang, my cousins ___ lunch. (a) was bringing (b) were bring (c) were bringing (d) are bringing
34. 34.Name the tense: “You sent a message.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) simple past
35. 35.He ___ going to clap for the team tomorrow. (a) am (b) is (c) are
36. 36.I ___ plant a tree every day. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) aren't
37. 37.___ they build a sandcastle two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
38. 38.When the phone rang, I ___ in the park. (a) was jog (b) were jogging (c) was jogging (d) am jogging
39. 39.When Dad called, she ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) had (c) have
40. 40.We ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) had danced

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