Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 860 · 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.Name the tense: “We will win the match.” (a) simple present (b) past continuous (c) simple future (d) simple past
2. 2.Choose the right verb: My trousers ___ new. (a) are (b) is
3. 3.You ___ lunch every morning. (a) brings (b) bringing (c) bring
4. 4.Name the tense: “My friends were taking the train.” (a) past continuous (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) present perfect
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throwing (c) throweing
6. 6.___ my brother fly a kite two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
7. 7.I ___ dance on the stage every Sunday. (a) aren't (b) don't (c) doesn't
8. 8.I ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) had sung (b) has sung (c) had sang (d) have sung
9. 9.The children did not ___ a story yesterday. (a) tell (b) tells (c) telling (d) told
10. 10.We ___ the bag two days ago. (a) have carried (b) will carry (c) carry (d) carried
11. 11.___ I buying vegetables right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
12. 12.___ they plant a tree every Sunday? (a) Is (b) Does (c) Are (d) Do
13. 13.At 8 pm yesterday, you ___ a cake. (a) were bake (b) were baking (c) was baking (d) are baking
14. 14.Name the tense: “Aarav had watched a cartoon.” (a) simple past (b) past continuous (c) past perfect (d) present continuous
15. 15.My brother ___ sent a message already. (a) have (b) has
16. 16.They ___ the train two days ago. (a) taked (b) took (c) take (d) will take
17. 17.We ___ a cake twice a week. (a) bakes (b) bake (c) baking
18. 18.He ___ the train when the bell rang. (a) were taking (b) was take (c) is taking (d) was taking
19. 19.My cousins have just ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) caught (c) catches (d) catching
20. 20.___ we watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
21. 21.You ___ in Delhi since 2019. (a) work (b) have worked (c) worked (d) has worked
22. 22.We did not ___ on the stage last week. (a) dances (b) dancing (c) danced (d) dance
23. 23.My sister ___ written a letter already. (a) has (b) have
24. 24.When the bell rang, they ___ the dishes. (a) are washing (b) was washing (c) were washing (d) were wash
25. 25.Name the tense: “We were winning the match.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) past perfect (d) past continuous
26. 26.Name the tense: “He was singing a song.” (a) past continuous (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) present perfect
27. 27.Dev has been in the library ___ 10 am. (a) since (b) for
28. 28.Choose the right verb: Every player ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
29. 29.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 3. (a) is (b) are
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, the children ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) has gone (c) had gone (d) had went
31. 31.They ___ in the park every day. (a) run (b) runs (c) running
32. 32.I ___ in Pune since 2022. (a) have lived (b) has lived (c) lived (d) live
33. 33.Aarav ___ vegetables tomorrow. (a) will buying (b) will buys (c) bought (d) will buy
34. 34.Rohan ___ play cricket every day. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
35. 35.My sister ___ go to school on Saturdays. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
36. 36.The children have just ___ rice. (a) cooked (b) cook (c) cooking (d) cooks
37. 37.We ___ in Pune since 2021. (a) has lived (b) lived (c) have lived (d) live
38. 38.You ___ the bag when it started to rain. (a) are carrying (b) were carrying (c) was carrying (d) were carry
39. 39.You ___ a kite on Saturdays. (a) flying (b) flies (c) fly
40. 40.My parents ___ run in the park every day. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) aren't

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