Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 872 · 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: “Yash is speaking Hindi.” (a) past continuous (b) simple past (c) present continuous (d) simple present
2. 2.Name the tense: “They were bringing lunch.” (a) simple present (b) past continuous (c) simple future (d) simple past
3. 3.He has played in the garden ___ an hour. (a) since (b) for
4. 4.She ___ in the pool when the phone rang. (a) was swimming (b) was swim (c) is swimming (d) were swimming
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) plantting (c) planteing
6. 6.We ___ lunch when the bell rang. (a) are bringing (b) were bring (c) were bringing (d) was bringing
7. 7.They ___ the train next Sunday. (a) will taking (b) will takes (c) took (d) will take
8. 8.Choose the right verb: There ___ five mangoes in the basket. (a) are (b) is
9. 9.I ___ the ball at the moment. (a) are catching (b) is catching (c) am catch (d) am catching
10. 10.Name the tense: “They will jog in the park.” (a) past perfect (b) past continuous (c) simple past (d) simple future
11. 11.By the time we reached, Yash ___ a kite. (a) had flown (b) have flown (c) had flew (d) has flown
12. 12.The students are going to ___ the train next month. (a) taking (b) takes (c) take (d) took
13. 13.Isha ___ a bicycle when it started to rain. (a) were riding (b) is riding (c) was ride (d) was riding
14. 14.Choose the right verb: Each boy ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
15. 15.We ___ a cap two days ago. (a) weared (b) wore (c) wear (d) will wear
16. 16.___ my sister eat a mango twice a week? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is (d) Does
17. 17.My friends did not ___ a mango last week. (a) eat (b) eats (c) ate (d) eating
18. 18.Choose the right verb: Neither Dev nor my cousins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
19. 19.Choose the right verb: Either my cousins or Ishaan ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
20. 20.Name the tense: “My sister had clapped for the team.” (a) present perfect (b) present continuous (c) past perfect (d) simple future
21. 21.She ___ a song tomorrow. (a) will sings (b) will singing (c) sang (d) will sing
22. 22.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telled (b) told (c) telling
23. 23.When the bell rang, he ___ a cartoon. (a) were watching (b) is watching (c) was watch (d) was watching
24. 24.We have lived in Pune ___ five years. (a) for (b) since
25. 25.She ___ the ball now. (a) am catching (b) is catching (c) is catch (d) are catching
26. 26.Neel ___ baked a cake already. (a) have (b) has
27. 27.My friends ___ lunch when it started to rain. (a) was bringing (b) were bring (c) are bringing (d) were bringing
28. 28.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 5. (a) are (b) is
29. 29.My parents ___ going to make tea next month. (a) are (b) is (c) am
30. 30.___ you eating a mango right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
31. 31.You ___ going to run in the park next month. (a) are (b) am (c) is
32. 32.Name the tense: “They draw a picture.” (a) simple present (b) past continuous (c) simple past (d) present continuous
33. 33.He ___ for the team when the phone rang. (a) were clapping (b) was clap (c) is clapping (d) was clapping
34. 34.They ___ a message when the phone rang. (a) were send (b) were sending (c) are sending (d) was sending
35. 35.I ___ milk every Sunday. (a) drinks (b) drinking (c) drink
36. 36.Kabir is going to ___ in the park tomorrow. (a) jogs (b) jogging (c) jog (d) jogged
37. 37.Choose the right verb: There ___ a mango in the basket. (a) are (b) is
38. 38.You ___ a tree now. (a) is climbing (b) am climbing (c) are climb (d) are climbing
39. 39.By the time we reached, I ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) has baked (c) have baked (d) had bake
40. 40.Name the tense: “I had baked a cake.” (a) simple present (b) present perfect (c) past perfect (d) past continuous

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