Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 929 · 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.My friends ___ in this school since 2022. (a) studied (b) have studied (c) study (d) has studied
2. 2.When the bell rang, Karan ___ a picture. (a) is drawing (b) was draw (c) was drawing (d) were drawing
3. 3.___ Isha feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
4. 4.Choose the right verb: There ___ two cats in the garden. (a) are (b) is
5. 5.Choose the right verb: Neither Myra nor my cousins ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) has brought (c) had brought (d) had bring
7. 7.By the time we reached, you ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) had watch
8. 8.___ Zoya studying science right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
9. 9.He ___ a letter at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was write (b) was writing (c) is writing (d) were writing
10. 10.They ___ the train now. (a) are taking (b) is taking (c) am taking (d) are take
11. 11.Name the tense: “You were building a sandcastle.” (a) simple present (b) past perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple past
12. 12.Choose the right verb: All the girls ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
13. 13.Tara did not ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) washing (b) wash (c) washed (d) washes
14. 14.Name the tense: “You had caught the ball.” (a) past perfect (b) present perfect (c) simple present (d) present continuous
15. 15.She is going to ___ a picture next Sunday. (a) drew (b) drawing (c) draw (d) draws
16. 16.When Dad called, Priya ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
17. 17.They ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had planted
18. 18.They ___ with Nani since 2020. (a) stayed (b) stay (c) has stayed (d) have stayed
19. 19.When Dad called, they ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
20. 20.She ___ build a sandcastle every morning. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
21. 21.They ___ vegetables twice a week. (a) buying (b) buys (c) buy
22. 22.Priya ___ a cake now. (a) are baking (b) is baking (c) is bake (d) am baking
23. 23.Tara is going to ___ a message next Sunday. (a) sends (b) sent (c) sending (d) send
24. 24.She ___ the dog twice a week. (a) feeding (b) feed (c) feeds
25. 25.My cousins ___ make tea on Saturdays. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
26. 26.When it started to rain, I ___ a song. (a) was sing (b) were singing (c) am singing (d) was singing
27. 27.I ___ going to wear a cap next month. (a) is (b) am (c) are
28. 28.Myra ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) had eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) have eaten
29. 29.Name the tense: “He will win the match.” (a) simple present (b) simple future (c) present perfect (d) simple past
30. 30.We ___ wash the dishes on Saturdays. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) aren't
31. 31.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawed (b) drawing (c) drew (d) drawn
32. 32.Name the tense: “She has watched a cartoon.” (a) simple present (b) past perfect (c) simple future (d) present perfect
33. 33.When Dad called, he ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
34. 34.___ you write a letter on Saturdays? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are (d) Does
35. 35.I ___ tea twice a week. (a) make (b) making (c) makes
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) takeeing (c) taking
37. 37.Choose the right verb: My spectacles ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
38. 38.They have just ___ rice. (a) cook (b) cooking (c) cooks (d) cooked
39. 39.You have worked in Delhi ___ two years. (a) since (b) for
40. 40.Choose the right verb: Mathematics ___ my favourite subject. (a) are (b) is

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