Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 999 · 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 wear a cap yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
2. 2.Meera ___ rice on Saturdays. (a) cooks (b) cooking (c) cook
3. 3.___ we help Grandma in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
4. 4.Ira ___ for the team now. (a) are clapping (b) is clap (c) am clapping (d) is clapping
5. 5.Name the tense: “I ran in the park.” (a) present continuous (b) past perfect (c) present perfect (d) simple past
6. 6.My brother ___ going to ride a bicycle next Sunday. (a) are (b) am (c) is
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
8. 8.My parents are going to ___ milk next week. (a) drank (b) drinks (c) drinking (d) drink
9. 9.She ___ cooked rice already. (a) has (b) have
10. 10.They ___ going to write a letter tomorrow. (a) am (b) is (c) are
11. 11.Dev ___ clap for the team twice a week. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
12. 12.Name the tense: “My parents clap for the team.” (a) simple future (b) simple past (c) past perfect (d) simple present
13. 13.___ my sister studying science right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
14. 14.When the phone rang, Omkar ___ a letter. (a) was write (b) was writing (c) is writing (d) were writing
15. 15.Choose the right verb: There ___ a mango in the basket. (a) is (b) are
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) has carried
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catcheing (c) catchhing
18. 18.Name the tense: “Rohan builds a sandcastle.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) past perfect (d) simple present
19. 19.They ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) will catch (b) caught (c) catch (d) catched
20. 20.___ my brother studying science now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
21. 21.My cousins ___ a song when the phone rang. (a) are singing (b) was singing (c) were sing (d) were singing
22. 22.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawn (c) drawed (d) drew
23. 23.She ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had bought
24. 24.We have studied in this school ___ five years. (a) since (b) for
25. 25.When the bell rang, we ___ the dishes. (a) were wash (b) are washing (c) were washing (d) was washing
26. 26.Neel ___ on the stage right now. (a) are dancing (b) is dance (c) is dancing (d) am dancing
27. 27.They have worked in Delhi ___ January. (a) for (b) since
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) weareing (b) wearing (c) wearring
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, Rahul ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) had brought (c) had bring (d) have brought
30. 30.My parents ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) has built (b) had build (c) had built (d) have built
31. 31.___ she cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
32. 32.Saanvi ___ a cake now. (a) is bake (b) are baking (c) is baking (d) am baking
33. 33.Farhan ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) had went (b) had gone (c) have gone (d) has gone
34. 34.Name the tense: “Ananya was studying science.” (a) past perfect (b) past continuous (c) present perfect (d) simple past
35. 35.When the bell rang, Nisha ___ a message. (a) is sending (b) were sending (c) was send (d) was sending
36. 36.My cousins ___ science before it got dark. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) have studied
37. 37.Choose the right verb: There ___ an apple on the plate. (a) is (b) are
38. 38.My cousins ___ a tree right now. (a) is planting (b) are plant (c) am planting (d) are planting
39. 39.My sister ___ the ball when the phone rang. (a) was throwing (b) were throwing (c) was throw (d) is throwing
40. 40.I ___ in this school since 2019. (a) teach (b) have taught (c) taught (d) has taught

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