Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 934 · 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 ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
2. 2.My sister ___ vegetables next week. (a) will buying (b) will buys (c) bought (d) will buy
3. 3.___ Karan playing cricket right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
4. 4.You ___ a sandcastle when the bell rang. (a) were building (b) were build (c) was building (d) are building
5. 5.My parents ___ a story two days ago. (a) tell (b) will tell (c) told (d) telled
6. 6.Myra ___ with Nani since 2020. (a) stayed (b) have stayed (c) has stayed (d) stays
7. 7.Name the tense: “He won the match.” (a) present perfect (b) simple present (c) past continuous (d) simple past
8. 8.I did not ___ lunch last week. (a) brings (b) brought (c) bring (d) bringing
9. 9.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 7. (a) are (b) is
10. 10.Choose the right verb: All the children ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
11. 11.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) weared (b) worn (c) wearing (d) wore
12. 12.You are going to ___ the train next Sunday. (a) take (b) taking (c) takes (d) took
13. 13.When the bell rang, the children ___ a bicycle. (a) was riding (b) are riding (c) were ride (d) were riding
14. 14.Choose the right verb: There ___ many books on the shelf. (a) are (b) is
15. 15.He ___ a letter now. (a) are writing (b) am writing (c) is write (d) is writing
16. 16.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 6. (a) is (b) are
17. 17.Choose the right verb: Each of the girls ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
18. 18.I ___ going to study science tomorrow. (a) is (b) are (c) am
19. 19.Choose the right verb: Every student ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
20. 20.My brother ___ lunch every morning. (a) bring (b) bringing (c) brings
21. 21.He ___ help Grandma every morning. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
22. 22.Choose the right verb: There ___ some water in the bottle. (a) are (b) is
23. 23.You ___ Grandma now. (a) are help (b) is helping (c) are helping (d) am helping
24. 24.When the phone rang, the students ___ the dog. (a) are feeding (b) were feeding (c) was feeding (d) were feed
25. 25.Name the tense: “Vivaan was playing cricket.” (a) past continuous (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) present perfect
26. 26.They ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) have climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climb (d) had climbed
27. 27.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
28. 28.Name the tense: “The children will plant a tree.” (a) past perfect (b) simple past (c) past continuous (d) simple future
29. 29.You ___ a tree now. (a) are planting (b) are plant (c) is planting (d) am planting
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) had built (c) have built (d) had build
31. 31.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) made (b) making (c) maked
32. 32.We ___ a kite when Mum came home. (a) were flying (b) was flying (c) were fly (d) are flying
33. 33.I ___ going to clap for the team tomorrow. (a) are (b) is (c) am
34. 34.Name the tense: “She has built a sandcastle.” (a) present perfect (b) past continuous (c) simple past (d) simple future
35. 35.We ___ cricket now. (a) is playing (b) are playing (c) are play (d) am playing
36. 36.Name the tense: “We will wash the dishes.” (a) simple present (b) simple future (c) present continuous (d) past perfect
37. 37.Isha ___ rice when the phone rang. (a) were cooking (b) is cooking (c) was cook (d) was cooking
38. 38.My brother ___ the ball every Sunday. (a) catching (b) catch (c) catches
39. 39.Choose the right verb: Each of the children ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
40. 40.Name the tense: “You were baking a cake.” (a) past perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) past continuous

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