Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 867 · 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.She ___ a bicycle next Sunday. (a) will riding (b) will rides (c) rode (d) will ride
2. 2.Name the tense: “She will wash the dishes.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) present perfect (d) simple future
3. 3.You ___ a picture every morning. (a) draw (b) draws (c) drawing
4. 4.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) building (c) builded
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyying (c) flyeing
6. 6.My parents ___ a story every day. (a) tell (b) tells (c) telling
7. 7.We ___ planted a tree already. (a) has (b) have
8. 8.We ___ science every morning. (a) studying (b) studies (c) study
9. 9.Name the tense: “She had told a story.” (a) simple future (b) past perfect (c) simple past (d) past continuous
10. 10.Ira ___ a letter when the bell rang. (a) is writing (b) was write (c) were writing (d) was writing
11. 11.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) feeding (c) fed
12. 12.Name the tense: “I was drinking milk.” (a) simple future (b) past continuous (c) simple present (d) present continuous
13. 13.Name the tense: “She has sent a message.” (a) present perfect (b) simple future (c) present continuous (d) past continuous
14. 14.I ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
15. 15.Name the tense: “He has washed the dishes.” (a) simple future (b) simple past (c) past continuous (d) present perfect
16. 16.We have just ___ a sandcastle. (a) builds (b) building (c) build (d) built
17. 17.We ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) builded (b) build (c) built (d) will build
18. 18.He ___ in Pune since 2022. (a) lived (b) lives (c) have lived (d) has lived
19. 19.They are going to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dancing (b) danced (c) dance (d) dances
20. 20.___ they winning the match right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
21. 21.My sister ___ a letter when Mum came home. (a) was write (b) is writing (c) were writing (d) was writing
22. 22.You have just ___ the room. (a) cleaning (b) clean (c) cleaned (d) cleans
23. 23.My cousins ___ the ball on Saturdays. (a) throws (b) throw (c) throwing
24. 24.We ___ a kite on Saturdays. (a) flying (b) fly (c) flies
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) buildding (c) building
26. 26.Choose the right verb: Neither the twins nor Tara ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
27. 27.When it started to rain, we ___ vegetables. (a) was buying (b) are buying (c) were buy (d) were buying
28. 28.She ___ rice when Mum came home. (a) were cooking (b) was cooking (c) is cooking (d) was cook
29. 29.She ___ the dishes next month. (a) will washes (b) will washing (c) will wash (d) washed
30. 30.You have just ___ the train. (a) taken (b) took (c) take (d) taking
31. 31.They ___ cricket next month. (a) will playing (b) played (c) will plays (d) will play
32. 32.___ we jogging in the park now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
33. 33.___ you eating a mango right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
34. 34.Saanvi ___ watch a cartoon on Saturdays. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
35. 35.They did not ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) spoke (b) speak (c) speaks (d) speaking
36. 36.Arjun did not ___ a story yesterday. (a) telling (b) tell (c) told (d) tells
37. 37.When Dad called, Meera ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had
38. 38.When Dad called, she ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) had (c) has
39. 39.Neel is going to ___ a message next month. (a) sending (b) sends (c) sent (d) send
40. 40.___ they eat a mango last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did

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