Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 991 · 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.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) thrown (c) threw (d) throwed
2. 2.Choose the right verb: Every player ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
3. 3.We ___ in Pune since 2019. (a) live (b) lived (c) have lived (d) has lived
4. 4.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) are (b) is
5. 5.Zoya ___ the train two days ago. (a) taked (b) will take (c) took (d) takes
6. 6.My parents ___ science yesterday. (a) studied (b) study (c) will study (d) have studied
7. 7.___ Omkar watching a cartoon now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
8. 8.Sneha ___ a bicycle now. (a) are riding (b) is ride (c) is riding (d) am riding
9. 9.When the phone rang, Vivaan ___ rice. (a) is cooking (b) was cook (c) was cooking (d) were cooking
10. 10.Choose the right verb: All the boys ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
11. 11.___ Kunal eat a mango in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
12. 12.I ___ a letter when Mum came home. (a) were writing (b) was write (c) was writing (d) am writing
13. 13.The students ___ studied science already. (a) have (b) has
14. 14.When Dad called, Riya ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) had (c) has
15. 15.He ___ a mango twice a week. (a) eat (b) eating (c) eats
16. 16.At 8 pm yesterday, my brother ___ cricket. (a) was playing (b) was play (c) is playing (d) were playing
17. 17.He ___ a tree when the bell rang. (a) were climbing (b) is climbing (c) was climb (d) was climbing
18. 18.The students ___ dance on the stage every Sunday. (a) aren't (b) doesn't (c) don't
19. 19.___ I studying science at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
20. 20.Name the tense: “They had washed the dishes.” (a) simple present (b) past perfect (c) present perfect (d) past continuous
21. 21.She ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am jogging (b) is jogging (c) is jog (d) are jogging
22. 22.When the bell rang, Isha ___ a letter. (a) was writing (b) is writing (c) were writing (d) was write
23. 23.My friends ___ a letter now. (a) are write (b) are writing (c) am writing (d) is writing
24. 24.I have just ___ in the park. (a) running (b) run (c) ran
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) danceeing (c) dancing
27. 27.Rohan ___ milk last Sunday. (a) will drink (b) drinks (c) drank (d) drinked
28. 28.We ___ the dishes when it started to rain. (a) were washing (b) are washing (c) was washing (d) were wash
29. 29.___ we ride a bicycle every Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Is (d) Are
30. 30.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 3. (a) are (b) is
31. 31.Choose the right verb: Neither the twins nor Diya ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
32. 32.Vivaan did not ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) build (b) built (c) building (d) builds
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, my parents ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) had bought
34. 34.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
35. 35.We ___ a mango at the moment. (a) are eat (b) is eating (c) are eating (d) am eating
36. 36.They ___ science now. (a) are studying (b) am studying (c) is studying (d) are study
37. 37.___ my brother eat a mango two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
38. 38.They ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
39. 39.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 3. (a) are (b) is
40. 40.Name the tense: “We are planting a tree.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) past continuous (d) simple past

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