Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 918 · 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.Name the tense: “Ira is cleaning the room.” (a) past perfect (b) past continuous (c) present continuous (d) simple present
2. 2.My sister ___ cooked rice already. (a) have (b) has
3. 3.___ my sister baking a cake at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
4. 4.When Dad called, you ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) had (c) has
5. 5.Choose the right verb: All the children ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
6. 6.They did not ___ a cap two days ago. (a) wore (b) wear (c) wears (d) wearing
7. 7.Name the tense: “The children have brought lunch.” (a) simple past (b) simple present (c) present perfect (d) past perfect
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cookeing (c) cooking
9. 9.She ___ in the pool when it started to rain. (a) was swim (b) was swimming (c) is swimming (d) were swimming
10. 10.You ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) are washing (b) am washing (c) are wash (d) is washing
11. 11.My parents ___ a song next month. (a) will singing (b) sang (c) will sings (d) will sing
12. 12.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 6. (a) is (b) are
13. 13.By the time we reached, you ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) have danced
14. 14.Name the tense: “Rohan brought lunch.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) past perfect
15. 15.My brother ___ milk when the bell rang. (a) is drinking (b) was drinking (c) was drink (d) were drinking
16. 16.We ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
17. 17.You have waited for the bus ___ 8 o'clock. (a) since (b) for
18. 18.My parents ___ a cap next week. (a) wore (b) will wear (c) will wears (d) will wearing
19. 19.Kavya ___ a cartoon right now. (a) am watching (b) is watching (c) is watch (d) are watching
20. 20.My sister ___ in the park when the phone rang. (a) were jogging (b) is jogging (c) was jogging (d) was jog
21. 21.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) written (b) writing (c) writed (d) wrote
22. 22.Name the tense: “My sister claps for the team.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) simple future (d) simple past
23. 23.___ they bake a cake last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
24. 24.When the bell rang, she ___ the ball. (a) is catching (b) was catching (c) was catch (d) were catching
25. 25.My brother ___ going to take the train next month. (a) are (b) am (c) is
26. 26.Name the tense: “They have ridden a bicycle.” (a) present perfect (b) past perfect (c) past continuous (d) present continuous
27. 27.___ we go to school every morning? (a) Does (b) Are (c) Is (d) Do
28. 28.Choose the right verb: There ___ many books on the shelf. (a) are (b) is
29. 29.At 8 pm yesterday, she ___ the train. (a) is taking (b) was taking (c) was take (d) were taking
30. 30.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
31. 31.They did not ___ the dog last week. (a) feed (b) feeds (c) feeding (d) fed
32. 32.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swam (c) swimming (d) swum
33. 33.The children ___ throw the ball on Saturdays. (a) aren't (b) doesn't (c) don't
34. 34.At 8 pm yesterday, he ___ in the park. (a) were running (b) is running (c) was running (d) was run
35. 35.Name the tense: “You are wearing a cap.” (a) present perfect (b) past continuous (c) present continuous (d) simple past
36. 36.We are going to ___ a song next Sunday. (a) sang (b) sings (c) singing (d) sing
37. 37.He has waited for the bus ___ morning. (a) for (b) since
38. 38.Karan did not ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) wash (b) washed (c) washing (d) washes
39. 39.Name the tense: “Arjun will build a sandcastle.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) simple present (d) past continuous
40. 40.Name the tense: “They will clap for the team.” (a) past continuous (b) simple future (c) simple present (d) present continuous

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