Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 922 · 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.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) threw (c) thrown (d) throwed
2. 2.___ you throw the ball last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
3. 3.She ___ swum in the pool already. (a) has (b) have
4. 4.When Dad called, my parents ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) have (c) has
5. 5.___ my cousins throw the ball twice a week? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Does (d) Do
6. 6.Name the tense: “You took the train.” (a) simple present (b) past perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple past
7. 7.They ___ the room at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was cleaning (b) were clean (c) were cleaning (d) are cleaning
8. 8.You ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watch (b) will watch (c) have watched (d) watched
9. 9.Choose the right verb: The packet of biscuits ___ open. (a) is (b) are
10. 10.They ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) will fly (b) fly (c) flyed (d) flew
11. 11.He ___ played cricket already. (a) has (b) have
12. 12.Choose the right verb: Each of the girls ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
13. 13.Aditya ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) is dance (b) is dancing (c) am dancing (d) are dancing
14. 14.You ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) will wash (b) have washed (c) wash (d) washed
15. 15.Rahul ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had make (d) had made
16. 16.Name the tense: “I had carried the bag.” (a) present perfect (b) past continuous (c) past perfect (d) simple future
17. 17.I did not ___ the dog in 2023. (a) fed (b) feeding (c) feed (d) feeds
18. 18.Rahul ___ milk tomorrow. (a) drank (b) will drinks (c) will drink (d) will drinking
19. 19.I ___ a sandcastle now. (a) am build (b) are building (c) is building (d) am building
20. 20.Name the tense: “They have studied science.” (a) simple present (b) past perfect (c) present continuous (d) present perfect
21. 21.When the bell rang, Tara ___ a letter. (a) was write (b) is writing (c) were writing (d) was writing
22. 22.When it started to rain, Karan ___ science. (a) is studying (b) were studying (c) was study (d) was studying
23. 23.Aditya did not ___ a letter last Sunday. (a) writes (b) writing (c) write (d) wrote
24. 24.Choose the right verb: Every student ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
25. 25.At 8 pm yesterday, we ___ on the stage. (a) was dancing (b) were dance (c) were dancing (d) are dancing
26. 26.We ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) have baked (b) had baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
27. 27.Name the tense: “Tara had drunk milk.” (a) present perfect (b) past perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple future
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, Karan ___ a song. (a) had sung (b) had sang (c) has sung (d) have sung
29. 29.Choose the right verb: Every child ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
30. 30.We ___ a tree right now. (a) are plant (b) are planting (c) is planting (d) am planting
31. 31.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drunk (c) drinked (d) drank
32. 32.___ they dancing on the stage right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) had written (c) had wrote (d) have written
34. 34.Name the tense: “We will take the train.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) simple future
35. 35.Name the tense: “Yash had told a story.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) past perfect (d) simple present
36. 36.He has waited for the bus ___ an hour. (a) for (b) since
37. 37.Choose the right verb: All the boys ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
38. 38.Name the tense: “My parents sent a message.” (a) present continuous (b) past perfect (c) simple past (d) present perfect
39. 39.You ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) had wash
40. 40.They ___ in the park next week. (a) will jog (b) will jogs (c) will jogging (d) jogged

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