Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 928 · 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.We are going to ___ a tree next Sunday. (a) climbs (b) climb (c) climbing (d) climbed
2. 2.You ___ a kite next Sunday. (a) will fly (b) flew (c) will flies (d) will flying
3. 3.At 8 pm yesterday, Rahul ___ vegetables. (a) were buying (b) is buying (c) was buy (d) was buying
4. 4.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwed (b) throwing (c) thrown (d) threw
5. 5.When Mum came home, my brother ___ a tree. (a) was climbing (b) is climbing (c) was climb (d) were climbing
6. 6.When Dad called, he ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) has (c) had
7. 7.I ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had won (d) had win
8. 8.___ Meera feeding the dog right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
9. 9.Rohan ___ eaten a mango already. (a) have (b) has
10. 10.___ my sister clap for the team yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
11. 11.___ I riding a bicycle now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
12. 12.We ___ the dog next Sunday. (a) will feed (b) will feeds (c) fed (d) will feeding
13. 13.Nisha ___ a kite when it started to rain. (a) were flying (b) was fly (c) is flying (d) was flying
14. 14.___ they play cricket every Sunday? (a) Does (b) Are (c) Do (d) Is
15. 15.Name the tense: “You have eaten a mango.” (a) simple future (b) present continuous (c) past perfect (d) present perfect
16. 16.Name the tense: “My brother has gone to school.” (a) past continuous (b) past perfect (c) simple present (d) present perfect
17. 17.Name the tense: “He studies science.” (a) present perfect (b) simple past (c) simple future (d) simple present
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eateing (c) eating
19. 19.He did not ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) buys (b) buy (c) bought (d) buying
20. 20.We are going to ___ vegetables next week. (a) buy (b) bought (c) buys (d) buying
21. 21.I ___ a cake when Mum came home. (a) was bake (b) am baking (c) was baking (d) were baking
22. 22.I ___ the match yesterday. (a) winned (b) win (c) will win (d) won
23. 23.By the time we reached, I ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
24. 24.Name the tense: “She sends a message.” (a) past perfect (b) simple present (c) present perfect (d) simple past
25. 25.She ___ in the park in 2023. (a) will jog (b) jogged (c) has jogged (d) jogs
26. 26.She ___ taken the train already. (a) has (b) have
27. 27.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) is (b) are
28. 28.She is going to ___ a sandcastle tomorrow. (a) built (b) building (c) build (d) builds
29. 29.Dev ___ a message next month. (a) will sending (b) will send (c) sent (d) will sends
30. 30.They have just ___ Hindi. (a) speak (b) speaking (c) spoke (d) spoken
31. 31.When Dad called, I ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
32. 32.My cousins ___ on the stage last week. (a) have danced (b) dance (c) will dance (d) danced
33. 33.When Dad called, my brother ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) has (c) have
34. 34.___ we plant a tree every morning? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is (d) Does
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studyying (c) studying
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washhing (c) washeing
37. 37.He ___ the room before it got dark. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
38. 38.She ___ watched a cartoon already. (a) has (b) have
39. 39.They ___ cricket when the phone rang. (a) were playing (b) was playing (c) were play (d) are playing
40. 40.She ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) have ridden (b) had ridden (c) has ridden (d) had rode

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