Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 888 · 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.___ he write a letter on Saturdays? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Are (d) Is
2. 2.He ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) has told (b) had told (c) have told (d) had tell
3. 3.I ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) had wash
4. 4.___ Sneha carrying the bag right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
5. 5.Kabir ___ draw a picture every Sunday. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
6. 6.You ___ the ball every Sunday. (a) catch (b) catches (c) catching
7. 7.You ___ rice next month. (a) will cooks (b) will cook (c) cooked (d) will cooking
8. 8.He is going to ___ the match next Sunday. (a) wins (b) won (c) winning (d) win
9. 9.Choose the right verb: The bunch of bananas ___ ripe. (a) is (b) are
10. 10.When Dad called, my brother ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
11. 11.Priya ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had threw (b) have thrown (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
12. 12.Name the tense: “She is catching the ball.” (a) simple present (b) simple future (c) simple past (d) present continuous
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sendeing (c) sending
14. 14.Choose the right verb: Each of the players ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
15. 15.I am going to ___ the room next Sunday. (a) cleaned (b) cleans (c) cleaning (d) clean
16. 16.She ___ a song when it started to rain. (a) is singing (b) were singing (c) was sing (d) was singing
17. 17.My brother has just ___ the dishes. (a) washing (b) washed (c) washes (d) wash
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpping (c) helpeing
19. 19.When the bell rang, my sister ___ the train. (a) is taking (b) were taking (c) was taking (d) was take
20. 20.Farhan ___ going to eat a mango next month. (a) are (b) am (c) is
21. 21.They ___ in this school since 2020. (a) have studied (b) study (c) has studied (d) studied
22. 22.Choose the right verb: Mathematics ___ my favourite subject. (a) are (b) is
23. 23.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 8. (a) are (b) is
24. 24.They ___ the room every morning. (a) clean (b) cleaning (c) cleans
25. 25.When Dad called, my brother ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) has (c) have
26. 26.She ___ climbed a tree already. (a) has (b) have
27. 27.My sister ___ for the team now. (a) is clap (b) are clapping (c) is clapping (d) am clapping
28. 28.___ she singing a song right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
29. 29.He is going to ___ a song next month. (a) singing (b) sing (c) sang (d) sings
30. 30.Name the tense: “I have jogged in the park.” (a) simple present (b) past perfect (c) simple past (d) present perfect
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writing (b) writeeing (c) writeing
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringing (c) bringeing
33. 33.He ___ vegetables right now. (a) are buying (b) am buying (c) is buy (d) is buying
34. 34.She ___ the room when it started to rain. (a) was cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) was clean (d) were cleaning
35. 35.Name the tense: “My brother brings lunch.” (a) simple present (b) past continuous (c) simple past (d) simple future
36. 36.Name the tense: “We buy vegetables.” (a) past perfect (b) past continuous (c) present continuous (d) simple present
37. 37.___ he watching a cartoon right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
38. 38.Choose the right verb: There ___ some water in the bottle. (a) is (b) are
39. 39.You ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) is buying (b) am buying (c) are buying (d) are buy
40. 40.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have

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