CBSE Class 9 English Grammar Tenses Worksheet

I. Choose the correct form of verb

1. The old man _______________ to the park every Sunday.(goes / went / will go)


2. Yesterday, my mother _______________ a delicious cake. (bake / baked / will bake)


3. My friends _______________ a movie tonight. (are watching / watched / will watch)


4. The students _______________ their homework already. (finish / finished / will finish)


5. Yesterday, Sita _______________ her best in the competition. (is trying / tried / will try)


6. Tomorrow, the train _______________ at 6:00 a.m. (arrives / arrived / will arrive)


7. Shyam _______________ his grandmother yesterday. (visits / visited / will visit)


8. We _______________ to the beach next week. (are going / went / will go)


9. The boys _______________ basketball every evening. (play / played / will play)


10. By the time you arrive, we _______________ dinner. (will cook / cooked / have cooked)

II. Choose the correct form of past tense (simple past, past continuous or past perfect) for each sentence. Write your answers in the blank provided.

1. Her brother _______________ a movie yesterday. (watched / was watching / had watched)


2. The players _______________ soccer last weekend. (played / were playing / had played)


3. Ritesh _______________ a bike when he fell. (rode / was riding / had ridden)


4. We _______________ our vacation in Europe. (enjoyed / were enjoying / had enjoyed)


5. I _______________ my homework before dinner. (finished / was finishing / had finished)


6. The dog _______________ in the park all afternoon. (ran / was running / had run)


7. They _______________ to the beach during their summer vacation. (went / were going / had gone)


8. She _______________ her friend before the concert. (met / was meeting / had met)


9. The rain _______________ heavily all night. (fell / was falling / had fallen)


10. He _______________ his keys before leaving the house. (found / was finding / had found)

III. Choose the correct form of present tense (simple present, present continuous or present perfect) for each sentence. Write your answers in the blank provided.

1. She _______________ a book every evening. (reads / is reading / has read)


2. They _______________ to school by bus. (go / are going / have gone)


3. I _______________ tennis right now. (play / am playing / have played)


4. We _______________ in this city for five years. (live / are living / have lived)


5. He _______________ English fluently. (speaks / is speaking / has spoken)


6. The children _______________ in the park at the moment. (play / are playing /have played)


7. My parents _______________ for a walk after dinner. (go / are going / have gone)


8. We _______________ at that restaurant many times. (eat / are eating / have eaten)


9. The sun _______________ in the sky. (shines / is shining / has shone)


10. She _______________ her homework already. (finishes /is finishing / has finished)