Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 958 · 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.They ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) have watched
2. 2.___ my friends writing a letter at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
3. 3.Priya ___ a cartoon twice a week. (a) watches (b) watch (c) watching
4. 4.Dev ___ worn a cap already. (a) have (b) has
5. 5.They ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) have danced (b) danced (c) dance (d) will dance
6. 6.My friends ___ a story now. (a) is telling (b) are telling (c) am telling (d) are tell
7. 7.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawed (b) drawing (c) drew (d) drawn
8. 8.She ___ rice next month. (a) will cooks (b) will cook (c) will cooking (d) cooked
9. 9.Vivaan did not ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) washed (b) washes (c) wash (d) washing
10. 10.Choose the right verb: All the students ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
11. 11.We did not ___ science yesterday. (a) studied (b) studying (c) study (d) studies
12. 12.___ I wash the dishes yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
13. 13.He ___ Grandma every day. (a) help (b) helping (c) helps
14. 14.He ___ feed the dog every morning. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
15. 15.___ the children plant a tree two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
16. 16.Name the tense: “They plant a tree.” (a) past continuous (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) present perfect
17. 17.You ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
18. 18.He is going to ___ the dishes next Sunday. (a) wash (b) washed (c) washing (d) washes
19. 19.Name the tense: “We had washed the dishes.” (a) simple present (b) past perfect (c) past continuous (d) present perfect
20. 20.She ___ a cartoon tomorrow. (a) watched (b) will watches (c) will watching (d) will watch
21. 21.When Mum came home, she ___ a bicycle. (a) were riding (b) was ride (c) was riding (d) is riding
22. 22.Choose the right verb: My trousers ___ new. (a) is (b) are
23. 23.My friends ___ Hindi tomorrow. (a) will speaking (b) spoke (c) will speaks (d) will speak
24. 24.We ___ the room when the phone rang. (a) are cleaning (b) were clean (c) were cleaning (d) was cleaning
25. 25.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 9. (a) are (b) is
26. 26.My cousins ___ rice twice a week. (a) cooks (b) cook (c) cooking
27. 27.Name the tense: “I have thrown the ball.” (a) past continuous (b) present perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple present
28. 28.My parents ___ go to school every Sunday. (a) aren't (b) don't (c) doesn't
29. 29.___ my parents studying science right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
30. 30.I ___ drink milk twice a week. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
31. 31.___ my brother clapping for the team right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
32. 32.My cousins ___ watch a cartoon every Sunday. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
33. 33.___ Vivaan sing a song every Sunday? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Does (d) Are
34. 34.My cousins ___ in Pune since 2019. (a) have lived (b) has lived (c) lived (d) live
35. 35.Name the tense: “Isha wrote a letter.” (a) past continuous (b) simple present (c) simple future (d) simple past
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, Aarav ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
37. 37.We ___ the dog two days ago. (a) fed (b) feeded (c) feed (d) will feed
38. 38.Nisha is going to ___ a cap next week. (a) wears (b) wear (c) wearing (d) wore
39. 39.When it started to rain, my sister ___ a bicycle. (a) were riding (b) was ride (c) is riding (d) was riding
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) have eaten

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