Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 943 · 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.You are going to ___ a bicycle next week. (a) riding (b) rode (c) ride (d) rides
2. 2.You ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) had help (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) has helped
3. 3.Name the tense: “Tara has fed the dog.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) simple future (d) present perfect
4. 4.Name the tense: “Manav was jogging in the park.” (a) simple present (b) present continuous (c) past perfect (d) past continuous
5. 5.They ___ a story now. (a) am telling (b) are tell (c) is telling (d) are telling
6. 6.I ___ in this school since 2019. (a) have studied (b) study (c) studied (d) has studied
7. 7.He has just ___ a story. (a) tell (b) tells (c) telling (d) told
8. 8.He ___ in Pune since 2021. (a) lived (b) have lived (c) lives (d) has lived
9. 9.My cousins did not ___ the train yesterday. (a) took (b) takes (c) taking (d) take
10. 10.They ___ a sandcastle last Sunday. (a) build (b) builded (c) will build (d) built
11. 11.She ___ Hindi every day. (a) speaking (b) speaks (c) speak
12. 12.Choose the right verb: There ___ an apple on the plate. (a) are (b) is
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) goeing (c) gooing
14. 14.My brother has waited for the bus ___ half an hour. (a) since (b) for
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
16. 16.By the time we reached, Zoya ___ science. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) has studied
17. 17.Manav is going to ___ the match tomorrow. (a) win (b) wins (c) winning (d) won
18. 18.They ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had climb (b) has climbed (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
19. 19.___ you feed the dog last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) building (b) buildding (c) buildeing
21. 21.They ___ the train every morning. (a) takes (b) taking (c) take
22. 22.They ___ carried the bag already. (a) have (b) has
23. 23.He ___ in this school since 2021. (a) have taught (b) teaches (c) taught (d) has taught
24. 24.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 8. (a) is (b) are
25. 25.My sister ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) bakes (b) will bake (c) has baked (d) baked
26. 26.They ___ a mango next Sunday. (a) will eat (b) ate (c) will eats (d) will eating
27. 27.___ he watch a cartoon every Sunday? (a) Are (b) Does (c) Do (d) Is
28. 28.When Dad called, you ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) had (c) has
29. 29.I ___ a message now. (a) am sending (b) am send (c) are sending (d) is sending
30. 30.He ___ in the park every morning. (a) jog (b) jogs (c) jogging
31. 31.When it started to rain, Aarav ___ cricket. (a) were playing (b) was play (c) is playing (d) was playing
32. 32.___ my sister cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
33. 33.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) run (b) running (c) runned (d) ran
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feedeing (c) feedding
35. 35.We did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) planted (b) plant (c) plants (d) planting
36. 36.___ my friends feed the dog on Saturdays? (a) Does (b) Are (c) Do (d) Is
37. 37.___ they catching the ball at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
38. 38.She has known my best friend ___ two years. (a) for (b) since
39. 39.Sneha is going to ___ cricket next month. (a) playing (b) played (c) plays (d) play
40. 40.My brother ___ run in the park every morning. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't

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