Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 926 · 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.Choose the right verb: Neither the twins nor Pooja ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) had played (c) has played (d) have played
3. 3.He ___ tea last Sunday. (a) maked (b) makes (c) will make (d) made
4. 4.Choose the right verb: The bunch of bananas ___ ripe. (a) is (b) are
5. 5.My sister ___ on the stage right now. (a) am dancing (b) is dance (c) are dancing (d) is dancing
6. 6.You ___ in Delhi since 2019. (a) has worked (b) work (c) worked (d) have worked
7. 7.When the phone rang, she ___ rice. (a) was cooking (b) were cooking (c) was cook (d) is cooking
8. 8.Name the tense: “Omkar has climbed a tree.” (a) past continuous (b) simple past (c) present continuous (d) present perfect
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climbed (d) had climb
10. 10.You ___ going to buy vegetables tomorrow. (a) is (b) are (c) am
11. 11.We ___ to school right now. (a) is going (b) are going (c) am going (d) are go
12. 12.Choose the right verb: Every student ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
13. 13.Name the tense: “We study science.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) present perfect (d) simple present
14. 14.We ___ a kite two days ago. (a) flyed (b) will fly (c) fly (d) flew
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) have ridden (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
16. 16.They ___ sent a message already. (a) has (b) have
17. 17.Name the tense: “Meera has swum in the pool.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) simple future (d) present perfect
18. 18.They ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) has taken (b) had took (c) had taken (d) have taken
19. 19.___ we watch a cartoon every day? (a) Are (b) Does (c) Is (d) Do
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyeing (c) buyying
21. 21.When the phone rang, my parents ___ a tree. (a) were climb (b) are climbing (c) was climbing (d) were climbing
22. 22.My friends ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had caught (b) has caught (c) have caught (d) had catch
23. 23.I ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) had drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drank (d) have drunk
24. 24.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drunk (b) drinking (c) drinked (d) drank
25. 25.___ I swim in the pool every day? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Does (d) Do
26. 26.Zoya ___ in this school since 2019. (a) have studied (b) studied (c) has studied (d) studies
27. 27.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) taked (c) taking (d) took
28. 28.Name the tense: “He had ridden a bicycle.” (a) past continuous (b) past perfect (c) simple past (d) simple future
29. 29.My sister ___ tea last week. (a) makes (b) made (c) will make (d) maked
30. 30.They ___ win the match on Saturdays. (a) aren't (b) don't (c) doesn't
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) building (b) buildding (c) buildeing
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, she ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
33. 33.My sister ___ carried the bag already. (a) has (b) have
34. 34.Name the tense: “He was sending a message.” (a) past continuous (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) past perfect
35. 35.___ my sister write a letter yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
36. 36.Name the tense: “Yash brought lunch.” (a) simple present (b) simple past (c) present continuous (d) past perfect
37. 37.I ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) have watched (b) has watched (c) had watched (d) had watch
38. 38.He ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) has told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) have told
39. 39.Name the tense: “Rohan sent a message.” (a) past perfect (b) present perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple past
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) plantting (c) planteing

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