Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 954 · 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 ___ the match tomorrow. (a) will win (b) won (c) will wins (d) will winning
2. 2.She ___ write a letter every day. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
3. 3.They ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) have watched (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) had watch
4. 4.He ___ bought vegetables already. (a) has (b) have
5. 5.___ we carry the bag two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
6. 6.Name the tense: “I had planted a tree.” (a) past perfect (b) simple present (c) simple future (d) past continuous
7. 7.She ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
8. 8.Choose the right verb: All the players ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
9. 9.When it started to rain, you ___ the dog. (a) was feeding (b) are feeding (c) were feeding (d) were feed
10. 10.When Dad called, Neel ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) has (c) have
11. 11.She ___ a letter on Saturdays. (a) writes (b) write (c) writing
12. 12.Name the tense: “We are baking a cake.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) past continuous (d) simple future
13. 13.Saanvi ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooks (b) has cooked (c) cooked (d) will cook
14. 14.I ___ rice every day. (a) cook (b) cooking (c) cooks
15. 15.We ___ milk next week. (a) will drinking (b) will drinks (c) drank (d) will drink
16. 16.At 8 pm yesterday, he ___ a bicycle. (a) is riding (b) was riding (c) was ride (d) were riding
17. 17.He ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had worn (b) had wore (c) has worn (d) have worn
18. 18.My brother ___ vegetables every morning. (a) buying (b) buy (c) buys
19. 19.Rahul has known my best friend ___ a long time. (a) for (b) since
20. 20.___ Priya baking a cake now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
21. 21.You ___ cricket when the bell rang. (a) were play (b) are playing (c) were playing (d) was playing
22. 22.When Dad called, my parents ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) had (c) have
23. 23.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) has (c) have
24. 24.Choose the right verb: My trousers ___ new. (a) is (b) are
25. 25.The children ___ win the match every Sunday. (a) aren't (b) doesn't (c) don't
26. 26.Name the tense: “I bought vegetables.” (a) simple present (b) past perfect (c) simple future (d) simple past
27. 27.Neel ___ a mango next week. (a) will eating (b) ate (c) will eat (d) will eats
28. 28.You ___ catch the ball on Saturdays. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) aren't
29. 29.You did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jog (b) jogged (c) jogging (d) jogs
30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) joging (c) jogeing
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, I ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) have run
32. 32.You ___ Grandma next week. (a) will help (b) will helping (c) will helps (d) helped
33. 33.Arjun did not ___ science yesterday. (a) study (b) studying (c) studies (d) studied
34. 34.You ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) had watched
35. 35.Isha ___ science next Sunday. (a) will studying (b) will studies (c) studied (d) will study
36. 36.We ___ going to bake a cake next month. (a) is (b) am (c) are
37. 37.Farhan ___ a cap when Mum came home. (a) was wearing (b) was wear (c) is wearing (d) were wearing
38. 38.___ you buy vegetables every morning? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do (d) Does
39. 39.When the phone rang, she ___ on the stage. (a) were dancing (b) is dancing (c) was dance (d) was dancing
40. 40.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) wrote (b) written (c) writed (d) writing

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