Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 857 · 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 brother ___ a tree every day. (a) climbing (b) climb (c) climbs
2. 2.Choose the right verb: Each of the children ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
3. 3.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) weared (b) wore (c) worn (d) wearing
4. 4.My brother ___ a tree at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was climbing (b) were climbing (c) was climb (d) is climbing
5. 5.___ she ride a bicycle every morning? (a) Is (b) Does (c) Are (d) Do
6. 6.My sister ___ a message on Saturdays. (a) send (b) sending (c) sends
7. 7.When Dad called, the students ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyeing (c) studyying
9. 9.When Dad called, we ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
10. 10.He did not ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) buys (b) buy (c) buying (d) bought
11. 11.Name the tense: “My sister was cooking rice.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) past continuous
12. 12.Farhan ___ a mango at the moment. (a) am eating (b) is eating (c) are eating (d) is eat
13. 13.Name the tense: “She danced on the stage.” (a) present perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple past (d) past continuous
14. 14.I ___ run in the park every day. (a) aren't (b) don't (c) doesn't
15. 15.My brother ___ going to write a letter next week. (a) are (b) am (c) is
16. 16.You ___ flown a kite already. (a) has (b) have
17. 17.___ Priya carry the bag two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
18. 18.When the bell rang, my sister ___ Grandma. (a) is helping (b) was help (c) were helping (d) was helping
19. 19.You ___ milk before it got dark. (a) had drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drank (d) have drunk
20. 20.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flew (b) flyed (c) flying (d) flown
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feeding (c) feedding
22. 22.My parents have just ___ a tree. (a) planted (b) plants (c) plant (d) planting
23. 23.When Dad called, she ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) had (c) have
24. 24.We ___ a mango last week. (a) eated (b) will eat (c) eat (d) ate
25. 25.We ___ on the stage right now. (a) am dancing (b) are dancing (c) is dancing (d) are dance
26. 26.You have just ___ a song. (a) sung (b) singing (c) sing (d) sang
27. 27.They ___ with Nani since 2022. (a) has stayed (b) stay (c) stayed (d) have stayed
28. 28.Name the tense: “Isha had watched a cartoon.” (a) present perfect (b) past perfect (c) past continuous (d) present continuous
29. 29.My parents have just ___ a cartoon. (a) watch (b) watched (c) watches (d) watching
30. 30.They ___ ride a bicycle every Sunday. (a) aren't (b) don't (c) doesn't
31. 31.She ___ lunch at the moment. (a) am bringing (b) is bring (c) are bringing (d) is bringing
32. 32.We have just ___ the match. (a) winning (b) wins (c) won (d) win
33. 33.___ Pooja cooking rice now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
34. 34.Name the tense: “The students fly a kite.” (a) simple future (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) present perfect
35. 35.He has just ___ a story. (a) tells (b) telling (c) tell (d) told
36. 36.Name the tense: “They win the match.” (a) past continuous (b) simple future (c) simple present (d) simple past
37. 37.We ___ the bag right now. (a) am carrying (b) is carrying (c) are carry (d) are carrying
38. 38.When the phone rang, Yash ___ a picture. (a) is drawing (b) was drawing (c) was draw (d) were drawing
39. 39.We ___ played cricket already. (a) have (b) has
40. 40.Name the tense: “They will clap for the team.” (a) past perfect (b) simple future (c) present perfect (d) past continuous

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