Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 890 · 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 ___ in the park when it started to rain. (a) are jogging (b) was jogging (c) were jog (d) were jogging
2. 2.I ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) has swum (d) had swum
3. 3.We ___ a cake next Sunday. (a) will baking (b) will bakes (c) baked (d) will bake
4. 4.He ___ sung a song already. (a) have (b) has
5. 5.Name the tense: “I was cleaning the room.” (a) simple future (b) past perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple present
6. 6.When Dad called, they ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
7. 7.___ Zoya watch a cartoon last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
8. 8.___ they singing a song right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
9. 9.___ Arjun eat a mango every Sunday? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Does (d) Do
10. 10.They ___ drawn a picture already. (a) has (b) have
11. 11.___ my parents catch the ball two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
12. 12.___ they plant a tree twice a week? (a) Is (b) Does (c) Do (d) Are
13. 13.When the phone rang, he ___ a message. (a) was sending (b) is sending (c) were sending (d) was send
14. 14.Choose the right verb: The news ___ good today. (a) are (b) is
15. 15.The children ___ going to go to school next Sunday. (a) am (b) is (c) are
16. 16.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) ran (b) runned (c) running (d) run
17. 17.Name the tense: “We had washed the dishes.” (a) present perfect (b) past perfect (c) simple future (d) simple present
18. 18.He ___ going to go to school tomorrow. (a) are (b) is (c) am
19. 19.My cousins did not ___ the dog in 2023. (a) fed (b) feeding (c) feed (d) feeds
20. 20.Vivaan ___ a letter right now. (a) is write (b) am writing (c) are writing (d) is writing
21. 21.Neel has just ___ rice. (a) cooked (b) cook (c) cooks (d) cooking
22. 22.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
23. 23.When it started to rain, my parents ___ lunch. (a) were bringing (b) was bringing (c) are bringing (d) were bring
24. 24.My brother ___ in Pune since 2021. (a) have lived (b) lived (c) has lived (d) lives
25. 25.Omkar ___ the ball next month. (a) will throwing (b) will throws (c) will throw (d) threw
26. 26.He is going to ___ for the team next week. (a) claps (b) clapped (c) clap (d) clapping
27. 27.Name the tense: “He had helped Grandma.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) past perfect (d) present perfect
28. 28.___ we cooking rice at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
29. 29.___ the children clean the room last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
30. 30.We ___ in this school since 2022. (a) studied (b) have studied (c) study (d) has studied
31. 31.They ___ going to take the train next week. (a) am (b) is (c) are
32. 32.___ Myra building a sandcastle right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
33. 33.Name the tense: “Priya is bringing lunch.” (a) simple future (b) present perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple present
34. 34.___ you bringing lunch right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
35. 35.He ___ a message last Sunday. (a) sent (b) sends (c) sended (d) will send
36. 36.When the phone rang, you ___ the dishes. (a) were wash (b) were washing (c) are washing (d) was washing
37. 37.She ___ cricket at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was play (b) is playing (c) were playing (d) was playing
38. 38.___ I carry the bag last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
39. 39.___ he drink milk every morning? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Do (d) Are
40. 40.You are going to ___ the room next month. (a) cleans (b) cleaning (c) cleaned (d) clean

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