Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 90 · 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.My brother ___ the room every Sunday. (a) cleaning (b) clean (c) cleans
2. 2.Tara is going to ___ tea next week. (a) makes (b) make (c) making (d) made
3. 3.___ Omkar making tea now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
4. 4.I ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) has baked
5. 5.My friends have played in the garden ___ half an hour. (a) since (b) for
6. 6.I ___ milk now. (a) am drink (b) am drinking (c) are drinking (d) is drinking
7. 7.When Dad called, my friends ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) have (c) has
8. 8.Choose the right verb: Either the twins or Karan ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
9. 9.Neel ___ Grandma on Saturdays. (a) helps (b) help (c) helping
10. 10.My parents ___ tea at the moment. (a) are making (b) is making (c) are make (d) am making
11. 11.Name the tense: “I watched a cartoon.” (a) present perfect (b) past perfect (c) simple future (d) simple past
12. 12.He ___ lunch next month. (a) will brings (b) will bringing (c) brought (d) will bring
13. 13.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) ridden (b) riding (c) rided (d) rode
14. 14.___ we fly a kite on Saturdays? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Are (d) Is
15. 15.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catching (b) caught (c) catched
16. 16.She ___ wash the dishes on Saturdays. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
17. 17.My friends have just ___ rice. (a) cooked (b) cook (c) cooking (d) cooks
18. 18.The students ___ in this school since 2022. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) studied (d) study
19. 19.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 8. (a) is (b) are
20. 20.When it started to rain, she ___ lunch. (a) was bring (b) is bringing (c) was bringing (d) were bringing
21. 21.Choose the right verb: All the students ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) plantting (c) planting
23. 23.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telling (b) told (c) telled
24. 24.Kunal ___ dance on the stage on Saturdays. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
25. 25.Name the tense: “They are feeding the dog.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) present perfect (d) simple present
26. 26.___ I clapping for the team now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
27. 27.___ Isha watching a cartoon right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
28. 28.When Dad called, he ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) had (c) has
29. 29.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 3. (a) is (b) are
30. 30.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 5. (a) is (b) are
31. 31.My brother ___ the ball now. (a) are catching (b) is catch (c) is catching (d) am catching
32. 32.Kunal ___ a kite every Sunday. (a) fly (b) flying (c) flies
33. 33.Name the tense: “I write a letter.” (a) past perfect (b) present perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple present
34. 34.When Mum came home, they ___ a cap. (a) were wear (b) was wearing (c) are wearing (d) were wearing
35. 35.Choose the right verb: The bunch of bananas ___ ripe. (a) is (b) are
36. 36.He has just ___ the train. (a) took (b) taking (c) take (d) taken
37. 37.I ___ a story every day. (a) telling (b) tells (c) tell
38. 38.You ___ speak Hindi every Sunday. (a) aren't (b) don't (c) doesn't
39. 39.Name the tense: “You washed the dishes.” (a) past perfect (b) past continuous (c) simple future (d) simple past
40. 40.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has

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