Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 912 · 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.She has lived in Pune ___ a long time. (a) for (b) since
2. 2.When the phone rang, we ___ the room. (a) was cleaning (b) were clean (c) are cleaning (d) were cleaning
3. 3.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) written (c) wrote (d) writing
4. 4.When Dad called, my friends ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) has (c) had
5. 5.My parents ___ the dishes every Sunday. (a) wash (b) washing (c) washes
6. 6.Priya ___ a picture next Sunday. (a) will draw (b) will drawing (c) drew (d) will draws
7. 7.Name the tense: “Priya had sent a message.” (a) simple future (b) past perfect (c) simple present (d) simple past
8. 8.Dev ___ a message twice a week. (a) sends (b) send (c) sending
9. 9.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 3. (a) are (b) is
10. 10.The children ___ tea every Sunday. (a) make (b) making (c) makes
11. 11.My sister ___ a letter at 8 pm yesterday. (a) is writing (b) were writing (c) was writing (d) was write
12. 12.Name the tense: “She has climbed a tree.” (a) past perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple future (d) present perfect
13. 13.They ___ for the team now. (a) are clapping (b) am clapping (c) is clapping (d) are clap
14. 14.___ the students feeding the dog now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
15. 15.___ we run in the park yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
16. 16.Myra ___ drink milk every day. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
17. 17.___ Priya take the train every morning? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Does (d) Are
18. 18.My brother ___ a cartoon right now. (a) is watch (b) am watching (c) are watching (d) is watching
19. 19.I ___ feed the dog every morning. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
20. 20.When it started to rain, I ___ a story. (a) were telling (b) am telling (c) was telling (d) was tell
21. 21.I ___ the train at the moment. (a) are taking (b) is taking (c) am take (d) am taking
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookking (c) cookeing
23. 23.Priya ___ in the pool next week. (a) will swims (b) will swimming (c) swam (d) will swim
24. 24.___ my friends go to school on Saturdays? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do (d) Does
25. 25.He has just ___ a tree. (a) plants (b) plant (c) planting (d) planted
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) plantting (c) planteing
27. 27.She ___ the ball when the phone rang. (a) was throw (b) was throwing (c) were throwing (d) is throwing
28. 28.He is going to ___ tea next month. (a) make (b) makes (c) making (d) made
29. 29.___ she buy vegetables last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
30. 30.Name the tense: “Meera has baked a cake.” (a) simple future (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) present perfect
31. 31.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drank (b) drinked (c) drinking (d) drunk
32. 32.___ Rohan dancing on the stage now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studying (c) studyeing
34. 34.Name the tense: “The children cooked rice.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) simple future
35. 35.___ we cooking rice at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flying (c) flyying
37. 37.When it started to rain, my sister ___ tea. (a) is making (b) were making (c) was make (d) was making
38. 38.Name the tense: “They are washing the dishes.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) present perfect (d) present continuous
39. 39.Name the tense: “He had thrown the ball.” (a) past perfect (b) simple future (c) present perfect (d) past continuous
40. 40.I did not ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) buys (b) bought (c) buying (d) buy

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