Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 945 · 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 ___ a picture next month. (a) will draw (b) will drawing (c) drew (d) will draws
2. 2.___ my brother clap for the team every day? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Are (d) Is
3. 3.___ they make tea last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
4. 4.Choose the right verb: All the students ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
5. 5.They ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) has baked
6. 6.Choose the right verb: There ___ a mango in the basket. (a) is (b) are
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
8. 8.You ___ a mango now. (a) am eating (b) are eating (c) is eating (d) are eat
9. 9.Name the tense: “You are singing a song.” (a) simple past (b) simple present (c) simple future (d) present continuous
10. 10.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 7. (a) are (b) is
11. 11.The children ___ in this school since 2021. (a) studied (b) study (c) have studied (d) has studied
12. 12.You ___ going to make tea next week. (a) am (b) is (c) are
13. 13.I ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) had help
14. 14.Choose the right verb: Either Aisha or the boys ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
15. 15.When Dad called, Priya ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) has (c) had
16. 16.You ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) has brought (b) had bring (c) have brought (d) had brought
17. 17.Choose the right verb: All the girls ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
18. 18.___ they write a letter every Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Is (d) Are
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) makeeing (c) making
20. 20.They are going to ___ a mango next Sunday. (a) eat (b) eating (c) ate (d) eats
21. 21.Name the tense: “Aisha is planting a tree.” (a) simple future (b) simple past (c) present continuous (d) simple present
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbeing (c) climbing
23. 23.Choose the right verb: There ___ five mangoes in the basket. (a) is (b) are
24. 24.She ___ a letter now. (a) are writing (b) am writing (c) is write (d) is writing
25. 25.When it started to rain, the students ___ a song. (a) was singing (b) were singing (c) are singing (d) were sing
26. 26.Name the tense: “They fly a kite.” (a) simple past (b) past continuous (c) present continuous (d) simple present
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) has flown (c) had flown (d) have flown
28. 28.You ___ brought lunch already. (a) have (b) has
29. 29.My friends ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) are dance (b) am dancing (c) is dancing (d) are dancing
30. 30.When the bell rang, she ___ a cap. (a) was wearing (b) is wearing (c) was wear (d) were wearing
31. 31.Name the tense: “She fed the dog.” (a) simple present (b) simple past (c) past perfect (d) present perfect
32. 32.Aarav ___ baked a cake already. (a) has (b) have
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) had wash
34. 34.At 8 pm yesterday, Aditya ___ the train. (a) was take (b) were taking (c) was taking (d) is taking
35. 35.My parents ___ the match at the moment. (a) am winning (b) are winning (c) is winning (d) are win
36. 36.Nisha did not ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) watch (b) watched (c) watching (d) watches
37. 37.You ___ the room at the moment. (a) are clean (b) is cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) are cleaning
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) running (c) runeing
39. 39.We ___ milk before it got dark. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
40. 40.You ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) will help (b) help (c) have helped (d) helped

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