Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 987 · 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 sister ride a bicycle last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
2. 2.We ___ cook rice on Saturdays. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
3. 3.They are going to ___ a message next week. (a) sends (b) sending (c) send (d) sent
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singeing (c) singing
5. 5.Name the tense: “I throw the ball.” (a) simple present (b) present perfect (c) simple past (d) past continuous
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) has run
7. 7.You ___ Grandma next month. (a) will help (b) helped (c) will helps (d) will helping
8. 8.Name the tense: “Priya has clapped for the team.” (a) simple present (b) past perfect (c) present continuous (d) present perfect
9. 9.They did not ___ Hindi in 2023. (a) speaks (b) spoke (c) speaking (d) speak
10. 10.I ___ brought lunch already. (a) has (b) have
11. 11.When Mum came home, Kunal ___ vegetables. (a) was buy (b) was buying (c) is buying (d) were buying
12. 12.My friends ___ a tree every Sunday. (a) planting (b) plants (c) plant
13. 13.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) has (c) had
14. 14.Meera ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) had sang (b) had sung (c) have sung (d) has sung
15. 15.Name the tense: “She played cricket.” (a) simple past (b) present perfect (c) simple future (d) present continuous
16. 16.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eaten (c) eated (d) ate
17. 17.You ___ a cake every Sunday. (a) bake (b) baking (c) bakes
18. 18.My friends ___ the room next Sunday. (a) will clean (b) cleaned (c) will cleaning (d) will cleans
19. 19.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
20. 20.You have just ___ in the park. (a) jogged (b) jogs (c) jogging (d) jog
21. 21.___ he planting a tree now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
22. 22.She ___ going to watch a cartoon next week. (a) is (b) am (c) are
23. 23.Aditya ___ the dog when the bell rang. (a) were feeding (b) is feeding (c) was feed (d) was feeding
24. 24.They ___ in the pool now. (a) is swimming (b) are swimming (c) are swim (d) am swimming
25. 25.He has had this bicycle ___ six months. (a) since (b) for
26. 26.___ he buying vegetables right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
27. 27.When it started to rain, she ___ the ball. (a) were catching (b) was catching (c) is catching (d) was catch
28. 28.He ___ in the pool when Mum came home. (a) was swim (b) is swimming (c) was swimming (d) were swimming
29. 29.They ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had make (d) had made
30. 30.We have just ___ a kite. (a) flown (b) fly (c) flew (d) flying
31. 31.My sister ___ told a story already. (a) have (b) has
32. 32.When it started to rain, we ___ in the park. (a) were run (b) was running (c) are running (d) were running
33. 33.___ she watch a cartoon on Saturdays? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do (d) Does
34. 34.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writing (b) writed (c) written (d) wrote
35. 35.You are going to ___ a picture tomorrow. (a) draw (b) drew (c) draws (d) drawing
36. 36.Choose the right verb: Each of the girls ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
37. 37.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 5. (a) are (b) is
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playeing (c) playing
39. 39.You ___ tea every Sunday. (a) making (b) make (c) makes
40. 40.My sister is going to ___ milk next Sunday. (a) drank (b) drink (c) drinks (d) drinking

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