Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 878 · 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.By the time the guests arrived, Ananya ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) have ridden (d) had ridden
2. 2.Name the tense: “You catch the ball.” (a) simple future (b) present perfect (c) simple past (d) simple present
3. 3.We ___ drink milk every morning. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) aren't
4. 4.We ___ going to bring lunch next week. (a) am (b) is (c) are
5. 5.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) brought (c) bringed
6. 6.Choose the right verb: All the players ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
7. 7.My brother ___ going to take the train next week. (a) are (b) is (c) am
8. 8.Name the tense: “You will build a sandcastle.” (a) present perfect (b) present continuous (c) past continuous (d) simple future
9. 9.He ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had sent
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbing (c) climbbing
11. 11.Yash ___ a cartoon on Saturdays. (a) watches (b) watching (c) watch
12. 12.___ Aarav baking a cake right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
13. 13.She ___ rice now. (a) is cook (b) am cooking (c) are cooking (d) is cooking
14. 14.___ my cousins buy vegetables in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
15. 15.I ___ vegetables next month. (a) will buying (b) will buys (c) bought (d) will buy
16. 16.Name the tense: “Farhan will tell a story.” (a) past continuous (b) simple future (c) present perfect (d) present continuous
17. 17.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) are (b) is
18. 18.___ we sing a song two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
19. 19.You ___ a letter when Mum came home. (a) are writing (b) was writing (c) were writing (d) were write
20. 20.I ___ in the park twice a week. (a) running (b) run (c) runs
21. 21.Aarav ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) have written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) had written
22. 22.I ___ the bag when Mum came home. (a) am carrying (b) was carrying (c) was carry (d) were carrying
23. 23.___ my sister carry the bag yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
24. 24.We ___ going to plant a tree next Sunday. (a) am (b) is (c) are
25. 25.My sister ___ a song when the bell rang. (a) were singing (b) was sing (c) was singing (d) is singing
26. 26.When Dad called, I ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) had (c) has
27. 27.At 8 pm yesterday, Tara ___ a message. (a) was send (b) were sending (c) is sending (d) was sending
28. 28.My brother ___ wear a cap every day. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
29. 29.We ___ tea next week. (a) will makes (b) made (c) will make (d) will making
30. 30.Name the tense: “He will feed the dog.” (a) past continuous (b) present perfect (c) simple future (d) past perfect
31. 31.My brother ___ in Delhi since 2021. (a) works (b) worked (c) has worked (d) have worked
32. 32.We ___ go to school every Sunday. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
33. 33.You did not ___ the ball last week. (a) throwing (b) throw (c) threw (d) throws
34. 34.When the bell rang, we ___ a cake. (a) were baking (b) are baking (c) was baking (d) were bake
35. 35.___ the children bringing lunch now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
36. 36.___ you feed the dog last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
37. 37.You did not ___ lunch in 2023. (a) brings (b) bringing (c) brought (d) bring
38. 38.The students ___ with Nani since 2022. (a) stayed (b) has stayed (c) have stayed (d) stay
39. 39.___ you write a letter last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
40. 40.You have lived in Pune ___ 2020. (a) for (b) since

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