Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 903 · 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 ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) have worn (d) had worn
2. 2.___ Ananya throwing the ball right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
3. 3.The students ___ rice when Mum came home. (a) are cooking (b) was cooking (c) were cooking (d) were cook
4. 4.___ she feed the dog two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
5. 5.Name the tense: “He has jogged in the park.” (a) past continuous (b) simple past (c) simple future (d) present perfect
6. 6.Name the tense: “We have jogged in the park.” (a) present perfect (b) past perfect (c) simple future (d) past continuous
7. 7.I ___ Hindi when the bell rang. (a) were speaking (b) am speaking (c) was speak (d) was speaking
8. 8.Aarav ___ wash the dishes on Saturdays. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
9. 9.Omkar has lived in Pune ___ five years. (a) since (b) for
10. 10.We ___ lunch now. (a) are bring (b) am bringing (c) is bringing (d) are bringing
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeeing (b) makeing (c) making
12. 12.They did not ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) spoke (b) speaks (c) speaking (d) speak
13. 13.My brother ___ on the stage now. (a) am dancing (b) are dancing (c) is dance (d) is dancing
14. 14.___ you bring lunch yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, I ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) had help (d) have helped
16. 16.She ___ a cake next Sunday. (a) will bakes (b) will baking (c) will bake (d) baked
17. 17.He ___ a cartoon when it started to rain. (a) was watch (b) were watching (c) was watching (d) is watching
18. 18.When Dad called, she ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
19. 19.We ___ a letter yesterday. (a) will write (b) write (c) wrote (d) writed
20. 20.My sister ___ the ball when the phone rang. (a) was throw (b) is throwing (c) was throwing (d) were throwing
21. 21.When Dad called, she ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) has (c) had
22. 22.The children ___ in the park on Saturdays. (a) jogging (b) jog (c) jogs
23. 23.He ___ going to plant a tree tomorrow. (a) are (b) am (c) is
24. 24.Choose the right verb: Neither the twins nor Tara ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
25. 25.You did not ___ a message in 2023. (a) sending (b) sent (c) send (d) sends
26. 26.Name the tense: “You are writing a letter.” (a) past continuous (b) present perfect (c) simple future (d) present continuous
27. 27.We have lived in Pune ___ five years. (a) for (b) since
28. 28.___ the children wear a cap every morning? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Does (d) Do
29. 29.She ___ cricket in 2023. (a) played (b) plays (c) has played (d) will play
30. 30.Name the tense: “My brother was running in the park.” (a) past perfect (b) past continuous (c) simple future (d) simple present
31. 31.I ___ milk next month. (a) will drinks (b) will drink (c) will drinking (d) drank
32. 32.Choose the right verb: Every child ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
33. 33.Sneha ___ the dishes every day. (a) washes (b) wash (c) washing
34. 34.She ___ Grandma next Sunday. (a) helped (b) will help (c) will helps (d) will helping
35. 35.___ he singing a song at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
36. 36.___ Meera plant a tree yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
37. 37.She ___ on the stage last week. (a) has danced (b) will dance (c) dances (d) danced
38. 38.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) brought (b) bringed (c) bringing
39. 39.I ___ throw the ball every Sunday. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) aren't
40. 40.I ___ in the park when Mum came home. (a) am running (b) were running (c) was run (d) was running

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