Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 950 · 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 ___ going to buy vegetables next Sunday. (a) are (b) am (c) is
2. 2.___ she feed the dog yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
3. 3.When the phone rang, we ___ science. (a) are studying (b) was studying (c) were studying (d) were study
4. 4.We ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) have climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climbed (d) had climb
5. 5.Aarav ___ going to throw the ball tomorrow. (a) am (b) are (c) is
6. 6.Name the tense: “You sang a song.” (a) present perfect (b) simple past (c) present continuous (d) past perfect
7. 7.Name the tense: “My sister plays cricket.” (a) present perfect (b) past perfect (c) simple past (d) simple present
8. 8.___ Isha fly a kite in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
9. 9.Ira has just ___ Grandma. (a) help (b) helps (c) helped (d) helping
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cooking (c) cookeing
11. 11.___ my friends speaking Hindi now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
12. 12.When the phone rang, he ___ a story. (a) is telling (b) was telling (c) was tell (d) were telling
13. 13.When Dad called, I ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) had (c) has
14. 14.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swum (c) swam (d) swimmed
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, she ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) has helped
16. 16.My sister ___ a letter last week. (a) writes (b) wrote (c) will write (d) writed
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throweing (c) throwing
18. 18.You have just ___ a kite. (a) flew (b) fly (c) flying (d) flown
19. 19.Name the tense: “He was cooking rice.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) past continuous (d) present perfect
20. 20.My brother ___ a cap last Sunday. (a) wore (b) wears (c) will wear (d) weared
21. 21.Name the tense: “My parents will clean the room.” (a) simple past (b) simple future (c) simple present (d) present perfect
22. 22.He ___ a sandcastle tomorrow. (a) will builds (b) will build (c) built (d) will building
23. 23.___ they running in the park right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
24. 24.Choose the right verb: All the students ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
25. 25.Choose the right verb: Either Myra or the girls ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
26. 26.Name the tense: “My brother is jogging in the park.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) present perfect
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeing (c) takeeing
28. 28.___ they making tea at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
29. 29.You ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) has climbed (b) had climb (c) have climbed (d) had climbed
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, Saanvi ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) has sung
31. 31.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) going (b) goed (c) gone (d) went
32. 32.When Dad called, we ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) has (c) have
33. 33.Kabir ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) have washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) has washed
34. 34.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 3. (a) are (b) is
35. 35.She ___ drawn a picture already. (a) has (b) have
36. 36.You have just ___ in the park. (a) ran (b) run (c) running
37. 37.When the bell rang, my friends ___ on the stage. (a) are dancing (b) were dancing (c) were dance (d) was dancing
38. 38.Ira ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
39. 39.We ___ tea at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were making (b) are making (c) was making (d) were make
40. 40.Diya ___ Hindi when the bell rang. (a) was speaking (b) were speaking (c) is speaking (d) was speak

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