Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 898 · 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 going to school at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
2. 2.Name the tense: “The children are buying vegetables.” (a) past perfect (b) past continuous (c) present continuous (d) present perfect
3. 3.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drank (c) drinking (d) drunk
4. 4.When Dad called, you ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.You ___ the bag next Sunday. (a) will carries (b) carried (c) will carry (d) will carrying
6. 6.He ___ build a sandcastle every morning. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
7. 7.He is going to ___ a kite tomorrow. (a) flying (b) flew (c) fly (d) flies
8. 8.___ he clapping for the team right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
9. 9.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winned (c) winning
10. 10.Name the tense: “She is clapping for the team.” (a) simple future (b) present perfect (c) simple present (d) present continuous
11. 11.Rohan ___ with Nani since 2019. (a) have stayed (b) stayed (c) has stayed (d) stays
12. 12.My friends ___ the match yesterday. (a) will win (b) win (c) won (d) winned
13. 13.At 8 pm yesterday, we ___ a mango. (a) were eat (b) are eating (c) was eating (d) were eating
14. 14.Choose the right verb: All the students ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
15. 15.When Dad called, I ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
16. 16.___ we build a sandcastle every day? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Are (d) Is
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpping (c) helpeing
18. 18.You ___ a picture twice a week. (a) draws (b) drawing (c) draw
19. 19.Name the tense: “You were bringing lunch.” (a) simple present (b) past continuous (c) present continuous (d) simple past
20. 20.When Mum came home, I ___ a mango. (a) were eating (b) was eating (c) was eat (d) am eating
21. 21.I ___ a story every morning. (a) tell (b) tells (c) telling
22. 22.Choose the right verb: The packet of biscuits ___ open. (a) is (b) are
23. 23.I ___ study science twice a week. (a) aren't (b) doesn't (c) don't
24. 24.Choose the right verb: Either the girls or Dev ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) going (c) gooing
26. 26.Choose the right verb: Each of the children ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
27. 27.My sister ___ a cake at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was baking (b) is baking (c) were baking (d) was bake
28. 28.___ I building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
29. 29.___ Manav study science every morning? (a) Are (b) Does (c) Is (d) Do
30. 30.Choose the right verb: Either the boys or Meera ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
31. 31.When it started to rain, my sister ___ a song. (a) is singing (b) were singing (c) was sing (d) was singing
32. 32.You ___ in this school since 2021. (a) has studied (b) study (c) have studied (d) studied
33. 33.When Dad called, my parents ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
34. 34.___ we fly a kite on Saturdays? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Do (d) Are
35. 35.He ___ rice when the bell rang. (a) was cook (b) was cooking (c) is cooking (d) were cooking
36. 36.Kunal ___ to school yesterday. (a) went (b) will go (c) goed (d) goes
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringeing (c) bringing
38. 38.You ___ a message next Sunday. (a) sent (b) will sending (c) will sends (d) will send
39. 39.Name the tense: “The students will watch a cartoon.” (a) past perfect (b) past continuous (c) present continuous (d) simple future
40. 40.Name the tense: “We were watching a cartoon.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) simple present (d) simple past

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