Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 894 · 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: “They build a sandcastle.” (a) past continuous (b) present continuous (c) simple future (d) simple present
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ a story. (a) have told (b) had told (c) had tell (d) has told
3. 3.Rahul ___ the room every day. (a) cleaning (b) clean (c) cleans
4. 4.When the bell rang, my brother ___ the dog. (a) was feeding (b) were feeding (c) is feeding (d) was feed
5. 5.They ___ a tree next Sunday. (a) planted (b) will planting (c) will plant (d) will plants
6. 6.She ___ going to run in the park next week. (a) are (b) is (c) am
7. 7.Ananya ___ tea when Mum came home. (a) was making (b) were making (c) was make (d) is making
8. 8.He ___ cricket when the phone rang. (a) were playing (b) is playing (c) was playing (d) was play
9. 9.Choose the right verb: My spectacles ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
10. 10.I ___ a tree every Sunday. (a) plants (b) planting (c) plant
11. 11.Isha did not ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) flies (b) fly (c) flying (d) flew
12. 12.You did not ___ the match last Sunday. (a) winning (b) won (c) wins (d) win
13. 13.My sister ___ a tree when Mum came home. (a) was plant (b) is planting (c) were planting (d) was planting
14. 14.___ he dance on the stage every Sunday? (a) Does (b) Are (c) Do (d) Is
15. 15.Name the tense: “You will cook rice.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) simple past (d) simple future
16. 16.We ___ going to carry the bag tomorrow. (a) are (b) is (c) am
17. 17.Name the tense: “We bought vegetables.” (a) simple past (b) past continuous (c) present perfect (d) simple present
18. 18.Name the tense: “She had sent a message.” (a) simple present (b) past perfect (c) simple future (d) present continuous
19. 19.Name the tense: “My sister claps for the team.” (a) past perfect (b) simple future (c) present continuous (d) simple present
20. 20.When it started to rain, my sister ___ a sandcastle. (a) was build (b) were building (c) is building (d) was building
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) making (c) makeeing
22. 22.The students ___ a cake when the bell rang. (a) are baking (b) was baking (c) were baking (d) were bake
23. 23.Tara has just ___ to school. (a) go (b) went (c) gone (d) going
24. 24.Choose the right verb: All the students ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
25. 25.My friends ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) will clap (b) clap (c) clapped (d) have clapped
26. 26.My cousins ___ in Delhi since 2019. (a) has worked (b) have worked (c) work (d) worked
27. 27.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) thrown (b) threw (c) throwing (d) throwed
28. 28.When the phone rang, we ___ a letter. (a) are writing (b) were write (c) were writing (d) was writing
29. 29.When the phone rang, she ___ milk. (a) was drink (b) were drinking (c) is drinking (d) was drinking
30. 30.Sneha ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had ran (b) had run (c) have run (d) has run
31. 31.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 9. (a) are (b) is
32. 32.She ___ in the park last week. (a) runs (b) runned (c) will run (d) ran
33. 33.Ishaan ___ in this school since 2020. (a) studied (b) studies (c) have studied (d) has studied
34. 34.We ___ a bicycle next Sunday. (a) will riding (b) will rides (c) will ride (d) rode
35. 35.My brother has worked in Delhi ___ six months. (a) for (b) since
36. 36.At 8 pm yesterday, I ___ vegetables. (a) was buy (b) am buying (c) was buying (d) were buying
37. 37.Choose the right verb: All the children ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
38. 38.Zoya ___ science when the phone rang. (a) was study (b) were studying (c) was studying (d) is studying
39. 39.Vivaan ___ a picture when Mum came home. (a) were drawing (b) is drawing (c) was drawing (d) was draw
40. 40.Name the tense: “I will buy vegetables.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) past continuous (d) present perfect

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