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Tenses

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

1. She __________ with her parents in London.

a)

lived

b)

lives

c)

living

d)

live

2.

SIMPLE PAST TENSE

2. Last year I (go) (a)   to America for my holidays

3.

SIMPLE PAST TENSE

3. The weather (be) ____________ strangely fine this morning when I opened the windows.

a)

is

b)

am

c)

was

d)

should

4.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

4. Aisha's son is (a)   (talk) on the phone rightnow.

5.

PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

5. Sara was _____________ (run) because she was late for her classes.

a)

ran

b)

run

c)

runs

d)

running

6.

FUTURE PERFECT TENSE

6. Amisha __________ exited the room.

a)

Shall

b)

Will be

c)

Shall have

d)

Will have

7.

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

7. Please ring me up as soon as he ____________ (arrive)

a)

arriving

b)

arrived

c)

arrive

d)

arrives

8.

8. Seema ________ playing with her sister.

a)

Shall be

b)

Will be

c)

had

d)

has

9.

PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

9. The phone rang while I ________________ dinner.

a)

had

b)

was having

c)

am having

d)

will have

10.

10. Make a sentence using simple present tense for the given word.


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11.

11. I _______ reach class by 10 am.

a)

Shall

b)

Will

c)

have

d)

am

12.

12. In which of the following sentences 'for' is not used appropriately.

a)

I have been playing for the last 1 hour.

b)

She had been living in Delhi for 10 years now.

c)

Nisha has been living here for 2005.

d)

Ankita had been working in this company for a month.

13.

6. When do we use simple present tense?

a)

When an action has happened.

b)

When an action is happening right now.

c)

When an action may happen in the future.

14.

PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

8. The phone rang while I ________________ dinner.

a)

had

b)

was having

c)

am having

d)

will have

15.

10. What is the past tense of the word "write"?

(a)  

16.

The bus (a)   (arrive) late at the bus stop last night.

17.

Sam (a)   (live) in Shatin.

18.

At the moment I______ (revise) English grammar.

a)

am revising

b)

revise

c)

was revising

d)

revises

19.

When I_______(come) home this evening, my parents had gone out for a walk.

a)

came

b)

will come

c)

have come

d)

come

20.

she __________ (go) into town every week.

a)

goes

b)

go

c)

will go

d)

is going

21.

While Bill _________basketball, his mother ______home.

a)

was playing,came

b)

am playing,will come

c)

plays,comes

d)

played,came

22.

The police ______ four thieves last night.

a)

was catching

b)

caught

c)

is catching

d)

will catch

23.

I _____ food when he came in.

a)

am cooking

b)

cooked

c)

had cooked

d)

was cooking

24.

It ______ since 9 o' clock

a)

will rain

b)

will be raining

c)

rained

d)

has been raining

25.

All the students ________ the class work when the teacher came in.

a)

are doing

b)

were doing

c)

will be doing

d)

have done

26.

It ______ since 9 o' clock

a)

will rain

b)

will be raining

c)

rained

d)

has been raining

27.

All the students ________ the class work when the teacher came in.

a)

are doing

b)

were doing

c)

will be doing

d)

have done

28.

Signal words present perfect

a)

ago

b)

for/since

c)

ever/never

d)

tomorrow

29.

If Lilli had been poor

a)

she couldn't buy a house

b)

she won't buy a dress

c)

she wouldn't have bought that car

d)

she must earn more money