Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 882 · 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.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) won (c) winned
2. 2.I ___ in the pool on Saturdays. (a) swimming (b) swims (c) swim
3. 3.Choose the right verb: Each student ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) dancing (c) danceeing
5. 5.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
6. 6.I ___ in Pune since 2020. (a) live (b) lived (c) have lived (d) has lived
7. 7.I ___ tea now. (a) is making (b) am make (c) are making (d) am making
8. 8.___ they help Grandma every Sunday? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Are (d) Do
9. 9.You ___ danced on the stage already. (a) have (b) has
10. 10.I ___ helped Grandma already. (a) have (b) has
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) riding (c) rideing
12. 12.She ___ a story every morning. (a) tell (b) telling (c) tells
13. 13.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaked (b) speaking (c) spoken (d) spoke
14. 14.We ___ catch the ball twice a week. (a) aren't (b) doesn't (c) don't
15. 15.We have been in the library ___ ten minutes. (a) for (b) since
16. 16.They ___ the match at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were win (b) are winning (c) were winning (d) was winning
17. 17.___ Tara catch the ball last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
18. 18.When Dad called, she ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.___ he clap for the team every morning? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Are (d) Do
20. 20.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) had watch
21. 21.At 8 pm yesterday, you ___ a cake. (a) are baking (b) was baking (c) were bake (d) were baking
22. 22.We have just ___ a tree. (a) climbs (b) climb (c) climbed (d) climbing
23. 23.You ___ the dishes now. (a) is washing (b) am washing (c) are washing (d) are wash
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) claping (c) clapeing
25. 25.Choose the right verb: Each student ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
26. 26.Choose the right verb: There ___ a cat in the garden. (a) is (b) are
27. 27.I did not ___ the ball two days ago. (a) throw (b) throws (c) threw (d) throwing
28. 28.You ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) has watched
29. 29.___ Yash studying science right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
30. 30.Kavya did not ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) helping (b) helps (c) helped (d) help
31. 31.I ___ vegetables when it started to rain. (a) was buying (b) was buy (c) am buying (d) were buying
32. 32.When Dad called, we ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.___ they going to school at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
34. 34.They did not ___ a cartoon last week. (a) watches (b) watch (c) watched (d) watching
35. 35.He ___ going to cook rice next Sunday. (a) am (b) are (c) is
36. 36.My brother ___ a song every morning. (a) sings (b) singing (c) sing
37. 37.They ___ a letter in 2023. (a) write (b) writed (c) wrote (d) will write
38. 38.Kavya ___ going to tell a story next Sunday. (a) is (b) am (c) are
39. 39.When the bell rang, Riya ___ a tree. (a) were climbing (b) was climb (c) was climbing (d) is climbing
40. 40.My friends have lived in Pune ___ a long time. (a) for (b) since

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