Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 939 · 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.I ___ going to jog in the park next month. (a) is (b) are (c) am
2. 2.They have just ___ a song. (a) singing (b) sang (c) sung (d) sing
3. 3.Omkar ___ a tree next week. (a) will plants (b) planted (c) will planting (d) will plant
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) has drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drawn
5. 5.My sister has just ___ the ball. (a) catches (b) catch (c) catching (d) caught
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writing (c) writeing
7. 7.Choose the right verb: My spectacles ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
8. 8.___ you study science every Sunday? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is (d) Does
9. 9.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) maked (b) made (c) making
10. 10.Rahul ___ going to cook rice next month. (a) is (b) are (c) am
11. 11.Ira ___ going to tell a story next Sunday. (a) is (b) are (c) am
12. 12.I ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) has danced (d) had danced
13. 13.Ira did not ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) helped (b) helps (c) help (d) helping
14. 14.We ___ Grandma when the bell rang. (a) are helping (b) were helping (c) were help (d) was helping
15. 15.My sister ___ vegetables when the bell rang. (a) was buying (b) was buy (c) were buying (d) is buying
16. 16.Name the tense: “Ishaan had climbed a tree.” (a) past continuous (b) present continuous (c) past perfect (d) simple past
17. 17.We did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) climbs (b) climbed (c) climbing (d) climb
18. 18.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) ran (b) runned (c) run (d) running
19. 19.___ we washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
20. 20.He ___ going to run in the park next month. (a) am (b) are (c) is
21. 21.My parents ___ rice every day. (a) cook (b) cooks (c) cooking
22. 22.Tara did not ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) clapped (b) clapping (c) claps (d) clap
23. 23.We are going to ___ the train next month. (a) take (b) taking (c) took (d) takes
24. 24.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) won (c) winning
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinking (c) drinkeing
26. 26.___ they climbing a tree now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
27. 27.He is going to ___ cricket tomorrow. (a) playing (b) plays (c) played (d) play
28. 28.Diya has just ___ a story. (a) tells (b) telling (c) tell (d) told
29. 29.He ___ a sandcastle when the phone rang. (a) were building (b) was building (c) is building (d) was build
30. 30.We ___ a cake two days ago. (a) will bake (b) bake (c) have baked (d) baked
31. 31.Choose the right verb: Each girl ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
32. 32.___ I telling a story right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
33. 33.My brother ___ a cake when the bell rang. (a) were baking (b) is baking (c) was bake (d) was baking
34. 34.Meera ___ cook rice twice a week. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
35. 35.He ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had ran (d) had run
36. 36.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swam (c) swum (d) swimmed
37. 37.He is going to ___ a tree next month. (a) plants (b) planted (c) plant (d) planting
38. 38.He ___ a song right now. (a) are singing (b) is singing (c) is sing (d) am singing
39. 39.___ my sister drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
40. 40.My brother ___ rice every Sunday. (a) cooking (b) cook (c) cooks

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