Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 92 · 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: “He was baking a cake.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) past continuous (d) simple past
2. 2.We ___ in the pool two days ago. (a) will swim (b) swim (c) swimmed (d) swam
3. 3.She ___ a song when the phone rang. (a) was singing (b) was sing (c) is singing (d) were singing
4. 4.Name the tense: “My cousins watch a cartoon.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) simple future (d) simple present
5. 5.Name the tense: “I fly a kite.” (a) present perfect (b) past perfect (c) simple present (d) simple future
6. 6.___ we win the match every Sunday? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are (d) Does
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watching (c) watcheing
8. 8.They are going to ___ the match next week. (a) won (b) win (c) winning (d) wins
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, Zoya ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
10. 10.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 8. (a) is (b) are
11. 11.Name the tense: “My friends had helped Grandma.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) present perfect (d) past perfect
12. 12.When the bell rang, Kavya ___ the ball. (a) were catching (b) was catching (c) is catching (d) was catch
13. 13.___ you go to school every morning? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Are (d) Is
14. 14.My cousins did not ___ a letter yesterday. (a) write (b) writes (c) wrote (d) writing
15. 15.Choose the right verb: All the boys ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
16. 16.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) gone (b) going (c) went (d) goed
17. 17.He ___ to school when it started to rain. (a) were going (b) was going (c) was go (d) is going
18. 18.My brother is going to ___ the ball next Sunday. (a) throws (b) threw (c) throwing (d) throw
19. 19.She ___ going to bake a cake next week. (a) are (b) am (c) is
20. 20.She has had this bicycle ___ six months. (a) for (b) since
21. 21.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) made (b) maked (c) making
22. 22.The children have just ___ the room. (a) cleans (b) cleaning (c) clean (d) cleaned
23. 23.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinked (c) drunk (d) drank
24. 24.The students are going to ___ the match next Sunday. (a) won (b) winning (c) wins (d) win
25. 25.When Mum came home, you ___ a letter. (a) was writing (b) are writing (c) were write (d) were writing
26. 26.___ you buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
27. 27.Aditya ___ the bag right now. (a) is carrying (b) am carrying (c) are carrying (d) is carry
28. 28.You ___ lunch when the bell rang. (a) were bring (b) were bringing (c) are bringing (d) was bringing
29. 29.Yash ___ milk on Saturdays. (a) drink (b) drinking (c) drinks
30. 30.We ___ the room next month. (a) will cleaning (b) cleaned (c) will cleans (d) will clean
31. 31.When Dad called, she ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) has (c) had
32. 32.I ___ in the pool right now. (a) is swimming (b) am swim (c) am swimming (d) are swimming
33. 33.I ___ bake a cake every day. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) aren't
34. 34.You ___ for the team now. (a) are clapping (b) am clapping (c) are clap (d) is clapping
35. 35.We ___ the room yesterday. (a) clean (b) have cleaned (c) cleaned (d) will clean
36. 36.When it started to rain, we ___ a tree. (a) are planting (b) were plant (c) was planting (d) were planting
37. 37.Name the tense: “My sister is drawing a picture.” (a) simple present (b) present continuous (c) simple future (d) simple past
38. 38.Name the tense: “We will take the train.” (a) present perfect (b) simple past (c) simple future (d) past continuous
39. 39.When Mum came home, we ___ a tree. (a) are climbing (b) were climbing (c) was climbing (d) were climb
40. 40.They ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cooked

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