Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 971 · 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.She ___ written a letter already. (a) have (b) has
2. 2.Name the tense: “He was clapping for the team.” (a) past perfect (b) past continuous (c) present perfect (d) simple future
3. 3.I ___ a story next Sunday. (a) will telling (b) will tell (c) told (d) will tells
4. 4.We are going to ___ Hindi next week. (a) speak (b) spoke (c) speaking (d) speaks
5. 5.My sister has been in the library ___ an hour. (a) since (b) for
6. 6.He ___ a bicycle right now. (a) is riding (b) am riding (c) is ride (d) are riding
7. 7.Tara ___ a cartoon next week. (a) will watching (b) watched (c) will watch (d) will watches
8. 8.She has just ___ on the stage. (a) danced (b) dancing (c) dance (d) dances
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeeing (c) takeing
10. 10.Name the tense: “My sister had ridden a bicycle.” (a) past perfect (b) past continuous (c) simple present (d) simple future
11. 11.We ___ the train every day. (a) taking (b) takes (c) take
12. 12.Name the tense: “Manav was dancing on the stage.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) simple past (d) present perfect
13. 13.We ___ going to watch a cartoon next week. (a) is (b) am (c) are
14. 14.___ I flying a kite now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
15. 15.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) took (c) taked (d) taking
16. 16.Meera ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) had won (b) has won (c) have won (d) had win
17. 17.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) made (b) making (c) maked
18. 18.Isha has played in the garden ___ morning. (a) since (b) for
19. 19.Name the tense: “My brother climbs a tree.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) simple present (d) simple past
20. 20.We ___ carried the bag already. (a) has (b) have
21. 21.___ we swimming in the pool right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
22. 22.I ___ dance on the stage every morning. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) aren't
23. 23.My friends ___ the ball next Sunday. (a) will catches (b) will catching (c) will catch (d) caught
24. 24.Choose the right verb: All the girls ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
25. 25.I have just ___ to school. (a) gone (b) going (c) go (d) went
26. 26.My friends ___ a kite on Saturdays. (a) fly (b) flying (c) flies
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
28. 28.Riya ___ cricket in 2023. (a) has played (b) plays (c) will play (d) played
29. 29.They ___ in the park when the bell rang. (a) were jogging (b) were jog (c) was jogging (d) are jogging
30. 30.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 6. (a) are (b) is
31. 31.They ___ tea twice a week. (a) making (b) makes (c) make
32. 32.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
33. 33.My cousins are going to ___ the match next week. (a) wins (b) winning (c) won (d) win
34. 34.She ___ make tea every Sunday. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
35. 35.The children ___ a message at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was sending (b) were sending (c) were send (d) are sending
36. 36.We ___ the room when the phone rang. (a) are cleaning (b) were clean (c) was cleaning (d) were cleaning
37. 37.When Dad called, he ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
38. 38.I ___ vegetables twice a week. (a) buys (b) buying (c) buy
39. 39.I have just ___ the bag. (a) carrying (b) carries (c) carried (d) carry
40. 40.You ___ going to clean the room next Sunday. (a) am (b) are (c) is

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