Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 868 · 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: “I sing a song.” (a) present perfect (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) present continuous
2. 2.When the phone rang, Neel ___ science. (a) were studying (b) was studying (c) is studying (d) was study
3. 3.We ___ in the pool when the phone rang. (a) was swimming (b) were swim (c) are swimming (d) were swimming
4. 4.Sneha ___ in the park next month. (a) ran (b) will runs (c) will run (d) will running
5. 5.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
6. 6.You ___ to school next week. (a) went (b) will go (c) will goes (d) will going
7. 7.They did not ___ vegetables in 2023. (a) buy (b) buys (c) bought (d) buying
8. 8.You did not ___ a mango last week. (a) eat (b) ate (c) eating (d) eats
9. 9.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) is (b) are
10. 10.Name the tense: “My friends are planting a tree.” (a) past continuous (b) past perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple future
11. 11.I ___ a song tomorrow. (a) will sings (b) will singing (c) sang (d) will sing
12. 12.He ___ in this school since 2020. (a) have studied (b) studies (c) has studied (d) studied
13. 13.My brother ___ caught the ball already. (a) has (b) have
14. 14.We ___ a kite now. (a) am flying (b) is flying (c) are fly (d) are flying
15. 15.Name the tense: “Ananya was drinking milk.” (a) simple future (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) past continuous
16. 16.Choose the right verb: Every boy ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
17. 17.Choose the right verb: Each of the girls ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
18. 18.___ you studying science now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
19. 19.They ___ a cake on Saturdays. (a) bakes (b) baking (c) bake
20. 20.She did not ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) dancing (b) dances (c) dance (d) danced
21. 21.When Dad called, he ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) had (c) has
22. 22.When the bell rang, Arjun ___ lunch. (a) is bringing (b) was bring (c) was bringing (d) were bringing
23. 23.They ___ Grandma in 2023. (a) will help (b) helped (c) help (d) have helped
24. 24.When the bell rang, the children ___ a mango. (a) was eating (b) are eating (c) were eating (d) were eat
25. 25.By the time we reached, we ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had bought
26. 26.You ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) swimmed (b) will swim (c) swam (d) swim
27. 27.___ Pooja send a message every morning? (a) Are (b) Does (c) Is (d) Do
28. 28.She is going to ___ a story tomorrow. (a) told (b) telling (c) tells (d) tell
29. 29.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) bought (c) buying
30. 30.___ they plant a tree on Saturdays? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Does (d) Do
31. 31.I am going to ___ a sandcastle next month. (a) built (b) build (c) builds (d) building
32. 32.The students ___ Grandma in 2023. (a) will help (b) help (c) have helped (d) helped
33. 33.He ___ in this school since 2019. (a) taught (b) has taught (c) teaches (d) have taught
34. 34.They have just ___ milk. (a) drunk (b) drank (c) drink (d) drinking
35. 35.My friends ___ going to bake a cake next month. (a) is (b) are (c) am
36. 36.By the time we reached, he ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) had played (c) had play (d) has played
37. 37.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) maked (b) made (c) making
38. 38.I ___ Grandma last week. (a) helped (b) will help (c) have helped (d) help
39. 39.We ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) has caught
40. 40.You ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) had send (b) had sent (c) has sent (d) have sent

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