Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 960 · 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.Aisha is going to ___ a letter next Sunday. (a) writing (b) writes (c) write (d) wrote
2. 2.I am going to ___ a cake next month. (a) baking (b) bake (c) baked (d) bakes
3. 3.We ___ in the pool every morning. (a) swim (b) swims (c) swimming
4. 4.She ___ on the stage every Sunday. (a) dancing (b) dances (c) dance
5. 5.She ___ going to bake a cake next week. (a) am (b) is (c) are
6. 6.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) are (b) is
7. 7.When the phone rang, she ___ for the team. (a) were clapping (b) is clapping (c) was clapping (d) was clap
8. 8.___ I clean the room twice a week? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do (d) Does
9. 9.___ I catch the ball last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
10. 10.___ she help Grandma last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
11. 11.___ you dance on the stage every Sunday? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Are (d) Do
12. 12.Choose the right verb: My spectacles ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
13. 13.My brother ___ a bicycle when the bell rang. (a) was riding (b) is riding (c) was ride (d) were riding
14. 14.They ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) had spoken (b) had spoke (c) has spoken (d) have spoken
15. 15.___ Saanvi drink milk twice a week? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Does (d) Are
16. 16.I ___ wash the dishes every day. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watcheing (c) watchhing
18. 18.He has waited for the bus ___ ten minutes. (a) for (b) since
19. 19.My sister ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) dances (b) has danced (c) will dance (d) danced
20. 20.Name the tense: “She plays cricket.” (a) simple future (b) simple past (c) present continuous (d) simple present
21. 21.Name the tense: “She has clapped for the team.” (a) past continuous (b) simple future (c) simple present (d) present perfect
22. 22.My brother ___ the room every morning. (a) cleans (b) clean (c) cleaning
23. 23.Name the tense: “He ate a mango.” (a) simple present (b) present continuous (c) present perfect (d) simple past
24. 24.Choose the right verb: Physics ___ interesting. (a) are (b) is
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cookeing (c) cooking
26. 26.When Dad called, you ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
27. 27.Meera ___ a cartoon when it started to rain. (a) were watching (b) is watching (c) was watching (d) was watch
28. 28.When Dad called, Riya ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
29. 29.Name the tense: “Tara had studied science.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) past perfect (d) past continuous
30. 30.I ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) had drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) has drunk
31. 31.Name the tense: “I was planting a tree.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) past continuous (d) present continuous
32. 32.___ the students build a sandcastle last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
33. 33.My sister ___ play cricket every day. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
34. 34.By the time we reached, Isha ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) plantting (c) planteing
36. 36.He ___ going to watch a cartoon next month. (a) is (b) am (c) are
37. 37.Choose the right verb: All the students ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
38. 38.My sister ___ plant a tree every Sunday. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
39. 39.Name the tense: “You danced on the stage.” (a) simple present (b) past perfect (c) simple past (d) simple future
40. 40.She ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) had planted

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