Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 924 · 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.You have played in the garden ___ 10 am. (a) since (b) for
2. 2.Name the tense: “Nisha is baking a cake.” (a) present perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple future (d) simple present
3. 3.By the time we reached, I ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) have built (c) had build (d) has built
4. 4.Diya ___ for the team every Sunday. (a) clap (b) claps (c) clapping
5. 5.___ we dancing on the stage right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
6. 6.I did not ___ the room in 2023. (a) cleaned (b) clean (c) cleans (d) cleaning
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) drawing (c) draweing
8. 8.The students ___ study science every Sunday. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
9. 9.They ___ in Delhi since 2021. (a) has worked (b) work (c) worked (d) have worked
10. 10.Name the tense: “Tara will buy vegetables.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) simple future
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) buildding (c) building
12. 12.You ___ washed the dishes already. (a) has (b) have
13. 13.Choose the right verb: The scissors ___ sharp. (a) is (b) are
14. 14.He ___ a cake at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were baking (b) was baking (c) is baking (d) was bake
15. 15.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) are (b) is
16. 16.They ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) has won (b) had won (c) had win (d) have won
17. 17.___ Isha wear a cap every day? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Does (d) Is
18. 18.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) maked (b) made (c) making
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogging (c) jogeing
20. 20.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 8. (a) are (b) is
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, he ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
22. 22.Choose the right verb: Each girl ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
23. 23.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
24. 24.We ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) has worn (d) had worn
25. 25.___ I telling a story right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) have caught
27. 27.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 4. (a) is (b) are
28. 28.___ I clapping for the team now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
29. 29.___ Dev win the match every morning? (a) Are (b) Does (c) Is (d) Do
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) has danced (d) had danced
31. 31.I did not ___ a cap two days ago. (a) wear (b) wearing (c) wears (d) wore
32. 32.They ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had climbed (b) had climb (c) have climbed (d) has climbed
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ in the pool. (a) had swum (b) has swum (c) had swam (d) have swum
34. 34.Yash ___ lunch right now. (a) are bringing (b) is bringing (c) am bringing (d) is bring
35. 35.___ I writing a letter right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
36. 36.We ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) have washed (b) wash (c) washed (d) will wash
37. 37.Name the tense: “They had fed the dog.” (a) past perfect (b) simple future (c) present perfect (d) past continuous
38. 38.___ my friends cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
39. 39.My cousins ___ a tree next month. (a) planted (b) will plant (c) will plants (d) will planting
40. 40.Karan ___ a sandcastle when Mum came home. (a) is building (b) were building (c) was build (d) was building

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