Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 899 · 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.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) ran (b) running (c) run (d) runned
2. 2.He is going to ___ a picture next month. (a) drawing (b) draws (c) drew (d) draw
3. 3.She ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) had drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drank (d) have drunk
4. 4.He ___ the room next Sunday. (a) will clean (b) will cleaning (c) will cleans (d) cleaned
5. 5.___ they cooking rice right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
6. 6.Aisha ___ a story every day. (a) telling (b) tell (c) tells
7. 7.My sister has worked in Delhi ___ five years. (a) for (b) since
8. 8.___ Rahul eating a mango right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
9. 9.When the bell rang, they ___ in the pool. (a) are swimming (b) were swim (c) were swimming (d) was swimming
10. 10.When Dad called, she ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
11. 11.When the phone rang, you ___ to school. (a) were going (b) are going (c) was going (d) were go
12. 12.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writing (b) wrote (c) writed (d) written
13. 13.My sister ___ on the stage next week. (a) danced (b) will dance (c) will dancing (d) will dances
14. 14.Saanvi ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
15. 15.My brother ___ drunk milk already. (a) have (b) has
16. 16.___ my brother throwing the ball right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, Rohan ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had catch (d) had caught
18. 18.You ___ the bag next week. (a) will carrying (b) carried (c) will carries (d) will carry
19. 19.___ I help Grandma last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
20. 20.Choose the right verb: There ___ two cats in the garden. (a) is (b) are
21. 21.When the bell rang, my cousins ___ a letter. (a) was writing (b) were write (c) are writing (d) were writing
22. 22.He ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) will wash (b) has washed (c) washed (d) washes
23. 23.When Dad called, Kavya ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) has (c) had
24. 24.Isha has worked in Delhi ___ six months. (a) for (b) since
25. 25.He ___ going to eat a mango next Sunday. (a) am (b) are (c) is
26. 26.Name the tense: “The children have swum in the pool.” (a) simple future (b) present continuous (c) present perfect (d) past continuous
27. 27.They ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) have gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) has gone
28. 28.Karan is going to ___ the bag next week. (a) carrying (b) carried (c) carries (d) carry
29. 29.My brother ___ the train next week. (a) will taking (b) will take (c) took (d) will takes
30. 30.Diya ___ clean the room every day. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
31. 31.Name the tense: “She had caught the ball.” (a) past continuous (b) present perfect (c) present continuous (d) past perfect
32. 32.Name the tense: “She is going to school.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) past perfect (d) simple future
33. 33.Name the tense: “My cousins will jog in the park.” (a) simple future (b) present continuous (c) simple past (d) present perfect
34. 34.I ___ with Nani since 2019. (a) have stayed (b) has stayed (c) stayed (d) stay
35. 35.They ___ a cartoon now. (a) am watching (b) is watching (c) are watch (d) are watching
36. 36.My brother ___ in this school since 2019. (a) have taught (b) teaches (c) taught (d) has taught
37. 37.Name the tense: “Omkar will go to school.” (a) past continuous (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) simple future
38. 38.When Dad called, my brother ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have
39. 39.Name the tense: “You had run in the park.” (a) past perfect (b) simple future (c) present perfect (d) simple present
40. 40.I ___ going to dance on the stage next month. (a) are (b) am (c) is

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