Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 957 · 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.Name the tense: “We will go to school.” (a) simple future (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) past continuous
2. 2.He did not ___ a message yesterday. (a) sends (b) send (c) sent (d) sending
3. 3.He ___ a sandcastle every morning. (a) building (b) build (c) builds
4. 4.Name the tense: “Karan cleans the room.” (a) present perfect (b) simple present (c) simple future (d) past perfect
5. 5.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) are (b) is
6. 6.We ___ science when the bell rang. (a) was studying (b) were study (c) are studying (d) were studying
7. 7.Choose the right verb: Every student ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
8. 8.You ___ in the park right now. (a) am jogging (b) are jog (c) are jogging (d) is jogging
9. 9.Kunal ___ the ball at the moment. (a) am catching (b) are catching (c) is catch (d) is catching
10. 10.___ you playing cricket at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, he ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
12. 12.My brother ___ cooked rice already. (a) has (b) have
13. 13.___ I ride a bicycle every Sunday? (a) Are (b) Does (c) Do (d) Is
14. 14.Sneha ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
15. 15.You ___ in the pool next week. (a) will swim (b) swam (c) will swimming (d) will swims
16. 16.___ he throw the ball on Saturdays? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Does (d) Is
17. 17.___ you tell a story last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
18. 18.We ___ in the pool next week. (a) will swims (b) will swimming (c) swam (d) will swim
19. 19.Name the tense: “She is taking the train.” (a) past perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple past (d) simple present
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) had spoken (c) had spoke (d) has spoken
21. 21.They ___ going to send a message next week. (a) am (b) is (c) are
22. 22.Name the tense: “She wins the match.” (a) simple present (b) simple future (c) simple past (d) past perfect
23. 23.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
24. 24.Name the tense: “He sends a message.” (a) present perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) past perfect
25. 25.You ___ a mango at the moment. (a) are eat (b) are eating (c) is eating (d) am eating
26. 26.I ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) have worn (b) had worn (c) had wore (d) has worn
27. 27.___ Yash going to school right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
28. 28.Aarav has worked in Delhi ___ six months. (a) since (b) for
29. 29.Choose the right verb: There ___ a cat in the garden. (a) is (b) are
30. 30.We are going to ___ a letter tomorrow. (a) writing (b) writes (c) write (d) wrote
31. 31.Name the tense: “My brother was baking a cake.” (a) simple present (b) simple future (c) present perfect (d) past continuous
32. 32.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 5. (a) is (b) are
33. 33.Name the tense: “We spoke Hindi.” (a) present perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple past (d) past continuous
34. 34.Rahul ___ lunch when the bell rang. (a) is bringing (b) were bringing (c) was bringing (d) was bring
35. 35.She ___ in this school since 2021. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) studied (d) studies
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) had studied
37. 37.My brother ___ wash the dishes every morning. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
38. 38.Kavya ___ a mango on Saturdays. (a) eating (b) eats (c) eat
39. 39.We ___ study science every day. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) aren't
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) taking (c) takeeing

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