Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 855 · 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 before the guests arrived. (a) had bring (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) has brought
2. 2.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 3. (a) are (b) is
3. 3.He ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) have bought
4. 4.She ___ the train now. (a) is take (b) am taking (c) is taking (d) are taking
5. 5.I ___ in the park now. (a) is jogging (b) am jogging (c) am jog (d) are jogging
6. 6.Choose the right verb: Either Karan or my cousins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
7. 7.Kunal ___ going to draw a picture tomorrow. (a) am (b) is (c) are
8. 8.My brother ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) washed (b) washes (c) will wash (d) has washed
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writeeing (c) writing
10. 10.You ___ catch the ball every day. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, Rohan ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
12. 12.My friends ___ the dishes every Sunday. (a) washing (b) washes (c) wash
13. 13.He is going to ___ to school tomorrow. (a) went (b) going (c) go (d) goes
14. 14.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
15. 15.Name the tense: “We brought lunch.” (a) simple future (b) present perfect (c) past perfect (d) simple past
16. 16.When Mum came home, Aditya ___ rice. (a) was cook (b) was cooking (c) is cooking (d) were cooking
17. 17.My brother ___ ride a bicycle twice a week. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
18. 18.We ___ Grandma on Saturdays. (a) helps (b) helping (c) help
19. 19.When the bell rang, my cousins ___ the match. (a) was winning (b) were winning (c) were win (d) are winning
20. 20.___ you tell a story every Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Are (d) Is
21. 21.She is going to ___ on the stage tomorrow. (a) dance (b) danced (c) dancing (d) dances
22. 22.Name the tense: “You cook rice.” (a) simple present (b) past perfect (c) simple future (d) simple past
23. 23.At 8 pm yesterday, we ___ vegetables. (a) was buying (b) were buy (c) were buying (d) are buying
24. 24.My cousins ___ drawn a picture already. (a) has (b) have
25. 25.Nisha has just ___ vegetables. (a) bought (b) buying (c) buys (d) buy
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) building (b) buildeing (c) buildding
27. 27.Name the tense: “He will study science.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) present perfect
28. 28.They ___ the bag right now. (a) am carrying (b) is carrying (c) are carry (d) are carrying
29. 29.You ___ sing a song twice a week. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
30. 30.We are going to ___ a sandcastle next month. (a) builds (b) build (c) built (d) building
31. 31.When the bell rang, he ___ a tree. (a) were planting (b) was plant (c) was planting (d) is planting
32. 32.My parents ___ tea at the moment. (a) are make (b) is making (c) am making (d) are making
33. 33.Name the tense: “We threw the ball.” (a) past continuous (b) simple present (c) simple future (d) simple past
34. 34.They are going to ___ on the stage tomorrow. (a) dance (b) dancing (c) danced (d) dances
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) riding (c) rideing
36. 36.Diya ___ a bicycle next month. (a) will ride (b) rode (c) will riding (d) will rides
37. 37.He ___ a kite twice a week. (a) flying (b) fly (c) flies
38. 38.We ___ study science every morning. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) aren't
39. 39.They are going to ___ the match next Sunday. (a) wins (b) winning (c) won (d) win
40. 40.My sister ___ draw a picture every day. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't

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