Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 948 · 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.When it started to rain, Riya ___ a mango. (a) were eating (b) was eat (c) is eating (d) was eating
2. 2.The children ___ sent a message already. (a) has (b) have
3. 3.We ___ a story next month. (a) will telling (b) will tell (c) will tells (d) told
4. 4.Name the tense: “I had planted a tree.” (a) present continuous (b) past perfect (c) simple past (d) past continuous
5. 5.When Dad called, they ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) runeing (c) running
7. 7.Neel ___ the dishes every day. (a) wash (b) washing (c) washes
8. 8.___ Karan clean the room every day? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Does (d) Is
9. 9.He ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are running (b) am running (c) is run (d) is running
10. 10.Isha ___ bake a cake on Saturdays. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
11. 11.When the phone rang, you ___ the dishes. (a) were wash (b) are washing (c) were washing (d) was washing
12. 12.You did not ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) drew (b) draws (c) drawing (d) draw
13. 13.You ___ science before it got dark. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) has studied
14. 14.He ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) have swum (d) had swum
15. 15.We ___ the room now. (a) is cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) are clean
16. 16.Name the tense: “Farhan has eaten a mango.” (a) simple present (b) past perfect (c) present perfect (d) present continuous
17. 17.I ___ in Pune since 2020. (a) have lived (b) has lived (c) lived (d) live
18. 18.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) taked (c) took (d) taking
19. 19.Kavya ___ built a sandcastle already. (a) have (b) has
20. 20.He ___ a message yesterday. (a) will send (b) sended (c) sent (d) sends
21. 21.I have worked in Delhi ___ two years. (a) since (b) for
22. 22.Choose the right verb: Every player ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
23. 23.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 3. (a) are (b) is
24. 24.Choose the right verb: All the girls ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
25. 25.When Dad called, she ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.Name the tense: “You eat a mango.” (a) simple present (b) simple past (c) simple future (d) past continuous
27. 27.My friends ___ for the team right now. (a) are clap (b) am clapping (c) are clapping (d) is clapping
28. 28.Name the tense: “My sister had washed the dishes.” (a) simple past (b) simple future (c) present continuous (d) past perfect
29. 29.She ___ rice at the moment. (a) am cooking (b) are cooking (c) is cook (d) is cooking
30. 30.You ___ feed the dog every morning. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) aren't
31. 31.My sister ___ in Pune since 2020. (a) lives (b) lived (c) has lived (d) have lived
32. 32.You are going to ___ the bag next month. (a) carrying (b) carried (c) carries (d) carry
33. 33.___ he make tea twice a week? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do (d) Does
34. 34.You ___ a story two days ago. (a) tell (b) told (c) telled (d) will tell
35. 35.You ___ eat a mango every morning. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) aren't
36. 36.Name the tense: “The students were riding a bicycle.” (a) present perfect (b) simple future (c) present continuous (d) past continuous
37. 37.___ my brother take the train two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
38. 38.My sister is going to ___ a song tomorrow. (a) sings (b) sing (c) sang (d) singing
39. 39.She ___ a song at the moment. (a) is sing (b) are singing (c) am singing (d) is singing
40. 40.___ they wear a cap every day? (a) Are (b) Does (c) Do (d) Is

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