Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 897 · 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 ___ the match last Sunday. (a) wins (b) won (c) win (d) winning
2. 2.I ___ rice every Sunday. (a) cooks (b) cooking (c) cook
3. 3.Sneha ___ in this school since 2022. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) studied (d) studies
4. 4.___ my brother dance on the stage every morning? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Is (d) Are
5. 5.You ___ eaten a mango already. (a) have (b) has
6. 6.You have just ___ a letter. (a) writing (b) written (c) wrote (d) write
7. 7.Name the tense: “She is dancing on the stage.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) present perfect (d) simple past
8. 8.Omkar ___ on the stage when it started to rain. (a) were dancing (b) was dance (c) was dancing (d) is dancing
9. 9.He ___ the ball two days ago. (a) catches (b) will catch (c) caught (d) catched
10. 10.By the time we reached, I ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
11. 11.You ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) dance (b) have danced (c) will dance (d) danced
12. 12.Choose the right verb: The bunch of bananas ___ ripe. (a) are (b) is
13. 13.I ___ in this school since 2021. (a) study (b) has studied (c) studied (d) have studied
14. 14.The children have waited for the bus ___ 8 o'clock. (a) for (b) since
15. 15.___ Arjun tell a story yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
16. 16.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
17. 17.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
18. 18.Name the tense: “My sister baked a cake.” (a) past perfect (b) simple past (c) present continuous (d) simple present
19. 19.They are going to ___ Hindi tomorrow. (a) speaking (b) speaks (c) speak (d) spoke
20. 20.He ___ on the stage every Sunday. (a) dancing (b) dance (c) dances
21. 21.My brother ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) has danced (b) danced (c) will dance (d) dances
22. 22.Choose the right verb: There ___ some milk in the jug. (a) is (b) are
23. 23.Name the tense: “The students cleaned the room.” (a) simple past (b) simple present (c) simple future (d) present continuous
24. 24.My sister ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) had brought (b) have brought (c) has brought (d) had bring
25. 25.When the phone rang, they ___ a tree. (a) were climbing (b) are climbing (c) were climb (d) was climbing
26. 26.___ Arjun climb a tree on Saturdays? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Does (d) Is
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ the dog. (a) had fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
28. 28.Name the tense: “We made tea.” (a) past perfect (b) simple past (c) present continuous (d) past continuous
29. 29.She ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) will eat (b) eated (c) ate (d) eats
30. 30.I ___ a story now. (a) am telling (b) am tell (c) are telling (d) is telling
31. 31.Name the tense: “The students carry the bag.” (a) present perfect (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) simple future
32. 32.Name the tense: “He will plant a tree.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) simple future (d) present continuous
33. 33.He did not ___ on the stage last week. (a) danced (b) dancing (c) dances (d) dance
34. 34.My parents ___ tea at the moment. (a) am making (b) are make (c) are making (d) is making
35. 35.Omkar has just ___ a cartoon. (a) watch (b) watching (c) watches (d) watched
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) had wash
37. 37.He has lived in Pune ___ last year. (a) since (b) for
38. 38.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sent (b) sending (c) sended
39. 39.I have just ___ a story. (a) telling (b) told (c) tell (d) tells
40. 40.Dev ___ watched a cartoon already. (a) has (b) have

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