WorksheetsUnderstanding English Tenses
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 28mins
Formulate a sentence in the present continuous tense.
I will read a book.
I read a book yesterday.
I have read a book.
I am reading a book.
Identify the correct form of the verb: She (go) to school every day.
goed
going
goes
goes to
Convert the following sentence to past tense: I eat breakfast.
I eat the breakfast.
I was eating breakfast.
I ate breakfast.
I have eaten breakfast.
What is the structure of the future simple tense?
Subject + is + base form of the verb
Subject + will + base form of the verb
Subject + will be + past participle of the verb
Subject + would + base form of the verb
Provide an example of the present perfect tense.
She is visiting Paris.
She visited Paris.
She has visited Paris.
She will visit Paris.
How do you form the past continuous tense?
has/have + verb+ing
was/were + verb-ed
was/were + verb+ing
is/are + verb+ing
Identify the correct form of the verb: They (play) soccer yesterday.
played
playing
play
plays
Convert the following sentence to future tense: I read a book.
I will read a book.
I am reading a book.
I have read a book.
I read books.
What is the structure of the present simple tense?
Subject + past form of the verb
Subject + verb + object
Subject + base form of the verb (add 's' or 'es' for third person singular)
Subject + infinitive form of the verb
Identify the correct form of the verb: He (watch) TV right now.
watching
watched
is watching
watches
Convert the following sentence to past continuous: She sings beautifully.
She was singing beautifully.
She sang beautifully.
She is singing beautifully.
She was sing beautifully.
What is the structure of the past simple tense?
Subject + present form of the verb
Subject + future form of the verb
Subject + past form of the verb
Subject + verb in infinitive form
Provide an example of the future simple tense.
I have gone to the store.
I will go to the store.
I am going to the store.
I went to the store.
Fill in the blank: We _____ (to travel) to Paris every summer.
sail
travel
fly
drive
What is the present simple form of 'to like' for I?
I liking
I like
I liked
I likes
Fill in the blank: I _____ (to eat) breakfast every morning.
eating breakfast
will eat breakfast
eat
have breakfast
What is the present simple form of 'to do' for you?
do
done
doing
does
Fill in the blank: They _____ (to watch) a movie at the moment.
are watching
will watch
watched
watching
What is the present continuous form of 'to go' for we?
we are going
we going
we is going
we go
Fill in the blank: I _____ (to read) that book already.
readed
have reading
was reading
have read
What is the present perfect form of 'to have' for I?
I have
I has
I having
I hads
Choose the correct form: They _____ (to study) right now.
is studying
was studying
are studying
studies
Fill in the blank: She _____ (to play) tennis every Saturday.
play
playing
plays
played
What is the present simple form of 'to be' for he/she/it?
are
was
be
is
Fill in the blank: He _____ (to play) football right now.
was playing
played
is playing
plays
Provide an example of the future perfect tense.
By next year, I will have finished my degree.
By next year, I will finish my degree.
Next year, I finished my degree.
I will finish my degree next year.
Which of the following sentences correctly uses the past continuous tense?
I was reading a book yesterday.
I read a book yesterday.
I am reading a book yesterday.
I will read a book yesterday.
How do you form negative sentences in the present continuous tense?
Use 'not' + verb to form negative sentences.
Add 'no' before the verb to create negatives.
Use 'was not' or 'were not' + verb(-ing) for negatives.
Use 'am not', 'is not', or 'are not' + verb(-ing) to form negative sentences.
How do you form negative sentences in the present perfect tense?
Use 'have' or 'has' without 'not' and add a gerund.
Use 'did not' + base form of the verb.
Use 'have not' or 'has not' + past participle.
Add 'not' after the subject and before the verb.
How do you form negative sentences in the present simple tense?
Subject + not + base verb.
Subject + do/does not + base verb.
Subject + do not + past participle.
Subject + does not + past verb.
Provide an example of a sentence in the present continuous tense.
She reads a book.
She was reading a book.
She is reading a book.
She will read a book.
FUTURE PERFECT TENSE
6. Amisha __________ exited the room.
Shall
Will be
Shall have
Will have
PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE
5. Sara was _____________ (run) because she was late for her classes.
ran
run
runs
running
SIMPLE PAST TENSE
3. The weather (be) ____________ strangely fine this morning when I opened the windows.
is
am
was
should
SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
1. She __________ with her parents in London.
lived
lives
living
live
SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
1. She __________ with her parents in London.
lived
lives
living
live
Identify the past tense: A) We are happy. B) We were happy. C) We will be happy.
C) We will be sad.
B) We were happy.
A) We are sad.
A) We were excited.
Identify the present tense: A) He runs fast. B) He ran fast. C) He will run fast.
A) He runs fast.
C) He has run fast.
B) He runs quickly.
A) He is running fast.
Which sentence is in the future tense? A) I walk to school. B) I walked to school. C) I will walk to school.
I am walking to school.
C) I will walk to school.
I will have walked to school.
I walk to school tomorrow.
Which sentence is in the past tense? A) They are eating dinner. B) They ate dinner. C) They will eat dinner.
B) They ate dinner.
They were eating dinner.
They are eating lunch.
They have eaten dinner.
Which sentence is in the present tense? A) She plays soccer. B) She played soccer. C) She will play soccer.
She has played soccer.
She is playing soccer.
A) She plays soccer.
She was playing soccer.
Identify the verb tense: 'I visited my grandparents last summer.'
present tense
simple past tense
past continuous tense
future perfect tense
Construct a negative sentence: 'I _____ (not/see) him last night.'
I have not seen him last night.
I did not saw him last night.
I do not see him last night.
I did not see him last night.
Choose the correct time marker: 'She _____ (finish) her homework yesterday.'
finishes
finish
finished
finishing
Next time, I _______ you to join us. (future)
invited
invites
is inviting
will invite
The delivery man ______ here in 5 minutes. (future)
will be
was
is
be
We _____ to order pepperoni pizza. (past)
decides
will decide
decided
decide
PAST TENSE
6. She (park) the car outside the mall.
parks
park
parked
parkes
PAST TENSE
9. They (bring) their own food for the picnic.
bring
brings
brought
brang
Identify the verb tense: 'I have lived here for five years.'
Present perfect tense
Future perfect tense
Past simple tense
Present continuous tense
