Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 978 · 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.We ___ in the park right now. (a) is jogging (b) are jogging (c) am jogging (d) are jog
2. 2.We ___ cook rice every day. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) aren't
3. 3.___ Isha take the train in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
4. 4.Name the tense: “He has climbed a tree.” (a) present perfect (b) simple past (c) present continuous (d) simple future
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, Manav ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) has run (c) have run (d) had ran
6. 6.Name the tense: “My parents had taken the train.” (a) simple future (b) present continuous (c) present perfect (d) past perfect
7. 7.My brother ___ a tree twice a week. (a) climbs (b) climbing (c) climb
8. 8.___ Priya jog in the park every morning? (a) Are (b) Does (c) Is (d) Do
9. 9.He ___ a sandcastle every Sunday. (a) builds (b) building (c) build
10. 10.___ I writing a letter now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
11. 11.Choose the right verb: My spectacles ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
12. 12.Ananya ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) had built (b) has built (c) had build (d) have built
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) has swum (d) had swum
14. 14.___ you jog in the park on Saturdays? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Are (d) Is
15. 15.He has known my best friend ___ a long time. (a) since (b) for
16. 16.The students ___ in the park next week. (a) will jogs (b) will jog (c) jogged (d) will jogging
17. 17.He did not ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) washed (b) washes (c) washing (d) wash
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) had climb (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
19. 19.Choose the right verb: My trousers ___ new. (a) are (b) is
20. 20.By the time the bell rang, he ___ vegetables. (a) had bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) has bought
21. 21.Name the tense: “You sing a song.” (a) present continuous (b) past perfect (c) simple past (d) simple present
22. 22.We ___ in the park now. (a) are running (b) is running (c) are run (d) am running
23. 23.He ___ the ball when the phone rang. (a) is throwing (b) was throw (c) were throwing (d) was throwing
24. 24.You ___ the room next Sunday. (a) cleaned (b) will cleaning (c) will clean (d) will cleans
25. 25.My brother ___ the train now. (a) are taking (b) is taking (c) is take (d) am taking
26. 26.Farhan ___ the room now. (a) is cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) is clean
27. 27.We ___ study science twice a week. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) aren't
28. 28.Choose the right verb: Each of the children ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
29. 29.When the phone rang, you ___ a cap. (a) were wear (b) was wearing (c) are wearing (d) were wearing
30. 30.You ___ rice at the moment. (a) is cooking (b) are cooking (c) am cooking (d) are cook
31. 31.I ___ science last week. (a) will study (b) studied (c) study (d) have studied
32. 32.We did not ___ rice last Sunday. (a) cooked (b) cooking (c) cook (d) cooks
33. 33.Name the tense: “He has cooked rice.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) simple past (d) present perfect
34. 34.We ___ run in the park already. (a) has (b) have
35. 35.I ___ rice every day. (a) cooking (b) cook (c) cooks
36. 36.My brother ___ cricket when it started to rain. (a) is playing (b) was play (c) was playing (d) were playing
37. 37.We ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had ran (b) had run (c) have run (d) has run
38. 38.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drank (c) drunk (d) drinked
39. 39.The students ___ in the park next week. (a) ran (b) will running (c) will run (d) will runs
40. 40.He ___ vegetables when the bell rang. (a) is buying (b) was buy (c) was buying (d) were buying

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