Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 876 · 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: “My parents threw the ball.” (a) present perfect (b) simple present (c) past perfect (d) simple past
2. 2.Name the tense: “My friends washed the dishes.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) past continuous (d) past perfect
3. 3.We ___ going to bring lunch tomorrow. (a) am (b) are (c) is
4. 4.Aisha is going to ___ a song next week. (a) sings (b) sing (c) sang (d) singing
5. 5.My cousins ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) had play (b) had played (c) have played (d) has played
6. 6.___ Vivaan building a sandcastle right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
7. 7.Choose the right verb: There ___ an apple on the plate. (a) is (b) are
8. 8.I ___ lunch now. (a) is bringing (b) are bringing (c) am bring (d) am bringing
9. 9.Ishaan ___ lunch two days ago. (a) bringed (b) will bring (c) brings (d) brought
10. 10.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 5. (a) is (b) are
11. 11.Name the tense: “My friends are helping Grandma.” (a) present continuous (b) past perfect (c) simple past (d) present perfect
12. 12.I did not ___ a cartoon last week. (a) watching (b) watches (c) watched (d) watch
13. 13.My sister ___ build a sandcastle twice a week. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
14. 14.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) going (b) gone (c) went (d) goed
15. 15.The children ___ the train twice a week. (a) taking (b) takes (c) take
16. 16.The students ___ in the park next Sunday. (a) will jogging (b) will jog (c) jogged (d) will jogs
17. 17.Saanvi ___ the dishes at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was washing (b) is washing (c) were washing (d) was wash
18. 18.Name the tense: “They had drunk milk.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) present perfect (d) simple present
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) had sung (c) has sung (d) had sang
20. 20.We did not ___ a kite in 2023. (a) flew (b) flies (c) fly (d) flying
21. 21.She ___ to school when Mum came home. (a) was going (b) was go (c) is going (d) were going
22. 22.They ___ the ball when it started to rain. (a) was catching (b) are catching (c) were catch (d) were catching
23. 23.My brother ___ ridden a bicycle already. (a) has (b) have
24. 24.Myra is going to ___ a kite next week. (a) flies (b) flying (c) flew (d) fly
25. 25.She ___ a song before it got dark. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) has sung
26. 26.We ___ Grandma right now. (a) is helping (b) are helping (c) are help (d) am helping
27. 27.We ___ studied science already. (a) has (b) have
28. 28.My brother ___ play cricket every Sunday. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
29. 29.Diya ___ going to carry the bag next Sunday. (a) am (b) is (c) are
30. 30.Choose the right verb: The bunch of bananas ___ ripe. (a) is (b) are
31. 31.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 4. (a) is (b) are
32. 32.Name the tense: “I have carried the bag.” (a) simple past (b) present perfect (c) past continuous (d) present continuous
33. 33.The students ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) had swum (b) had swam (c) has swum (d) have swum
34. 34.Name the tense: “Diya is sending a message.” (a) simple future (b) present continuous (c) present perfect (d) past continuous
35. 35.They ___ with Nani since 2020. (a) stay (b) have stayed (c) has stayed (d) stayed
36. 36.We are going to ___ rice next Sunday. (a) cooking (b) cook (c) cooked (d) cooks
37. 37.I ___ in the park on Saturdays. (a) running (b) run (c) runs
38. 38.Choose the right verb: Neither the girls nor Isha ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
39. 39.___ she washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
40. 40.___ they wear a cap last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was

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