Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 904 · 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.He ___ won the match already. (a) has (b) have
2. 2.When the phone rang, Meera ___ in the park. (a) was run (b) was running (c) is running (d) were running
3. 3.When it started to rain, he ___ a cartoon. (a) were watching (b) was watching (c) was watch (d) is watching
4. 4.Nisha ___ vegetables right now. (a) is buy (b) am buying (c) is buying (d) are buying
5. 5.___ the children ride a bicycle last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
6. 6.She is going to ___ a story next month. (a) telling (b) tells (c) tell (d) told
7. 7.Rahul ___ Grandma every day. (a) help (b) helping (c) helps
8. 8.They ___ a cake every morning. (a) baking (b) bake (c) bakes
9. 9.Choose the right verb: There ___ five mangoes in the basket. (a) is (b) are
10. 10.At 8 pm yesterday, I ___ a picture. (a) am drawing (b) was draw (c) were drawing (d) was drawing
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinking (c) drinkeing
12. 12.Rahul has waited for the bus ___ ten minutes. (a) since (b) for
13. 13.I ___ a sandcastle tomorrow. (a) will builds (b) built (c) will build (d) will building
14. 14.She has just ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) play (c) played (d) plays
15. 15.___ you catching the ball at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
16. 16.You ___ wear a cap on Saturdays. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) aren't
17. 17.When the phone rang, Ira ___ the room. (a) were cleaning (b) was clean (c) was cleaning (d) is cleaning
18. 18.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) going (b) gone (c) went (d) goed
19. 19.My sister ___ bake a cake every morning. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
20. 20.He ___ a letter now. (a) am writing (b) is writing (c) is write (d) are writing
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) has watched (c) had watch (d) have watched
22. 22.Choose the right verb: There ___ two cats in the garden. (a) are (b) is
23. 23.The students ___ a story two days ago. (a) tell (b) told (c) will tell (d) telled
24. 24.My cousins have worked in Delhi ___ five years. (a) for (b) since
25. 25.He ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) has carried
26. 26.Name the tense: “My sister has run in the park.” (a) simple present (b) present perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple past
27. 27.You ___ a cartoon tomorrow. (a) will watching (b) will watch (c) watched (d) will watches
28. 28.Choose the right verb: Neither my cousins nor Aisha ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
29. 29.When Dad called, she ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.We are going to ___ the dog tomorrow. (a) feeding (b) fed (c) feed (d) feeds
31. 31.___ she sing a song last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
32. 32.My sister has played in the garden ___ 8 o'clock. (a) for (b) since
33. 33.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catched (c) catching
34. 34.Neel has waited for the bus ___ 10 am. (a) since (b) for
35. 35.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) feeding (c) fed
36. 36.When Dad called, I ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
37. 37.He has just ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) carrying (c) carries (d) carried
38. 38.Name the tense: “Aditya has drawn a picture.” (a) present perfect (b) simple present (c) simple future (d) present continuous
39. 39.Name the tense: “I planted a tree.” (a) past continuous (b) past perfect (c) simple future (d) simple past
40. 40.___ my brother carry the bag every day? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Does (d) Are

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