Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 850 · 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.Choose the right verb: Each boy ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
2. 2.Name the tense: “Aarav had drunk milk.” (a) past perfect (b) simple present (c) present perfect (d) simple past
3. 3.Choose the right verb: The news ___ good today. (a) are (b) is
4. 4.Choose the right verb: Either Ishaan or the twins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
5. 5.Nisha ___ in Pune since 2020. (a) have lived (b) has lived (c) lived (d) lives
6. 6.He ___ eaten a mango already. (a) have (b) has
7. 7.___ we play cricket two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
8. 8.They did not ___ a mango last week. (a) ate (b) eats (c) eat (d) eating
9. 9.Choose the right verb: Each child ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
10. 10.They ___ a story before it got dark. (a) have told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) has told
11. 11.___ she swim in the pool in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
12. 12.We have just ___ the dog. (a) feed (b) feeding (c) feeds (d) fed
13. 13.You ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
14. 14.I did not ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) buying (b) buy (c) buys (d) bought
15. 15.She has just ___ the match. (a) win (b) winning (c) wins (d) won
16. 16.He ___ a cake next week. (a) will bakes (b) baked (c) will bake (d) will baking
17. 17.He ___ with Nani since 2021. (a) stayed (b) stays (c) has stayed (d) have stayed
18. 18.They ___ the train last week. (a) take (b) taked (c) will take (d) took
19. 19.Isha ___ run in the park already. (a) have (b) has
20. 20.She ___ a letter in 2023. (a) writed (b) will write (c) writes (d) wrote
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ to school. (a) had went (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) has gone
22. 22.When Dad called, you ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
23. 23.Choose the right verb: There ___ many books on the shelf. (a) are (b) is
24. 24.When Dad called, I ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have
25. 25.Name the tense: “They are drinking milk.” (a) past continuous (b) simple future (c) simple present (d) present continuous
26. 26.My sister ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watches (b) will watch (c) has watched (d) watched
27. 27.You ___ going to jog in the park next month. (a) is (b) are (c) am
28. 28.When Dad called, Ira ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
29. 29.___ I drink milk twice a week? (a) Is (b) Does (c) Are (d) Do
30. 30.___ she jog in the park on Saturdays? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do (d) Does
31. 31.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) had (c) have
32. 32.Choose the right verb: There ___ three pencils in the box. (a) is (b) are
33. 33.Vivaan ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) had flew (b) has flown (c) had flown (d) have flown
34. 34.Name the tense: “You will sing a song.” (a) simple future (b) past perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple present
35. 35.Name the tense: “Saanvi carried the bag.” (a) simple present (b) past continuous (c) simple past (d) present perfect
36. 36.They did not ___ a story yesterday. (a) told (b) tells (c) tell (d) telling
37. 37.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) is (b) are
38. 38.When Dad called, my sister ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
39. 39.___ they bake a cake every Sunday? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Does (d) Are
40. 40.When Mum came home, you ___ rice. (a) were cook (b) are cooking (c) was cooking (d) were cooking

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