Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 9 · 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.I ___ the dishes every day. (a) washes (b) washing (c) wash
2. 2.I have just ___ a cartoon. (a) watches (b) watch (c) watched (d) watching
3. 3.My parents ___ the train right now. (a) is taking (b) are taking (c) am taking (d) are take
4. 4.Priya ___ a tree when Mum came home. (a) is planting (b) was plant (c) were planting (d) was planting
5. 5.Diya ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are climbing (b) is climb (c) is climbing (d) am climbing
6. 6.My friends ___ the ball at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were catch (b) are catching (c) was catching (d) were catching
7. 7.Diya ___ thrown the ball already. (a) have (b) has
8. 8.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
9. 9.You ___ a tree every morning. (a) plants (b) planting (c) plant
10. 10.Name the tense: “We are studying science.” (a) simple future (b) present continuous (c) simple past (d) past perfect
11. 11.Pooja ___ jog in the park every morning. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
12. 12.They ___ the ball tomorrow. (a) will throwing (b) threw (c) will throw (d) will throws
13. 13.___ my parents drink milk in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
14. 14.I ___ study science every day. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
15. 15.By the time we reached, they ___ the dog. (a) had fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) has fed
16. 16.Name the tense: “They built a sandcastle.” (a) simple present (b) simple future (c) simple past (d) present continuous
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a bicycle. (a) had ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) has ridden
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) goeing (c) gooing
19. 19.We ___ tea right now. (a) are make (b) am making (c) is making (d) are making
20. 20.When Dad called, the children ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
21. 21.When Dad called, he ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) have (c) has
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, they ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) have swum
23. 23.I ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
24. 24.He ___ tea at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were making (b) is making (c) was make (d) was making
25. 25.My sister has just ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) washes (c) washing (d) washed
26. 26.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 4. (a) are (b) is
27. 27.I ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) have danced (b) dance (c) will dance (d) danced
28. 28.My sister ___ a picture right now. (a) am drawing (b) is drawing (c) is draw (d) are drawing
29. 29.They are going to ___ a song next Sunday. (a) sing (b) sang (c) sings (d) singing
30. 30.He ___ bake a cake on Saturdays. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
31. 31.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
32. 32.___ I dance on the stage on Saturdays? (a) Does (b) Are (c) Do (d) Is
33. 33.Choose the right verb: My spectacles ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
34. 34.We ___ Hindi right now. (a) am speaking (b) are speaking (c) are speak (d) is speaking
35. 35.___ we studying science at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
36. 36.She ___ the room when the phone rang. (a) was clean (b) is cleaning (c) was cleaning (d) were cleaning
37. 37.You are going to ___ cricket next week. (a) played (b) play (c) plays (d) playing
38. 38.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 5. (a) is (b) are
39. 39.Sneha ___ a sandcastle last Sunday. (a) builds (b) built (c) builded (d) will build
40. 40.When Dad called, we ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) has (c) have

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