Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 979 · 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.Dev ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had caught (b) had catch (c) have caught (d) has caught
2. 2.They ___ science tomorrow. (a) will studying (b) will studies (c) will study (d) studied
3. 3.The children have just ___ a mango. (a) ate (b) eat (c) eating (d) eaten
4. 4.We ___ going to go to school next week. (a) am (b) are (c) is
5. 5.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) run (b) ran (c) running (d) runned
6. 6.We ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
7. 7.He did not ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) washes (b) washed (c) washing (d) wash
8. 8.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
9. 9.Choose the right verb: There ___ many books on the shelf. (a) are (b) is
10. 10.At 8 pm yesterday, I ___ lunch. (a) am bringing (b) was bringing (c) was bring (d) were bringing
11. 11.My friends ___ to school in 2023. (a) will go (b) go (c) goed (d) went
12. 12.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) are (b) is
13. 13.We ___ the train when it started to rain. (a) were take (b) were taking (c) are taking (d) was taking
14. 14.My friends ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) had swum (b) had swam (c) has swum (d) have swum
15. 15.She ___ a message every Sunday. (a) sends (b) sending (c) send
16. 16.They have just ___ a cartoon. (a) watched (b) watches (c) watching (d) watch
17. 17.Ishaan ___ the room at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) was cleaning (d) was clean
18. 18.They ___ on the stage every day. (a) dancing (b) dances (c) dance
19. 19.We ___ throw the ball every morning. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
20. 20.My sister ___ sing a song every Sunday. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
21. 21.Sneha ___ washed the dishes already. (a) has (b) have
22. 22.Choose the right verb: Neither Nisha nor the twins ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
23. 23.My brother did not ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) builds (b) building (c) built (d) build
24. 24.Choose the right verb: My trousers ___ new. (a) is (b) are
25. 25.When the phone rang, he ___ science. (a) was study (b) is studying (c) were studying (d) was studying
26. 26.My brother ___ going to bring lunch next month. (a) am (b) are (c) is
27. 27.You ___ vegetables every day. (a) buys (b) buy (c) buying
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) telling (c) tellling
29. 29.Name the tense: “She will wear a cap.” (a) present perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple past (d) simple future
30. 30.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) went (b) goed (c) gone (d) going
31. 31.You ___ swim in the pool every Sunday. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) aren't
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinkking (c) drinking
33. 33.Ishaan ___ cook rice twice a week. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
34. 34.She did not ___ Hindi two days ago. (a) speaks (b) spoke (c) speaking (d) speak
35. 35.___ we drink milk every day? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do (d) Does
36. 36.You ___ a picture now. (a) is drawing (b) are drawing (c) are draw (d) am drawing
37. 37.Rohan ___ drink milk every Sunday. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
38. 38.My sister has just ___ rice. (a) cooked (b) cooks (c) cook (d) cooking
39. 39.My sister ___ tell a story every morning. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
40. 40.We ___ a message yesterday. (a) send (b) will send (c) sended (d) sent

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