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English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 131 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.The children have just ___ a cap. (a) wear (b) wearing (c) wore (d) worn
  2. 2.Manav ___ the match twice a week. (a) win (b) wins (c) winning
  3. 3.I ___ going to cook rice next week. (a) is (b) are (c) am
  4. 4.Name the tense: “My sister had fed the dog.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) past perfect (d) simple present
  5. 5.I ___ going to bake a cake tomorrow. (a) am (b) are (c) is
  6. 6.Choose the right verb: My spectacles ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
  7. 7.The students ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) had drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drank (d) have drunk
  8. 8.He ___ a message at the moment. (a) is send (b) are sending (c) is sending (d) am sending
  9. 9.When it started to rain, we ___ a cartoon. (a) were watching (b) are watching (c) were watch (d) was watching
  10. 10.My parents have played in the garden ___ morning. (a) since (b) for
  11. 11.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) winning (c) won
  12. 12.Kavya ___ a message at the moment. (a) is send (b) is sending (c) am sending (d) are sending
  13. 13.___ I riding a bicycle now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  14. 14.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 3. (a) is (b) are
  15. 15.We did not ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watched (b) watches (c) watch (d) watching
  16. 16.Vivaan did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) plant (b) planted (c) plants (d) planting
  17. 17.We ___ clap for the team on Saturdays. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
  18. 18.When the bell rang, we ___ a picture. (a) were drawing (b) were draw (c) was drawing (d) are drawing
  19. 19.___ he clap for the team every day? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are (d) Does
  20. 20.Ananya ___ science next week. (a) studied (b) will study (c) will studies (d) will studying
  21. 21.She ___ watched a cartoon already. (a) has (b) have
  22. 22.They ___ on the stage when it started to rain. (a) were dancing (b) were dance (c) was dancing (d) are dancing
  23. 23.You ___ going to drink milk next month. (a) is (b) am (c) are
  24. 24.You ___ the room when the phone rang. (a) was cleaning (b) were clean (c) were cleaning (d) are cleaning
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singing (b) singeing (c) singging
  26. 26.He ___ a story when Mum came home. (a) was telling (b) was tell (c) is telling (d) were telling
  27. 27.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 3. (a) are (b) is
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eating (c) eateing
  29. 29.My parents ___ the dog when the phone rang. (a) was feeding (b) were feeding (c) were feed (d) are feeding
  30. 30.Name the tense: “My sister has brought lunch.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) simple future (d) simple past
  31. 31.Choose the right verb: Either Diya or my cousins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  32. 32.___ he bake a cake two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
  33. 33.___ we take the train every day? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Does (d) Are
  34. 34.My brother ___ the ball yesterday. (a) throwed (b) will throw (c) throws (d) threw
  35. 35.Yash has just ___ a song. (a) sing (b) sung (c) singing (d) sang
  36. 36.___ you clap for the team last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
  37. 37.Ananya ___ a tree two days ago. (a) will climb (b) has climbed (c) climbed (d) climbs
  38. 38.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) is (b) are
  39. 39.She ___ the ball when the phone rang. (a) was catching (b) were catching (c) was catch (d) is catching
  40. 40.He ___ going to send a message next month. (a) are (b) am (c) is

Answer key

  1. worn
  2. wins
  3. am
  4. past perfect
  5. am
  6. are
  7. had drunk
  8. is sending
  9. were watching
  10. since
  11. won
  12. is sending
  13. Am
  14. is
  15. watch
  16. plant
  17. don't
  18. were drawing
  19. Does
  20. will study
  21. has
  22. were dancing
  23. are
  24. were cleaning
  25. singing
  26. was telling
  27. is
  28. eating
  29. were feeding
  30. present perfect
  31. are
  32. Did
  33. Do
  34. threw
  35. sung
  36. Did
  37. climbed
  38. is
  39. was catching
  40. is

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