Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 85 · 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: “You drank milk.” (a) present perfect (b) simple future (c) simple present (d) simple past
2. 2.___ the students play cricket on Saturdays? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do (d) Does
3. 3.We ___ a kite right now. (a) is flying (b) am flying (c) are flying (d) are fly
4. 4.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flyed (b) flown (c) flying (d) flew
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) had taken (d) has taken
6. 6.We did not ___ a cap last week. (a) wore (b) wears (c) wearing (d) wear
7. 7.___ we riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
8. 8.___ my sister building a sandcastle right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
9. 9.We did not ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watch (b) watching (c) watched (d) watches
10. 10.Farhan ___ vegetables tomorrow. (a) bought (b) will buying (c) will buys (d) will buy
11. 11.Name the tense: “They will jog in the park.” (a) simple present (b) present continuous (c) simple future (d) simple past
12. 12.He ___ going to tell a story next week. (a) are (b) am (c) is
13. 13.You ___ science now. (a) is studying (b) am studying (c) are studying (d) are study
14. 14.She ___ a cartoon now. (a) am watching (b) are watching (c) is watch (d) is watching
15. 15.Choose the right verb: Each student ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
16. 16.They have studied in this school ___ last year. (a) since (b) for
17. 17.Choose the right verb: Physics ___ interesting. (a) is (b) are
18. 18.___ the children sing a song last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
19. 19.You ___ a cake every morning. (a) bakes (b) baking (c) bake
20. 20.My parents have been in the library ___ 8 o'clock. (a) for (b) since
21. 21.I ___ swim in the pool every morning. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
22. 22.Aarav ___ a letter when it started to rain. (a) is writing (b) were writing (c) was write (d) was writing
23. 23.My sister is going to ___ on the stage next month. (a) danced (b) dance (c) dancing (d) dances
24. 24.My parents did not ___ milk last Sunday. (a) drinking (b) drinks (c) drink (d) drank
25. 25.When Dad called, we ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
26. 26.___ I wash the dishes every day? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Are (d) Do
27. 27.They ___ the ball next week. (a) will throws (b) threw (c) will throwing (d) will throw
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyeing (c) buyying
29. 29.The students ___ a message when the bell rang. (a) are sending (b) were sending (c) were send (d) was sending
30. 30.You ___ draw a picture every Sunday. (a) aren't (b) doesn't (c) don't
31. 31.My parents ___ a mango every day. (a) eat (b) eats (c) eating
32. 32.___ I run in the park yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
33. 33.He ___ feed the dog twice a week. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
34. 34.She ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
35. 35.My sister ___ milk when the phone rang. (a) was drinking (b) is drinking (c) were drinking (d) was drink
36. 36.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) is (b) are
37. 37.He ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) had thrown (d) has thrown
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, Priya ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
39. 39.We ___ in this school since 2021. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) study (d) studied
40. 40.I ___ the ball now. (a) am catch (b) are catching (c) am catching (d) is catching

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