Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 977 · 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.My brother ___ going to make tea tomorrow. (a) is (b) are (c) am
2. 2.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) is (b) are
3. 3.When the phone rang, I ___ lunch. (a) am bringing (b) were bringing (c) was bringing (d) was bring
4. 4.Sneha ___ the ball when Mum came home. (a) was throw (b) is throwing (c) were throwing (d) was throwing
5. 5.We have just ___ a message. (a) send (b) sends (c) sending (d) sent
6. 6.You ___ the ball tomorrow. (a) threw (b) will throw (c) will throwing (d) will throws
7. 7.Choose the right verb: Mathematics ___ my favourite subject. (a) is (b) are
8. 8.Name the tense: “My brother was building a sandcastle.” (a) present perfect (b) simple future (c) past perfect (d) past continuous
9. 9.___ my sister take the train every Sunday? (a) Is (b) Does (c) Do (d) Are
10. 10.You ___ clapped for the team already. (a) has (b) have
11. 11.___ they wash the dishes every Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Is (d) Are
12. 12.They have just ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) planting (c) plants (d) planted
13. 13.At 8 pm yesterday, the children ___ a letter. (a) was writing (b) are writing (c) were write (d) were writing
14. 14.Choose the right verb: The news ___ good today. (a) are (b) is
15. 15.When Dad called, my sister ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.They ___ a story next week. (a) will telling (b) told (c) will tells (d) will tell
17. 17.My friends did not ___ a letter last Sunday. (a) writing (b) wrote (c) writes (d) write
18. 18.Arjun ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) had danced
19. 19.___ Farhan carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
20. 20.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speaked (c) spoken (d) spoke
21. 21.He has had this bicycle ___ two years. (a) for (b) since
22. 22.I ___ in this school since 2020. (a) have taught (b) teach (c) taught (d) has taught
23. 23.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) took (b) taking (c) taken (d) taked
24. 24.You are going to ___ science next week. (a) study (b) studied (c) studying (d) studies
25. 25.When Mum came home, they ___ a kite. (a) were fly (b) were flying (c) are flying (d) was flying
26. 26.You ___ to school before it got dark. (a) had gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) has gone
27. 27.Ishaan did not ___ tea in 2023. (a) made (b) making (c) make (d) makes
28. 28.My brother ___ catch the ball every Sunday. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
29. 29.Name the tense: “Nisha is buying vegetables.” (a) simple future (b) present continuous (c) simple past (d) past continuous
30. 30.My brother is going to ___ a song next Sunday. (a) singing (b) sing (c) sang (d) sings
31. 31.___ you feeding the dog now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
32. 32.We ___ a message twice a week. (a) sending (b) sends (c) send
33. 33.The students ___ told a story already. (a) has (b) have
34. 34.___ we ride a bicycle every morning? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are (d) Does
35. 35.When the phone rang, he ___ cricket. (a) is playing (b) were playing (c) was play (d) was playing
36. 36.___ they run in the park in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
37. 37.___ you ride a bicycle every day? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Does (d) Are
38. 38.___ I speak Hindi on Saturdays? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Are (d) Is
39. 39.___ they drink milk yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
40. 40.He ___ Grandma tomorrow. (a) will help (b) will helps (c) helped (d) will helping

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