Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 99 · 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.Choose the right verb: Neither the twins nor Ishaan ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
2. 2.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) ridden (b) rode (c) rided (d) riding
3. 3.Choose the right verb: Physics ___ interesting. (a) are (b) is
4. 4.By the time we reached, he ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) had clapped (c) had clap (d) have clapped
5. 5.Sneha ___ bought vegetables already. (a) have (b) has
6. 6.Riya ___ won the match already. (a) has (b) have
7. 7.The students ___ a cartoon every day. (a) watch (b) watches (c) watching
8. 8.He is going to ___ the room tomorrow. (a) cleans (b) cleaning (c) clean (d) cleaned
9. 9.My sister ___ in the pool every Sunday. (a) swim (b) swims (c) swimming
10. 10.When the phone rang, you ___ a cap. (a) were wear (b) are wearing (c) were wearing (d) was wearing
11. 11.Name the tense: “I told a story.” (a) past perfect (b) past continuous (c) simple past (d) present perfect
12. 12.You ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had play (d) had played
13. 13.Name the tense: “We had drunk milk.” (a) past perfect (b) simple present (c) present perfect (d) past continuous
14. 14.___ Arjun planting a tree right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
15. 15.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
16. 16.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 5. (a) are (b) is
17. 17.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) told (b) telling (c) telled
18. 18.___ we flying a kite at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
19. 19.___ you telling a story now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
20. 20.Name the tense: “You were bringing lunch.” (a) simple future (b) past continuous (c) simple past (d) present perfect
21. 21.When the phone rang, he ___ in the park. (a) is jogging (b) were jogging (c) was jog (d) was jogging
22. 22.My brother did not ___ the dog last week. (a) feeds (b) fed (c) feeding (d) feed
23. 23.Vivaan has waited for the bus ___ an hour. (a) since (b) for
24. 24.___ I go to school every day? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do (d) Does
25. 25.At 8 pm yesterday, they ___ a picture. (a) were draw (b) are drawing (c) were drawing (d) was drawing
26. 26.___ they run in the park two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, they ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) had drank
28. 28.Name the tense: “You eat a mango.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple present
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flyying (c) flying
30. 30.___ Isha making tea at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
31. 31.He ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) have told (b) has told (c) had tell (d) had told
32. 32.When Dad called, we ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.We ___ carry the bag twice a week. (a) aren't (b) don't (c) doesn't
34. 34.They ___ a cap at the moment. (a) am wearing (b) are wearing (c) is wearing (d) are wear
35. 35.My friends ___ flown a kite already. (a) has (b) have
36. 36.He ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) are swimming (b) is swim (c) is swimming (d) am swimming
37. 37.I ___ going to bake a cake next month. (a) is (b) are (c) am
38. 38.You ___ clap for the team every Sunday. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) aren't
39. 39.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) building (b) built (c) builded
40. 40.By the time we reached, Diya ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog

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