Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 889 · 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: “He is telling a story.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) present perfect
2. 2.Choose the right verb: My spectacles ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swiming (c) swimming
4. 4.My brother ___ on the stage twice a week. (a) dancing (b) dance (c) dances
5. 5.Choose the right verb: There ___ some water in the bottle. (a) is (b) are
6. 6.She ___ a kite last week. (a) flew (b) flies (c) flyed (d) will fly
7. 7.Rohan ___ Grandma now. (a) am helping (b) are helping (c) is help (d) is helping
8. 8.Choose the right verb: Either Dev or the twins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
9. 9.I ___ the ball every day. (a) throwing (b) throws (c) throw
10. 10.When Mum came home, Rohan ___ in the park. (a) were jogging (b) was jogging (c) is jogging (d) was jog
11. 11.She ___ the room right now. (a) is clean (b) am cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) is cleaning
12. 12.I ___ going to ride a bicycle next week. (a) is (b) am (c) are
13. 13.I ___ going to build a sandcastle tomorrow. (a) are (b) am (c) is
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, we ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) had drunk (c) had drank (d) has drunk
15. 15.When it started to rain, we ___ a song. (a) were singing (b) were sing (c) was singing (d) are singing
16. 16.My cousins ___ milk now. (a) are drink (b) am drinking (c) is drinking (d) are drinking
17. 17.She ___ take the train every day. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, Riya ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) had taken
19. 19.___ Sneha drink milk last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
20. 20.Name the tense: “I am flying a kite.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) simple past
21. 21.When Dad called, she ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
22. 22.He did not ___ a message last Sunday. (a) sends (b) sending (c) sent (d) send
23. 23.Choose the right verb: The scissors ___ sharp. (a) are (b) is
24. 24.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
25. 25.He ___ for the team next Sunday. (a) will claps (b) clapped (c) will clap (d) will clapping
26. 26.We ___ a tree right now. (a) is climbing (b) are climb (c) are climbing (d) am climbing
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buying (c) buyying
28. 28.They ___ a bicycle next week. (a) will rides (b) will riding (c) rode (d) will ride
29. 29.Name the tense: “My friends cooked rice.” (a) simple past (b) past continuous (c) present continuous (d) simple future
30. 30.He ___ science when the bell rang. (a) was study (b) was studying (c) is studying (d) were studying
31. 31.My sister ___ vegetables when Mum came home. (a) was buying (b) was buy (c) were buying (d) is buying
32. 32.Tara ___ draw a picture every day. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) riding (c) rideing
34. 34.___ I going to school now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
35. 35.I ___ eat a mango on Saturdays. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
36. 36.She ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
37. 37.She ___ in Delhi since 2019. (a) worked (b) has worked (c) works (d) have worked
38. 38.He ___ to school twice a week. (a) go (b) goes (c) going
39. 39.You ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) had danced
40. 40.They ___ played cricket already. (a) have (b) has

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