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Understanding English Tenses

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Formulate a sentence in the present continuous tense.

a)

I will read a book.

b)

I read a book yesterday.

c)

I have read a book.

d)

I am reading a book.

2.

Identify the correct form of the verb: She (go) to school every day.

a)

goed

b)

going

c)

goes

d)

goes to

3.

Convert the following sentence to past tense: I eat breakfast.

a)

I eat the breakfast.

b)

I was eating breakfast.

c)

I ate breakfast.

d)

I have eaten breakfast.

4.

What is the structure of the future simple tense?

a)

Subject + is + base form of the verb

b)

Subject + will + base form of the verb

c)

Subject + will be + past participle of the verb

d)

Subject + would + base form of the verb

5.

Provide an example of the present perfect tense.

a)

She is visiting Paris.

b)

She visited Paris.

c)

She has visited Paris.

d)

She will visit Paris.

6.

How do you form the past continuous tense?

a)

has/have + verb+ing

b)

was/were + verb-ed

c)

was/were + verb+ing

d)

is/are + verb+ing

7.

Identify the correct form of the verb: They (play) soccer yesterday.

a)

played

b)

playing

c)

play

d)

plays

8.

Convert the following sentence to future tense: I read a book.

a)

I will read a book.

b)

I am reading a book.

c)

I have read a book.

d)

I read books.

9.

What is the structure of the present simple tense?

a)

Subject + past form of the verb

b)

Subject + verb + object

c)

Subject + base form of the verb (add 's' or 'es' for third person singular)

d)

Subject + infinitive form of the verb

10.

Identify the correct form of the verb: He (watch) TV right now.

a)

watching

b)

watched

c)

is watching

d)

watches

11.

Convert the following sentence to past continuous: She sings beautifully.

a)

She was singing beautifully.

b)

She sang beautifully.

c)

She is singing beautifully.

d)

She was sing beautifully.

12.

What is the structure of the past simple tense?

a)

Subject + present form of the verb

b)

Subject + future form of the verb

c)

Subject + past form of the verb

d)

Subject + verb in infinitive form

13.

Provide an example of the future simple tense.

a)

I have gone to the store.

b)

I will go to the store.

c)

I am going to the store.

d)

I went to the store.

14.

Fill in the blank: We _____ (to travel) to Paris every summer.

a)

sail

b)

travel

c)

fly

d)

drive

15.

What is the present simple form of 'to like' for I?

a)

I liking

b)

I like

c)

I liked

d)

I likes

16.

Fill in the blank: I _____ (to eat) breakfast every morning.

a)

eating breakfast

b)

will eat breakfast

c)

eat

d)

have breakfast

17.

What is the present simple form of 'to do' for you?

a)

do

b)

done

c)

doing

d)

does

18.

Fill in the blank: They _____ (to watch) a movie at the moment.

a)

are watching

b)

will watch

c)

watched

d)

watching

19.

What is the present continuous form of 'to go' for we?

a)

we are going

b)

we going

c)

we is going

d)

we go

20.

Fill in the blank: I _____ (to read) that book already.

a)

readed

b)

have reading

c)

was reading

d)

have read

21.

What is the present perfect form of 'to have' for I?

a)

I have

b)

I has

c)

I having

d)

I hads

22.

Choose the correct form: They _____ (to study) right now.

a)

is studying

b)

was studying

c)

are studying

d)

studies

23.

Fill in the blank: She _____ (to play) tennis every Saturday.

a)

play

b)

playing

c)

plays

d)

played

24.

What is the present simple form of 'to be' for he/she/it?

a)

are

b)

was

c)

be

d)

is

25.

Fill in the blank: He _____ (to play) football right now.

a)

was playing

b)

played

c)

is playing

d)

plays

26.

Provide an example of the future perfect tense.

a)

By next year, I will have finished my degree.

b)

By next year, I will finish my degree.

c)

Next year, I finished my degree.

d)

I will finish my degree next year.

27.

Which of the following sentences correctly uses the past continuous tense?

a)

I was reading a book yesterday.

b)

I read a book yesterday.

c)

I am reading a book yesterday.

d)

I will read a book yesterday.

28.

How do you form negative sentences in the present continuous tense?

a)

Use 'not' + verb to form negative sentences.

b)

Add 'no' before the verb to create negatives.

c)

Use 'was not' or 'were not' + verb(-ing) for negatives.

d)

Use 'am not', 'is not', or 'are not' + verb(-ing) to form negative sentences.

29.

How do you form negative sentences in the present perfect tense?

a)

Use 'have' or 'has' without 'not' and add a gerund.

b)

Use 'did not' + base form of the verb.

c)

Use 'have not' or 'has not' + past participle.

d)

Add 'not' after the subject and before the verb.

30.

How do you form negative sentences in the present simple tense?

a)

Subject + not + base verb.

b)

Subject + do/does not + base verb.

c)

Subject + do not + past participle.

d)

Subject + does not + past verb.

31.

Provide an example of a sentence in the present continuous tense.

a)

She reads a book.

b)

She was reading a book.

c)

She is reading a book.

d)

She will read a book.

32.

FUTURE PERFECT TENSE

6. Amisha __________ exited the room.

a)

Shall

b)

Will be

c)

Shall have

d)

Will have

33.

PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

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

a)

ran

b)

run

c)

runs

d)

running

34.

SIMPLE PAST TENSE

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

a)

is

b)

am

c)

was

d)

should

35.

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

1. She __________ with her parents in London.

a)

lived

b)

lives

c)

living

d)

live

36.

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

1. She __________ with her parents in London.

a)

lived

b)

lives

c)

living

d)

live

37.

Identify the past tense: A) We are happy. B) We were happy. C) We will be happy.

a)

C) We will be sad.

b)

B) We were happy.

c)

A) We are sad.

d)

A) We were excited.

38.

Identify the present tense: A) He runs fast. B) He ran fast. C) He will run fast.

a)

A) He runs fast.

b)

C) He has run fast.

c)

B) He runs quickly.

d)

A) He is running fast.

39.

Which sentence is in the future tense? A) I walk to school. B) I walked to school. C) I will walk to school.

a)

I am walking to school.

b)

C) I will walk to school.

c)

I will have walked to school.

d)

I walk to school tomorrow.

40.

Which sentence is in the past tense? A) They are eating dinner. B) They ate dinner. C) They will eat dinner.

a)

B) They ate dinner.

b)

They were eating dinner.

c)

They are eating lunch.

d)

They have eaten dinner.

41.

Which sentence is in the present tense? A) She plays soccer. B) She played soccer. C) She will play soccer.

a)

She has played soccer.

b)

She is playing soccer.

c)

A) She plays soccer.

d)

She was playing soccer.

42.

Identify the verb tense: 'I visited my grandparents last summer.'

a)

present tense

b)

simple past tense

c)

past continuous tense

d)

future perfect tense

43.

Construct a negative sentence: 'I _____ (not/see) him last night.'

a)

I have not seen him last night.

b)

I did not saw him last night.

c)

I do not see him last night.

d)

I did not see him last night.

44.

Choose the correct time marker: 'She _____ (finish) her homework yesterday.'

a)

finishes

b)

finish

c)

finished

d)

finishing

45.

Next time, I _______ you to join us. (future)

a)

invited

b)

invites

c)

is inviting

d)

will invite

46.

The delivery man ______ here in 5 minutes. (future)

a)

will be

b)

was

c)

is

d)

be

47.

We _____ to order pepperoni pizza. (past)

a)

decides

b)

will decide

c)

decided

d)

decide

48.

PAST TENSE

6. She (park) the car outside the mall.

a)

parks

b)

park

c)

parked

d)

parkes

49.

PAST TENSE

9. They (bring) their own food for the picnic.

a)

bring

b)

brings

c)

brought

d)

brang

50.

Identify the verb tense: 'I have lived here for five years.'

a)

Present perfect tense

b)

Future perfect tense

c)

Past simple tense

d)

Present continuous tense