Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 89 · 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.She did not ___ a picture last week. (a) draws (b) drew (c) draw (d) drawing
2. 2.When the phone rang, I ___ the room. (a) was cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) was clean (d) were cleaning
3. 3.You ___ rice yesterday. (a) have cooked (b) will cook (c) cooked (d) cook
4. 4.When Dad called, he ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.They ___ rice when Mum came home. (a) were cook (b) were cooking (c) was cooking (d) are cooking
6. 6.Manav did not ___ milk two days ago. (a) drank (b) drink (c) drinks (d) drinking
7. 7.Pooja ___ in the park next Sunday. (a) will run (b) ran (c) will running (d) will runs
8. 8.She ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
9. 9.My sister has known my best friend ___ six months. (a) since (b) for
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writing (c) writeeing
11. 11.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 3. (a) is (b) are
12. 12.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoke (b) spoken (c) speaking (d) speaked
13. 13.Name the tense: “They are watching a cartoon.” (a) simple future (b) present perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple past
14. 14.You ___ the ball right now. (a) am throwing (b) is throwing (c) are throw (d) are throwing
15. 15.Choose the right verb: The bunch of bananas ___ ripe. (a) is (b) are
16. 16.We ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) will wash (b) wash (c) have washed (d) washed
17. 17.I ___ the bag every Sunday. (a) carry (b) carrying (c) carries
18. 18.___ you swimming in the pool now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
19. 19.She ___ the train now. (a) are taking (b) am taking (c) is taking (d) is take
20. 20.Choose the right verb: Either Farhan or the boys ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
21. 21.Arjun ___ cricket next month. (a) played (b) will play (c) will playing (d) will plays
22. 22.We ___ in Pune since 2022. (a) live (b) lived (c) has lived (d) have lived
23. 23.Arjun ___ build a sandcastle every day. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
24. 24.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 7. (a) is (b) are
25. 25.I ___ a story when the bell rang. (a) was tell (b) were telling (c) am telling (d) was telling
26. 26.They ___ baked a cake already. (a) has (b) have
27. 27.Name the tense: “She studied science.” (a) simple present (b) present continuous (c) simple past (d) past continuous
28. 28.She ___ a message when the phone rang. (a) was send (b) is sending (c) were sending (d) was sending
29. 29.Arjun ___ in this school since 2019. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) studies (d) studied
30. 30.My sister ___ in the park now. (a) are jogging (b) am jogging (c) is jog (d) is jogging
31. 31.I did not ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) wash (b) washes (c) washing (d) washed
32. 32.___ we dance on the stage in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
33. 33.My sister ___ a sandcastle every Sunday. (a) builds (b) building (c) build
34. 34.She ___ in the pool when the phone rang. (a) were swimming (b) was swimming (c) is swimming (d) was swim
35. 35.___ the children jog in the park in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
36. 36.Name the tense: “I was making tea.” (a) simple past (b) simple future (c) past continuous (d) simple present
37. 37.Name the tense: “She was watching a cartoon.” (a) past continuous (b) simple present (c) simple future (d) present perfect
38. 38.You did not ___ for the team yesterday. (a) clapped (b) clapping (c) clap (d) claps
39. 39.You ___ the room in 2023. (a) have cleaned (b) clean (c) cleaned (d) will clean
40. 40.We have just ___ in the pool. (a) swum (b) swimming (c) swim (d) swam

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