Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 921 · 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.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speaking (c) speakeing
2. 2.We ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) have thrown
3. 3.We ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) had gone
4. 4.Name the tense: “The children had sung a song.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) past perfect
5. 5.The students ___ a song last Sunday. (a) sang (b) sing (c) will sing (d) have sung
6. 6.You ___ the dishes last week. (a) have washed (b) washed (c) wash (d) will wash
7. 7.You are going to ___ tea next month. (a) make (b) made (c) making (d) makes
8. 8.We ___ take the train every morning. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
9. 9.When Dad called, Priya ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) has (c) had
10. 10.I ___ helped Grandma already. (a) has (b) have
11. 11.She did not ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) helping (b) helped (c) help (d) helps
12. 12.Choose the right verb: Each girl ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
13. 13.The students ___ going to play cricket next month. (a) am (b) are (c) is
14. 14.My cousins are going to ___ a tree tomorrow. (a) climbing (b) climbs (c) climbed (d) climb
15. 15.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rode (b) rided (c) ridden (d) riding
16. 16.I ___ Hindi twice a week. (a) speaks (b) speak (c) speaking
17. 17.Name the tense: “They climbed a tree.” (a) simple present (b) simple past (c) past continuous (d) present continuous
18. 18.___ they play cricket two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
19. 19.___ we winning the match now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
21. 21.I ___ going to drink milk next week. (a) are (b) am (c) is
22. 22.You ___ catch the ball every Sunday. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
23. 23.My brother ___ a kite now. (a) is fly (b) is flying (c) are flying (d) am flying
24. 24.Tara ___ tea twice a week. (a) making (b) makes (c) make
25. 25.We have been in the library ___ half an hour. (a) for (b) since
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) danceeing (c) dancing
27. 27.We ___ a tree every morning. (a) plant (b) planting (c) plants
28. 28.___ we bake a cake last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
29. 29.Name the tense: “My brother has drawn a picture.” (a) simple present (b) present perfect (c) simple future (d) present continuous
30. 30.Choose the right verb: All the players ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
31. 31.Choose the right verb: All the children ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
32. 32.Choose the right verb: Either the girls or Priya ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
33. 33.She is going to ___ rice next Sunday. (a) cooking (b) cooked (c) cooks (d) cook
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleaneing (c) cleanning
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) has brought (c) have brought (d) had brought
36. 36.She ___ in Delhi since 2020. (a) works (b) worked (c) has worked (d) have worked
37. 37.Name the tense: “We climbed a tree.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple past
38. 38.Name the tense: “Manav plays cricket.” (a) past perfect (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) present continuous
39. 39.Name the tense: “My sister has jogged in the park.” (a) present perfect (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) simple past
40. 40.At 8 pm yesterday, you ___ vegetables. (a) was buying (b) are buying (c) were buying (d) were buy

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