Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 86 · 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 ___ Grandma on Saturdays. (a) help (b) helps (c) helping
2. 2.She ___ going to clap for the team next Sunday. (a) are (b) is (c) am
3. 3.___ we cooking rice right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
4. 4.Name the tense: “Omkar is winning the match.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) simple past (d) past perfect
5. 5.Name the tense: “We will wear a cap.” (a) present perfect (b) simple present (c) simple future (d) simple past
6. 6.At 8 pm yesterday, we ___ a sandcastle. (a) are building (b) were building (c) were build (d) was building
7. 7.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 8. (a) is (b) are
8. 8.Vivaan ___ Grandma when the phone rang. (a) was help (b) were helping (c) is helping (d) was helping
9. 9.The children ___ Grandma now. (a) are helping (b) am helping (c) are help (d) is helping
10. 10.At 8 pm yesterday, Farhan ___ rice. (a) is cooking (b) was cook (c) were cooking (d) was cooking
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carrying (c) carryying
12. 12.She is going to ___ a mango next week. (a) eats (b) ate (c) eat (d) eating
13. 13.Aditya ___ a message every morning. (a) sending (b) sends (c) send
14. 14.Diya is going to ___ a sandcastle tomorrow. (a) built (b) builds (c) build (d) building
15. 15.Choose the right verb: All the boys ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
16. 16.___ she help Grandma every morning? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Does (d) Are
17. 17.My sister ___ milk now. (a) is drink (b) are drinking (c) am drinking (d) is drinking
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writing (c) writeeing
19. 19.___ she studying science right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
20. 20.When Mum came home, we ___ tea. (a) are making (b) was making (c) were making (d) were make
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) buildeing (c) building
22. 22.Nisha ___ a letter when it started to rain. (a) was write (b) is writing (c) were writing (d) was writing
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playing (c) playeing
24. 24.We ___ sing a song every Sunday. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) aren't
25. 25.I ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) am wash (b) is washing (c) am washing (d) are washing
26. 26.Zoya ___ in the park every morning. (a) running (b) run (c) runs
27. 27.My brother ___ a song tomorrow. (a) will singing (b) sang (c) will sing (d) will sings
28. 28.My friends are going to ___ the match next week. (a) wins (b) won (c) winning (d) win
29. 29.He ___ the train twice a week. (a) taking (b) takes (c) take
30. 30.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoke (b) speaking (c) spoken (d) speaked
31. 31.Name the tense: “You write a letter.” (a) simple present (b) simple past (c) simple future (d) past perfect
32. 32.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 8. (a) are (b) is
33. 33.They ___ milk before it got dark. (a) had drunk (b) had drank (c) have drunk (d) has drunk
34. 34.She ___ a cartoon when it started to rain. (a) was watch (b) was watching (c) were watching (d) is watching
35. 35.They ___ the dog twice a week. (a) feeds (b) feed (c) feeding
36. 36.She ___ a cap when the bell rang. (a) is wearing (b) were wearing (c) was wear (d) was wearing
37. 37.When Dad called, you ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
38. 38.When it started to rain, they ___ a mango. (a) was eating (b) were eat (c) were eating (d) are eating
39. 39.___ Priya jog in the park twice a week? (a) Are (b) Does (c) Is (d) Do
40. 40.Name the tense: “He has sung a song.” (a) simple present (b) present perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple past

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