Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 907 · 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.___ the students write a letter two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
2. 2.Choose the right verb: Each of the players ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
3. 3.My sister did not ___ lunch yesterday. (a) brings (b) bringing (c) brought (d) bring
4. 4.___ Tara taking the train at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
5. 5.___ my brother clap for the team last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
6. 6.You ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) have washed (b) washed (c) will wash (d) wash
7. 7.We did not ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) spoke (b) speaks (c) speaking (d) speak
8. 8.You ___ the room next week. (a) will cleans (b) cleaned (c) will clean (d) will cleaning
9. 9.He did not ___ a letter last Sunday. (a) writing (b) wrote (c) writes (d) write
10. 10.I have lived in Pune ___ 2019. (a) since (b) for
11. 11.My sister has just ___ in the park. (a) jog (b) jogging (c) jogged (d) jogs
12. 12.She ___ a sandcastle twice a week. (a) building (b) build (c) builds
13. 13.He ___ lunch at the moment. (a) am bringing (b) is bringing (c) is bring (d) are bringing
14. 14.Name the tense: “I will drink milk.” (a) simple future (b) present continuous (c) past continuous (d) past perfect
15. 15.Name the tense: “I will ride a bicycle.” (a) simple present (b) simple future (c) simple past (d) present perfect
16. 16.___ my parents build a sandcastle in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
17. 17.I ___ Hindi when the phone rang. (a) was speak (b) am speaking (c) was speaking (d) were speaking
18. 18.My cousins ___ Grandma when the phone rang. (a) was helping (b) were help (c) are helping (d) were helping
19. 19.When Mum came home, she ___ lunch. (a) is bringing (b) were bringing (c) was bring (d) was bringing
20. 20.Choose the right verb: My spectacles ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
21. 21.At 8 pm yesterday, my brother ___ in the pool. (a) is swimming (b) were swimming (c) was swim (d) was swimming
22. 22.We are going to ___ a story next Sunday. (a) told (b) tells (c) telling (d) tell
23. 23.She has had this bicycle ___ a long time. (a) since (b) for
24. 24.She ___ catch the ball twice a week. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
25. 25.Tara ___ a bicycle at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was riding (b) is riding (c) was ride (d) were riding
26. 26.Name the tense: “He helps Grandma.” (a) simple present (b) present continuous (c) past perfect (d) simple past
27. 27.She ___ the dishes tomorrow. (a) will washes (b) will wash (c) will washing (d) washed
28. 28.They ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had play (d) had played
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringing (c) bringging
30. 30.My brother ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
31. 31.I ___ a tree now. (a) am climbing (b) is climbing (c) are climbing (d) am climb
32. 32.___ Vivaan win the match last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
33. 33.My brother has just ___ Grandma. (a) helps (b) helping (c) help (d) helped
34. 34.You ___ the bag right now. (a) is carrying (b) am carrying (c) are carry (d) are carrying
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, Vivaan ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) had drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drew
36. 36.We ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had climb (b) has climbed (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
37. 37.Name the tense: “She has clapped for the team.” (a) past continuous (b) present continuous (c) simple past (d) present perfect
38. 38.He ___ the dog on Saturdays. (a) feed (b) feeding (c) feeds
39. 39.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
40. 40.He ___ on the stage twice a week. (a) dancing (b) dance (c) dances

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