Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 961 · 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.He ___ the ball when Mum came home. (a) is catching (b) were catching (c) was catch (d) was catching
2. 2.___ Zoya drink milk every day? (a) Are (b) Does (c) Is (d) Do
3. 3.She ___ a kite two days ago. (a) will fly (b) flies (c) flew (d) flyed
4. 4.My cousins ___ a message next Sunday. (a) will send (b) will sending (c) sent (d) will sends
5. 5.The children have studied in this school ___ 2020. (a) since (b) for
6. 6.Choose the right verb: Each child ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
7. 7.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 9. (a) are (b) is
8. 8.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawed (b) drawing (c) drawn (d) drew
9. 9.Name the tense: “We ate a mango.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) simple future (d) present perfect
10. 10.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) going (b) gone (c) goed (d) went
11. 11.___ you writing a letter now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
12. 12.___ you swim in the pool in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
13. 13.Dev ___ for the team when the phone rang. (a) was clapping (b) were clapping (c) was clap (d) is clapping
14. 14.Arjun ___ going to bring lunch tomorrow. (a) is (b) are (c) am
15. 15.I have just ___ Grandma. (a) helps (b) help (c) helping (d) helped
16. 16.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 8. (a) is (b) are
17. 17.Dev ___ the train at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was taking (b) is taking (c) was take (d) were taking
18. 18.Name the tense: “Tara danced on the stage.” (a) simple present (b) simple past (c) past perfect (d) simple future
19. 19.My sister ___ help Grandma twice a week. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
20. 20.They ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) had sung (b) has sung (c) have sung (d) had sang
21. 21.My sister has just ___ the ball. (a) throwing (b) thrown (c) threw (d) throw
22. 22.My sister is going to ___ Grandma next Sunday. (a) helped (b) help (c) helping (d) helps
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) had eaten (c) had ate (d) have eaten
24. 24.___ they bake a cake every day? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is (d) Does
25. 25.When the phone rang, they ___ a sandcastle. (a) are building (b) were build (c) were building (d) was building
26. 26.I ___ jogged in the park already. (a) have (b) has
27. 27.You ___ going to clap for the team next week. (a) is (b) are (c) am
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, you ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
29. 29.Isha ___ rice next month. (a) will cooking (b) cooked (c) will cook (d) will cooks
30. 30.Name the tense: “My brother has won the match.” (a) present perfect (b) past continuous (c) past perfect (d) simple past
31. 31.Pooja is going to ___ Grandma next week. (a) helped (b) help (c) helps (d) helping
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringging (c) bringing
33. 33.Nisha ___ a story on Saturdays. (a) tells (b) telling (c) tell
34. 34.My cousins ___ a letter when Mum came home. (a) were write (b) were writing (c) are writing (d) was writing
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swimming (c) swiming
37. 37.Choose the right verb: There ___ some milk in the jug. (a) is (b) are
38. 38.Kavya ___ in Pune since 2022. (a) lived (b) have lived (c) has lived (d) lives
39. 39.___ you cook rice every Sunday? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are (d) Does
40. 40.When Mum came home, my sister ___ a message. (a) was sending (b) is sending (c) were sending (d) was send

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