Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 992 · 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.___ they cooking rice at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
2. 2.She ___ the dog when the bell rang. (a) was feeding (b) were feeding (c) is feeding (d) was feed
3. 3.I did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) catches (b) catch (c) caught (d) catching
4. 4.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 6. (a) is (b) are
5. 5.We are going to ___ in the park tomorrow. (a) jog (b) jogs (c) jogging (d) jogged
6. 6.Name the tense: “Karan has danced on the stage.” (a) past perfect (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) present perfect
7. 7.Name the tense: “I have written a letter.” (a) past continuous (b) present perfect (c) past perfect (d) simple past
8. 8.She ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) had wore (b) had worn (c) have worn (d) has worn
9. 9.When it started to rain, Kunal ___ rice. (a) was cooking (b) is cooking (c) was cook (d) were cooking
10. 10.When Dad called, you ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
11. 11.She did not ___ a letter last Sunday. (a) writing (b) write (c) writes (d) wrote
12. 12.Name the tense: “We were going to school.” (a) past perfect (b) simple past (c) present perfect (d) past continuous
13. 13.When the phone rang, they ___ lunch. (a) was bringing (b) were bring (c) were bringing (d) are bringing
14. 14.Choose the right verb: Every student ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
15. 15.We ___ rice when it started to rain. (a) are cooking (b) were cooking (c) was cooking (d) were cook
16. 16.Choose the right verb: There ___ some milk in the jug. (a) is (b) are
17. 17.He ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) dances (b) will dance (c) danced (d) has danced
18. 18.The children ___ a cake at the moment. (a) are bake (b) are baking (c) am baking (d) is baking
19. 19.The students ___ won the match already. (a) have (b) has
20. 20.My sister ___ feed the dog twice a week. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
21. 21.The children have played in the garden ___ an hour. (a) since (b) for
22. 22.We have waited for the bus ___ 8 o'clock. (a) since (b) for
23. 23.My brother ___ a sandcastle when it started to rain. (a) was build (b) were building (c) was building (d) is building
24. 24.Name the tense: “My sister was making tea.” (a) simple past (b) simple future (c) present continuous (d) past continuous
25. 25.Name the tense: “My friends are cleaning the room.” (a) simple present (b) simple past (c) simple future (d) present continuous
26. 26.My sister ___ cricket last week. (a) played (b) has played (c) plays (d) will play
27. 27.My brother ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had fed (d) had feed
28. 28.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 4. (a) are (b) is
29. 29.My sister ___ a cartoon every day. (a) watches (b) watch (c) watching
30. 30.She ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) have washed
31. 31.___ you dance on the stage last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
32. 32.___ my cousins dancing on the stage now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
33. 33.The children ___ a song every day. (a) singing (b) sing (c) sings
34. 34.Karan ___ rice every morning. (a) cook (b) cooks (c) cooking
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
36. 36.When it started to rain, I ___ a kite. (a) was flying (b) were flying (c) was fly (d) am flying
37. 37.Dev ___ the room on Saturdays. (a) cleans (b) clean (c) cleaning
38. 38.When it started to rain, I ___ a song. (a) am singing (b) were singing (c) was singing (d) was sing
39. 39.We ___ a cartoon now. (a) am watching (b) are watching (c) are watch (d) is watching
40. 40.___ I wear a cap in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was

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