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English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 176 · 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.She ___ going to send a message next Sunday. (a) am (b) are (c) is
  2. 2.Karan ___ lunch on Saturdays. (a) brings (b) bringing (c) bring
  3. 3.___ my brother throw the ball every Sunday? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Does (d) Are
  4. 4.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 5. (a) is (b) are
  5. 5.We have just ___ tea. (a) makes (b) making (c) make (d) made
  6. 6.___ we carry the bag twice a week? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Do (d) Are
  7. 7.Choose the right verb: All the boys ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
  8. 8.Choose the right verb: There ___ a mango in the basket. (a) is (b) are
  9. 9.Saanvi ___ in the park in 2023. (a) will run (b) runned (c) ran (d) runs
  10. 10.He ___ going to fly a kite tomorrow. (a) are (b) am (c) is
  11. 11.We are going to ___ in the pool next month. (a) swim (b) swims (c) swam (d) swimming
  12. 12.I ___ the match before it got dark. (a) had win (b) has won (c) have won (d) had won
  13. 13.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had made (c) have made (d) had make
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeing (c) takeeing
  15. 15.By the time we reached, they ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) has swum
  16. 16.They ___ science twice a week. (a) studying (b) studies (c) study
  17. 17.We have worked in Delhi ___ two years. (a) since (b) for
  18. 18.Name the tense: “My parents are building a sandcastle.” (a) simple present (b) past perfect (c) past continuous (d) present continuous
  19. 19.Name the tense: “My friends cook rice.” (a) past perfect (b) present continuous (c) past continuous (d) simple present
  20. 20.When the bell rang, they ___ in the park. (a) was jogging (b) were jogging (c) are jogging (d) were jog
  21. 21.___ she win the match every Sunday? (a) Does (b) Are (c) Do (d) Is
  22. 22.He ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
  23. 23.We ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
  24. 24.Diya ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) will bake (b) baked (c) has baked (d) bakes
  25. 25.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
  26. 26.___ you watching a cartoon now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  27. 27.I ___ Grandma last week. (a) help (b) helped (c) have helped (d) will help
  28. 28.Aditya is going to ___ cricket next month. (a) playing (b) played (c) play (d) plays
  29. 29.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
  30. 30.Name the tense: “Karan will go to school.” (a) past perfect (b) simple future (c) present perfect (d) present continuous
  31. 31.When Mum came home, you ___ on the stage. (a) was dancing (b) are dancing (c) were dance (d) were dancing
  32. 32.We ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had threw (b) had thrown (c) have thrown (d) has thrown
  33. 33.Name the tense: “I had eaten a mango.” (a) simple future (b) past perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple present
  34. 34.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 9. (a) are (b) is
  35. 35.She is going to ___ the train tomorrow. (a) took (b) takes (c) taking (d) take
  36. 36.Rohan ___ vegetables next month. (a) will buys (b) bought (c) will buy (d) will buying
  37. 37.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) brought (b) bringing (c) bringed
  38. 38.Aisha ___ in the park tomorrow. (a) will jogging (b) jogged (c) will jogs (d) will jog
  39. 39.My sister ___ a picture tomorrow. (a) drew (b) will draw (c) will draws (d) will drawing
  40. 40.When the bell rang, my friends ___ the ball. (a) were throw (b) were throwing (c) was throwing (d) are throwing

Answer key

  1. is
  2. brings
  3. Does
  4. is
  5. made
  6. Do
  7. have
  8. is
  9. ran
  10. is
  11. swim
  12. had won
  13. had made
  14. taking
  15. had swum
  16. study
  17. for
  18. present continuous
  19. simple present
  20. were jogging
  21. Does
  22. had thrown
  23. had drunk
  24. baked
  25. has
  26. Are
  27. helped
  28. play
  29. had thrown
  30. simple future
  31. were dancing
  32. had thrown
  33. past perfect
  34. is
  35. take
  36. will buy
  37. brought
  38. will jog
  39. will draw
  40. were throwing

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