Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 919 · 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 sister has just ___ a bicycle. (a) ride (b) riding (c) ridden (d) rode
2. 2.Choose the right verb: There ___ a lot of rice in the bag. (a) is (b) are
3. 3.Name the tense: “Rahul will plant a tree.” (a) simple present (b) simple future (c) past perfect (d) past continuous
4. 4.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringed (c) brought
5. 5.Name the tense: “My sister rode a bicycle.” (a) past continuous (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) present perfect
6. 6.Choose the right verb: Each of the girls ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) have watched (d) had watched
8. 8.When the bell rang, he ___ a message. (a) was send (b) is sending (c) were sending (d) was sending
9. 9.We ___ the dog when the bell rang. (a) are feeding (b) were feed (c) was feeding (d) were feeding
10. 10.___ they telling a story at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
11. 11.Omkar ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) had sung (b) have sung (c) has sung (d) had sang
12. 12.My brother ___ a message when the phone rang. (a) were sending (b) is sending (c) was send (d) was sending
13. 13.___ Diya studying science at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
14. 14.Name the tense: “They were washing the dishes.” (a) present perfect (b) simple past (c) simple future (d) past continuous
15. 15.She is going to ___ the dog next week. (a) feeding (b) feeds (c) fed (d) feed
16. 16.My friends ___ brought lunch already. (a) have (b) has
17. 17.Manav ___ climb a tree every Sunday. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
18. 18.By the time we reached, you ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned
19. 19.Name the tense: “You run in the park.” (a) present perfect (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) present continuous
20. 20.We ___ going to study science tomorrow. (a) is (b) are (c) am
21. 21.My brother did not ___ cricket in 2023. (a) play (b) playing (c) plays (d) played
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogging (c) jogeing
23. 23.Choose the right verb: There ___ an apple on the plate. (a) are (b) is
24. 24.My cousins ___ the room right now. (a) are cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) are clean (d) am cleaning
25. 25.We ___ the dog twice a week. (a) feeding (b) feeds (c) feed
26. 26.She ___ science at the moment. (a) are studying (b) is study (c) am studying (d) is studying
27. 27.My friends ___ a bicycle on Saturdays. (a) ride (b) rides (c) riding
28. 28.By the time we reached, Riya ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
29. 29.When Dad called, you ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
30. 30.When Dad called, he ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) have (c) has
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, Aisha ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drawn (c) had drew (d) have drawn
32. 32.You ___ a tree right now. (a) am climbing (b) are climbing (c) is climbing (d) are climb
33. 33.He ___ a letter two days ago. (a) writes (b) writed (c) will write (d) wrote
34. 34.They ___ a story when Mum came home. (a) are telling (b) was telling (c) were tell (d) were telling
35. 35.We ___ a cartoon when it started to rain. (a) were watching (b) was watching (c) were watch (d) are watching
36. 36.Meera ___ going to wear a cap next Sunday. (a) am (b) is (c) are
37. 37.When Dad called, they ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) has (c) have
38. 38.He ___ the room tomorrow. (a) will cleaning (b) will cleans (c) will clean (d) cleaned
39. 39.She has waited for the bus ___ 10 am. (a) since (b) for
40. 40.They have just ___ a cake. (a) bake (b) bakes (c) baked (d) baking

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