Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 93 · 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: There ___ some milk in the jug. (a) are (b) is
2. 2.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 3. (a) are (b) is
3. 3.She ___ a kite every morning. (a) flying (b) fly (c) flies
4. 4.When Dad called, we ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
5. 5.Choose the right verb: My spectacles ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
6. 6.Choose the right verb: Every student ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
7. 7.He did not ___ the room last week. (a) cleaning (b) cleans (c) clean (d) cleaned
8. 8.Sneha ___ a story next month. (a) will telling (b) told (c) will tells (d) will tell
9. 9.The children ___ for the team twice a week. (a) clap (b) claps (c) clapping
10. 10.Sneha is going to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) watch (b) watched (c) watching (d) watches
11. 11.I ___ in Pune since 2022. (a) lived (b) live (c) has lived (d) have lived
12. 12.He ___ a story twice a week. (a) tell (b) telling (c) tells
13. 13.He did not ___ on the stage last week. (a) danced (b) dance (c) dances (d) dancing
14. 14.___ he buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
15. 15.Nisha is going to ___ a story next month. (a) told (b) tells (c) tell (d) telling
16. 16.You ___ a picture every morning. (a) draw (b) draws (c) drawing
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singing (c) singging
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, I ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) has danced
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringeing (c) bringging
20. 20.My sister has just ___ the ball. (a) throw (b) throwing (c) thrown (d) threw
21. 21.Name the tense: “We sing a song.” (a) simple future (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) past perfect
22. 22.When Mum came home, my friends ___ a letter. (a) were write (b) were writing (c) was writing (d) are writing
23. 23.Name the tense: “I am flying a kite.” (a) simple past (b) simple future (c) past perfect (d) present continuous
24. 24.Name the tense: “The children are clapping for the team.” (a) past continuous (b) simple future (c) present continuous (d) simple present
25. 25.He did not ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooked (b) cook (c) cooks (d) cooking
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeeing (c) bakeing
27. 27.He ___ milk before it got dark. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) had drank
28. 28.When it started to rain, they ___ science. (a) were study (b) are studying (c) were studying (d) was studying
29. 29.She ___ the match when it started to rain. (a) was win (b) were winning (c) was winning (d) is winning
30. 30.We ___ the room right now. (a) are clean (b) is cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) am cleaning
31. 31.Choose the right verb: The packet of biscuits ___ open. (a) are (b) is
32. 32.___ I buying vegetables right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
33. 33.We ___ going to build a sandcastle tomorrow. (a) am (b) is (c) are
34. 34.My brother ___ build a sandcastle every Sunday. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
35. 35.The children have just ___ the ball. (a) throw (b) thrown (c) threw (d) throwing
36. 36.Name the tense: “He helps Grandma.” (a) simple present (b) past continuous (c) simple future (d) present perfect
37. 37.When Dad called, we ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) have (c) has
38. 38.We are going to ___ the train next Sunday. (a) takes (b) take (c) taking (d) took
39. 39.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) maked (b) made (c) making
40. 40.Name the tense: “Arjun was feeding the dog.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple present

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