Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 902 · 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 have waited for the bus ___ an hour. (a) since (b) for
2. 2.Omkar has just ___ vegetables. (a) buys (b) buy (c) buying (d) bought
3. 3.You ___ the match tomorrow. (a) won (b) will win (c) will wins (d) will winning
4. 4.___ you buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
5. 5.You did not ___ milk in 2023. (a) drinking (b) drank (c) drinks (d) drink
6. 6.She ___ clean the room every day. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
7. 7.We ___ a tree every Sunday. (a) plant (b) planting (c) plants
8. 8.They ___ a sandcastle when Mum came home. (a) were building (b) are building (c) were build (d) was building
9. 9.He ___ study science every morning. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
10. 10.Choose the right verb: Each child ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
11. 11.She ___ tea every morning. (a) making (b) makes (c) make
12. 12.___ I telling a story now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
13. 13.My parents ___ in this school since 2021. (a) taught (b) has taught (c) have taught (d) teach
14. 14.___ we telling a story at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
15. 15.My sister ___ a tree when the phone rang. (a) was planting (b) were planting (c) was plant (d) is planting
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playying (c) playeing
17. 17.___ he draw a picture last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
18. 18.You ___ Hindi at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was speaking (b) were speaking (c) were speak (d) are speaking
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, Nisha ___ a cap. (a) had worn (b) had wore (c) have worn (d) has worn
20. 20.We are going to ___ a picture next Sunday. (a) draws (b) drew (c) drawing (d) draw
21. 21.___ he building a sandcastle now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
22. 22.You ___ going to help Grandma next week. (a) is (b) are (c) am
23. 23.We ___ cricket next week. (a) will playing (b) will play (c) played (d) will plays
24. 24.He ___ to school now. (a) is going (b) am going (c) are going (d) is go
25. 25.Choose the right verb: Either Pooja or the boys ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
26. 26.Choose the right verb: Each of the girls ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
27. 27.We ___ in the pool tomorrow. (a) will swim (b) will swims (c) swam (d) will swimming
28. 28.___ my brother swimming in the pool right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
29. 29.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
30. 30.You ___ going to plant a tree next Sunday. (a) is (b) are (c) am
31. 31.___ my brother sing a song every Sunday? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Does (d) Do
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinking (c) drinkking
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceeing (c) danceing
34. 34.We have played in the garden ___ half an hour. (a) for (b) since
35. 35.Name the tense: “She is going to school.” (a) simple present (b) simple past (c) past perfect (d) present continuous
36. 36.They ___ the train before it got dark. (a) has taken (b) had took (c) had taken (d) have taken
37. 37.He did not ___ the dog last week. (a) feed (b) feeding (c) feeds (d) fed
38. 38.Priya did not ___ a song last week. (a) sings (b) singing (c) sang (d) sing
39. 39.___ you watch a cartoon every Sunday? (a) Is (b) Does (c) Are (d) Do
40. 40.The students are going to ___ the dishes next month. (a) washed (b) wash (c) washes (d) washing

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