Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 959 · 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.Ananya has known my best friend ___ 2019. (a) since (b) for
2. 2.Kunal ___ studied science already. (a) have (b) has
3. 3.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
4. 4.The students ___ on the stage next month. (a) will dance (b) will dancing (c) will dances (d) danced
5. 5.You ___ a sandcastle when the phone rang. (a) were build (b) were building (c) was building (d) are building
6. 6.When it started to rain, the students ___ the ball. (a) was catching (b) were catch (c) were catching (d) are catching
7. 7.Ishaan ___ a song tomorrow. (a) will sings (b) will singing (c) sang (d) will sing
8. 8.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swam (c) swum (d) swimming
9. 9.By the time we reached, he ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) had clapped (c) had clap (d) has clapped
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, he ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) has clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
11. 11.___ they cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
12. 12.Choose the right verb: Every girl ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
13. 13.___ you eating a mango right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
14. 14.When Mum came home, they ___ tea. (a) are making (b) were make (c) were making (d) was making
15. 15.Choose the right verb: There ___ many books on the shelf. (a) is (b) are
16. 16.She is going to ___ the train next month. (a) takes (b) took (c) take (d) taking
17. 17.Name the tense: “We bought vegetables.” (a) simple present (b) present perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple past
18. 18.I ___ going to swim in the pool next week. (a) am (b) are (c) is
19. 19.Choose the right verb: The bunch of bananas ___ ripe. (a) is (b) are
20. 20.When Mum came home, my friends ___ a tree. (a) were climbing (b) were climb (c) was climbing (d) are climbing
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinking (c) drinkking
22. 22.When the phone rang, Farhan ___ a mango. (a) was eat (b) was eating (c) is eating (d) were eating
23. 23.Kavya ___ with Nani since 2020. (a) stays (b) stayed (c) has stayed (d) have stayed
24. 24.Name the tense: “I have drawn a picture.” (a) present perfect (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) past perfect
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaning (c) cleaneing
26. 26.Name the tense: “My sister has run in the park.” (a) present perfect (b) past perfect (c) simple past (d) simple future
27. 27.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 8. (a) is (b) are
28. 28.I am going to ___ the match next week. (a) winning (b) wins (c) win (d) won
29. 29.You ___ clap for the team every Sunday. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) aren't
30. 30.My brother ___ going to watch a cartoon next month. (a) am (b) are (c) is
31. 31.When the phone rang, they ___ a cake. (a) was baking (b) were bake (c) are baking (d) were baking
32. 32.___ Kavya climb a tree two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
33. 33.You ___ going to bake a cake tomorrow. (a) am (b) is (c) are
34. 34.Name the tense: “She will watch a cartoon.” (a) past continuous (b) simple present (c) simple future (d) simple past
35. 35.She ___ milk last Sunday. (a) drinked (b) drank (c) will drink (d) drinks
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singing (b) singging (c) singeing
37. 37.The children ___ in the park when the phone rang. (a) was jogging (b) are jogging (c) were jog (d) were jogging
38. 38.I ___ fly a kite every Sunday. (a) aren't (b) doesn't (c) don't
39. 39.We ___ wear a cap on Saturdays. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
40. 40.You are going to ___ a message next month. (a) sent (b) send (c) sends (d) sending

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