Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 853 · 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.We ___ lunch every Sunday. (a) bringing (b) bring (c) brings
2. 2.Name the tense: “Sneha is feeding the dog.” (a) past continuous (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) present perfect
3. 3.Meera ___ Hindi when the phone rang. (a) was speak (b) is speaking (c) were speaking (d) was speaking
4. 4.___ he clap for the team yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
5. 5.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) fed (c) feeded
6. 6.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) are (b) is
7. 7.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 3. (a) is (b) are
8. 8.Choose the right verb: Neither my cousins nor Ira ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
9. 9.Choose the right verb: Each of the children ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
10. 10.They ___ Hindi at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were speak (b) were speaking (c) was speaking (d) are speaking
11. 11.At 8 pm yesterday, I ___ a tree. (a) was climb (b) was climbing (c) were climbing (d) am climbing
12. 12.He ___ science when the bell rang. (a) was study (b) was studying (c) were studying (d) is studying
13. 13.He ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) had played (b) have played (c) has played (d) had play
14. 14.She has known my best friend ___ two years. (a) for (b) since
15. 15.I ___ the dog last week. (a) will feed (b) fed (c) feed (d) feeded
16. 16.When it started to rain, I ___ in the park. (a) am jogging (b) was jog (c) was jogging (d) were jogging
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singing (c) singging
18. 18.Name the tense: “My sister wears a cap.” (a) simple present (b) present perfect (c) present continuous (d) past perfect
19. 19.Choose the right verb: Every boy ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
20. 20.He ___ help Grandma twice a week. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
21. 21.___ we wash the dishes every day? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Do (d) Are
22. 22.He ___ jogged in the park already. (a) have (b) has
23. 23.We ___ cricket when Mum came home. (a) are playing (b) were play (c) were playing (d) was playing
24. 24.My parents ___ the dishes when Mum came home. (a) were wash (b) are washing (c) were washing (d) was washing
25. 25.I ___ cooked rice already. (a) have (b) has
26. 26.They have just ___ a mango. (a) eating (b) eat (c) ate (d) eaten
27. 27.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
28. 28.Name the tense: “We wrote a letter.” (a) simple present (b) present perfect (c) simple past (d) present continuous
29. 29.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 5. (a) are (b) is
30. 30.___ Neel study science on Saturdays? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do (d) Does
31. 31.We ___ a song in 2023. (a) will sing (b) sing (c) sang (d) have sung
32. 32.I ___ science when it started to rain. (a) was study (b) was studying (c) am studying (d) were studying
33. 33.Kavya ___ a kite every Sunday. (a) fly (b) flying (c) flies
34. 34.We ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) had flown (d) has flown
35. 35.Choose the right verb: Physics ___ interesting. (a) is (b) are
36. 36.He did not ___ a bicycle last week. (a) rides (b) rode (c) riding (d) ride
37. 37.Sneha ___ in the park next Sunday. (a) will runs (b) will running (c) ran (d) will run
38. 38.When the phone rang, Aarav ___ science. (a) is studying (b) were studying (c) was studying (d) was study
39. 39.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) runned (b) ran (c) run (d) running
40. 40.Omkar did not ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) buying (b) bought (c) buys (d) buy

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