Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 995 · 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 parents ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) are help (b) am helping (c) are helping (d) is helping
2. 2.Name the tense: “She writes a letter.” (a) past perfect (b) simple present (c) past continuous (d) simple future
3. 3.Kabir ___ buy vegetables every day. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playying (c) playeing
5. 5.Saanvi did not ___ a tree last week. (a) plants (b) planting (c) planted (d) plant
6. 6.Kunal ___ going to clap for the team next month. (a) is (b) am (c) are
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carrying (c) carryeing
9. 9.When Mum came home, my brother ___ a song. (a) is singing (b) were singing (c) was sing (d) was singing
10. 10.Choose the right verb: Each girl ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
11. 11.Name the tense: “They are washing the dishes.” (a) present continuous (b) past perfect (c) simple present (d) simple past
12. 12.He ___ fed the dog already. (a) have (b) has
13. 13.We ___ plant a tree on Saturdays. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
14. 14.We ___ a kite next week. (a) will flies (b) will fly (c) flew (d) will flying
15. 15.Vivaan ___ a tree when Mum came home. (a) is planting (b) were planting (c) was plant (d) was planting
16. 16.My brother is going to ___ a tree next Sunday. (a) planting (b) planted (c) plant (d) plants
17. 17.___ we speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
18. 18.They ___ run in the park on Saturdays. (a) aren't (b) don't (c) doesn't
19. 19.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) fed (c) feeded
20. 20.By the time the bell rang, I ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had played (d) had play
21. 21.You ___ a kite when it started to rain. (a) was flying (b) were fly (c) were flying (d) are flying
22. 22.When Dad called, Zoya ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) has (c) have
23. 23.Choose the right verb: There ___ many books on the shelf. (a) are (b) is
24. 24.Choose the right verb: Each boy ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
25. 25.___ she tell a story every Sunday? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are (d) Does
26. 26.I ___ lunch next Sunday. (a) brought (b) will bringing (c) will bring (d) will brings
27. 27.Kabir ___ in the park next month. (a) will jogging (b) will jogs (c) jogged (d) will jog
28. 28.When the phone rang, Manav ___ a cap. (a) were wearing (b) was wear (c) is wearing (d) was wearing
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writing (c) writeeing
30. 30.Sneha ___ a tree when Mum came home. (a) was climb (b) is climbing (c) was climbing (d) were climbing
31. 31.We ___ vegetables now. (a) are buy (b) is buying (c) am buying (d) are buying
32. 32.They are going to ___ vegetables next month. (a) buy (b) bought (c) buys (d) buying
33. 33.You did not ___ rice two days ago. (a) cooked (b) cook (c) cooking (d) cooks
34. 34.When the phone rang, my sister ___ a story. (a) were telling (b) was telling (c) is telling (d) was tell
35. 35.___ he washing the dishes right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
36. 36.She ___ going to eat a mango tomorrow. (a) is (b) am (c) are
37. 37.You have studied in this school ___ six months. (a) since (b) for
38. 38.I have been in the library ___ morning. (a) for (b) since
39. 39.My parents ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
40. 40.Name the tense: “We will ride a bicycle.” (a) simple past (b) present perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple future

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