Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 851 · 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.My parents ___ a story last Sunday. (a) will tell (b) telled (c) told (d) tell
2. 2.My friends ___ Hindi next month. (a) will speaking (b) will speak (c) spoke (d) will speaks
3. 3.They ___ the dishes next week. (a) will washing (b) will washes (c) washed (d) will wash
4. 4.The students have just ___ in the pool. (a) swim (b) swimming (c) swum (d) swam
5. 5.___ she wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
6. 6.___ my brother eating a mango now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
7. 7.When Dad called, I ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) have (c) had
8. 8.Name the tense: “She had taken the train.” (a) simple present (b) past continuous (c) simple future (d) past perfect
9. 9.Choose the right verb: There ___ two cats in the garden. (a) are (b) is
10. 10.My parents ___ going to drink milk next Sunday. (a) is (b) are (c) am
11. 11.They ___ going to buy vegetables tomorrow. (a) are (b) am (c) is
12. 12.___ you bring lunch two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
13. 13.Choose the right verb: Either my cousins or Arjun ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
14. 14.___ the children clean the room on Saturdays? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Are (d) Do
15. 15.___ I catching the ball right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
16. 16.Rahul ___ Grandma right now. (a) is help (b) are helping (c) am helping (d) is helping
17. 17.They ___ take the train every day. (a) aren't (b) doesn't (c) don't
18. 18.I am going to ___ rice next Sunday. (a) cooks (b) cooking (c) cook (d) cooked
19. 19.Pooja ___ a story on Saturdays. (a) tells (b) tell (c) telling
20. 20.I ___ going to jog in the park next Sunday. (a) is (b) am (c) are
21. 21.Name the tense: “Vivaan has planted a tree.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) simple future (d) present perfect
22. 22.My sister ___ in the pool on Saturdays. (a) swim (b) swimming (c) swims
23. 23.You ___ the ball when the bell rang. (a) was throwing (b) were throwing (c) are throwing (d) were throw
24. 24.I ___ a bicycle every morning. (a) rides (b) riding (c) ride
25. 25.___ my friends play cricket twice a week? (a) Is (b) Does (c) Do (d) Are
26. 26.He ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is jogging (b) are jogging (c) is jog (d) am jogging
27. 27.By the time we reached, he ___ science. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) had studied
28. 28.He has had this bicycle ___ January. (a) since (b) for
29. 29.When the bell rang, they ___ the room. (a) were clean (b) was cleaning (c) were cleaning (d) are cleaning
30. 30.I ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) has caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) have caught
31. 31.He is going to ___ a cartoon next Sunday. (a) watching (b) watched (c) watch (d) watches
32. 32.___ I study science two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) dancing (c) danceing
34. 34.My brother ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) will draw (b) drawed (c) draws (d) drew
35. 35.You ___ the ball when the phone rang. (a) are throwing (b) were throw (c) was throwing (d) were throwing
36. 36.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 5. (a) are (b) is
37. 37.Choose the right verb: The scissors ___ sharp. (a) is (b) are
38. 38.Name the tense: “They were sending a message.” (a) simple future (b) simple past (c) past continuous (d) present continuous
39. 39.My cousins ___ the bag yesterday. (a) have carried (b) will carry (c) carried (d) carry
40. 40.By the time we reached, she ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had play (c) have played (d) had played

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