Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 87 · 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 sister ___ rice when the phone rang. (a) is cooking (b) was cook (c) was cooking (d) were cooking
2. 2.He ___ planted a tree already. (a) has (b) have
3. 3.When the bell rang, Saanvi ___ tea. (a) was make (b) were making (c) is making (d) was making
4. 4.When Dad called, we ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
5. 5.When Dad called, we ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
6. 6.My sister ___ with Nani since 2021. (a) have stayed (b) has stayed (c) stayed (d) stays
7. 7.I did not ___ tea in 2023. (a) make (b) made (c) making (d) makes
8. 8.When Mum came home, she ___ a kite. (a) was fly (b) were flying (c) is flying (d) was flying
9. 9.Choose the right verb: The packet of biscuits ___ open. (a) are (b) is
10. 10.I ___ a mango right now. (a) am eat (b) am eating (c) are eating (d) is eating
11. 11.By the time we reached, we ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
12. 12.My friends ___ swum in the pool already. (a) has (b) have
13. 13.We ___ watch a cartoon twice a week. (a) aren't (b) doesn't (c) don't
14. 14.He ___ a tree next week. (a) will climb (b) will climbs (c) will climbing (d) climbed
15. 15.They ___ going to wash the dishes tomorrow. (a) is (b) am (c) are
16. 16.I ___ going to play cricket next Sunday. (a) am (b) is (c) are
17. 17.Aisha ___ the ball at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was catch (b) was catching (c) is catching (d) were catching
18. 18.You ___ a kite next month. (a) will flying (b) will flies (c) flew (d) will fly
19. 19.Choose the right verb: Every player ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
20. 20.He ___ tea at the moment. (a) is making (b) is make (c) are making (d) am making
21. 21.Riya ___ going to sing a song next Sunday. (a) am (b) are (c) is
22. 22.Choose the right verb: Neither my cousins nor Arjun ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
23. 23.Manav ___ a kite tomorrow. (a) will fly (b) will flying (c) flew (d) will flies
24. 24.Name the tense: “I was jogging in the park.” (a) past continuous (b) simple future (c) simple past (d) simple present
25. 25.Name the tense: “You had spoken Hindi.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) simple present (d) past perfect
26. 26.Ishaan ___ going to help Grandma next Sunday. (a) are (b) is (c) am
27. 27.Name the tense: “I will throw the ball.” (a) past continuous (b) simple future (c) simple past (d) present continuous
28. 28.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) feeding (c) fed
29. 29.He ___ going to win the match next month. (a) is (b) are (c) am
30. 30.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 8. (a) are (b) is
31. 31.She is going to ___ a mango next month. (a) ate (b) eat (c) eating (d) eats
32. 32.You ___ a tree next week. (a) will climbing (b) climbed (c) will climbs (d) will climb
33. 33.My friends ___ danced on the stage already. (a) has (b) have
34. 34.My brother ___ going to win the match next month. (a) am (b) is (c) are
35. 35.___ they studying science at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
36. 36.Nisha ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
37. 37.When Dad called, we ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) has caught
39. 39.Choose the right verb: Each student ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
40. 40.My sister ___ a story every morning. (a) tell (b) tells (c) telling

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