Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 893 · 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 ___ with Nani since 2020. (a) have stayed (b) has stayed (c) stayed (d) stays
2. 2.___ Neel speak Hindi last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) buildeing (c) building
4. 4.We ___ going to win the match next month. (a) are (b) is (c) am
5. 5.Name the tense: “We draw a picture.” (a) past continuous (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) simple past
6. 6.When Dad called, he ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
7. 7.By the time we reached, we ___ tea. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had make (d) had made
8. 8.Choose the right verb: There ___ three pencils in the box. (a) are (b) is
9. 9.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
10. 10.When Dad called, they ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) have (c) has
11. 11.My sister ___ to school now. (a) is going (b) am going (c) are going (d) is go
12. 12.Aisha ___ the ball every morning. (a) catch (b) catches (c) catching
13. 13.Kabir ___ cricket when it started to rain. (a) were playing (b) was playing (c) was play (d) is playing
14. 14.We ___ in this school since 2022. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) study (d) studied
15. 15.Vivaan ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) has written (b) had written (c) have written (d) had wrote
16. 16.___ she run in the park two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
17. 17.You ___ a mango tomorrow. (a) will eat (b) will eats (c) ate (d) will eating
18. 18.Choose the right verb: There ___ some water in the bottle. (a) are (b) is
19. 19.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) caught (c) catching
20. 20.Pooja ___ on the stage when it started to rain. (a) was dance (b) were dancing (c) is dancing (d) was dancing
21. 21.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 3. (a) are (b) is
22. 22.When the bell rang, I ___ the match. (a) am winning (b) was winning (c) was win (d) were winning
23. 23.My brother ___ the room at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were cleaning (b) was cleaning (c) was clean (d) is cleaning
24. 24.___ Neel climb a tree yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
25. 25.Name the tense: “My sister had studied science.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) simple past (d) past perfect
26. 26.___ they watching a cartoon now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
27. 27.___ you catch the ball every Sunday? (a) Are (b) Does (c) Is (d) Do
28. 28.We are going to ___ the dishes tomorrow. (a) washing (b) washes (c) washed (d) wash
29. 29.___ they clap for the team yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
30. 30.Choose the right verb: Mathematics ___ my favourite subject. (a) are (b) is
31. 31.I ___ in Pune since 2022. (a) has lived (b) have lived (c) lived (d) live
32. 32.When Mum came home, Arjun ___ a message. (a) were sending (b) is sending (c) was send (d) was sending
33. 33.___ they speaking Hindi now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
34. 34.At 8 pm yesterday, my brother ___ a cartoon. (a) was watching (b) were watching (c) is watching (d) was watch
35. 35.He ___ to school when Mum came home. (a) were going (b) is going (c) was going (d) was go
36. 36.We ___ in the park right now. (a) are run (b) is running (c) are running (d) am running
37. 37.We ___ going to speak Hindi next week. (a) am (b) are (c) is
38. 38.___ he drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washing (c) washhing
40. 40.They did not ___ science yesterday. (a) study (b) studies (c) studying (d) studied

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