Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 901 · 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.You ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) have planted (d) has planted
2. 2.Choose the right verb: Every girl ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
3. 3.___ Arjun catching the ball now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
4. 4.You ___ lunch next month. (a) will bring (b) brought (c) will brings (d) will bringing
5. 5.The students ___ in Pune since 2020. (a) live (b) lived (c) has lived (d) have lived
6. 6.She ___ won the match already. (a) have (b) has
7. 7.Myra did not ___ vegetables last week. (a) buys (b) buying (c) buy (d) bought
8. 8.Sneha ___ Hindi when the bell rang. (a) were speaking (b) was speak (c) is speaking (d) was speaking
9. 9.I ___ in the pool next Sunday. (a) will swims (b) will swimming (c) swam (d) will swim
10. 10.I ___ Grandma right now. (a) are helping (b) am help (c) is helping (d) am helping
11. 11.___ we speak Hindi last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
12. 12.My brother has just ___ the ball. (a) catches (b) catching (c) catch (d) caught
13. 13.When the bell rang, they ___ for the team. (a) was clapping (b) were clapping (c) are clapping (d) were clap
14. 14.Kabir ___ in the park every day. (a) running (b) run (c) runs
15. 15.___ I sing a song every morning? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are (d) Does
16. 16.You ___ carry the bag twice a week. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
17. 17.My parents ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) have thrown
18. 18.Choose the right verb: Neither the boys nor Ishaan ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
19. 19.Name the tense: “You have fed the dog.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) past continuous (d) present perfect
20. 20.Neel is going to ___ lunch next week. (a) brought (b) brings (c) bringing (d) bring
21. 21.They ___ the dishes every Sunday. (a) wash (b) washes (c) washing
22. 22.By the time we reached, he ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) has built (c) had built (d) have built
23. 23.___ Dev writing a letter now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
24. 24.Name the tense: “We were singing a song.” (a) past continuous (b) simple future (c) simple past (d) past perfect
25. 25.She ___ in Delhi since 2022. (a) worked (b) works (c) have worked (d) has worked
26. 26.Choose the right verb: All the children ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
27. 27.He ___ a cap when the bell rang. (a) is wearing (b) was wear (c) were wearing (d) was wearing
28. 28.Name the tense: “She has flown a kite.” (a) simple past (b) present perfect (c) simple present (d) present continuous
29. 29.Aditya has just ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) washes (c) washing (d) washed
30. 30.___ I making tea right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
31. 31.She ___ on the stage every morning. (a) dancing (b) dance (c) dances
32. 32.When the bell rang, the students ___ on the stage. (a) were dance (b) was dancing (c) are dancing (d) were dancing
33. 33.Choose the right verb: Every player ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
34. 34.___ the students clap for the team every day? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Does (d) Is
35. 35.When it started to rain, my sister ___ a picture. (a) is drawing (b) was draw (c) was drawing (d) were drawing
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
37. 37.Choose the right verb: There ___ many books on the shelf. (a) is (b) are
38. 38.My sister has just ___ a cap. (a) wore (b) wear (c) wearing (d) worn
39. 39.Name the tense: “My parents were playing cricket.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) past perfect (d) present perfect
40. 40.We ___ a tree when the bell rang. (a) were climb (b) was climbing (c) were climbing (d) are climbing

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