Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 883 · 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.We ___ a cake when the phone rang. (a) was baking (b) were bake (c) are baking (d) were baking
2. 2.My brother did not ___ science in 2023. (a) studies (b) studying (c) study (d) studied
3. 3.Name the tense: “They were making tea.” (a) past continuous (b) present continuous (c) present perfect (d) past perfect
4. 4.___ my cousins watching a cartoon right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writeing (c) writing
6. 6.You ___ a cap yesterday. (a) weared (b) wear (c) will wear (d) wore
7. 7.Choose the right verb: The packet of biscuits ___ open. (a) are (b) is
8. 8.We ___ the dishes every day. (a) washing (b) wash (c) washes
9. 9.He ___ going to help Grandma tomorrow. (a) are (b) am (c) is
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) building (c) buildding
11. 11.My sister ___ win the match on Saturdays. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
12. 12.___ she carry the bag in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
13. 13.___ she catching the ball right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
14. 14.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
15. 15.Choose the right verb: My trousers ___ new. (a) are (b) is
16. 16.Name the tense: “We have washed the dishes.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) simple future (d) present perfect
17. 17.I ___ a cartoon on Saturdays. (a) watch (b) watching (c) watches
18. 18.I am going to ___ vegetables next week. (a) bought (b) buying (c) buys (d) buy
19. 19.Name the tense: “I am cooking rice.” (a) simple future (b) past continuous (c) present continuous (d) simple present
20. 20.He did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) plants (b) planted (c) planting (d) plant
21. 21.___ my brother throwing the ball now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
22. 22.___ my friends build a sandcastle on Saturdays? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Are (d) Do
23. 23.We ___ in the park now. (a) is jogging (b) are jogging (c) are jog (d) am jogging
24. 24.They ___ science tomorrow. (a) will studying (b) studied (c) will study (d) will studies
25. 25.They ___ a picture next Sunday. (a) will draw (b) will draws (c) drew (d) will drawing
26. 26.Name the tense: “Ananya carries the bag.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) simple present (d) simple past
27. 27.Choose the right verb: The news ___ good today. (a) are (b) is
28. 28.Ishaan ___ in the park tomorrow. (a) will run (b) will running (c) will runs (d) ran
29. 29.My cousins ___ lunch now. (a) is bringing (b) are bringing (c) am bringing (d) are bring
30. 30.___ you cooking rice at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
31. 31.My sister ___ lunch when it started to rain. (a) is bringing (b) was bring (c) were bringing (d) was bringing
32. 32.You ___ speak Hindi twice a week. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ the match. (a) has won (b) had win (c) had won (d) have won
34. 34.By the time we reached, she ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) has helped (c) had help (d) had helped
35. 35.The children ___ a cap last Sunday. (a) wore (b) wear (c) will wear (d) weared
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planting (c) planteing
37. 37.Name the tense: “Ananya will catch the ball.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) present perfect (d) simple future
38. 38.She ___ the room next week. (a) will cleaning (b) will clean (c) will cleans (d) cleaned
39. 39.He ___ a sandcastle when it started to rain. (a) were building (b) was build (c) is building (d) was building
40. 40.She did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) ran (b) run (c) running (d) runs

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