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English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 191 · 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 dancing on the stage right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  2. 2.I have studied in this school ___ last year. (a) for (b) since
  3. 3.The students ___ bring lunch every Sunday. (a) aren't (b) doesn't (c) don't
  4. 4.My friends ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) had make (b) has made (c) have made (d) had made
  5. 5.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sending (b) sent (c) sended
  6. 6.We ___ in this school since 2020. (a) studied (b) have studied (c) study (d) has studied
  7. 7.Choose the right verb: The news ___ good today. (a) are (b) is
  8. 8.___ my brother running in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  9. 9.Rahul ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washes (b) has washed (c) will wash (d) washed
  10. 10.She ___ send a message every Sunday. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
  11. 11.He ___ a mango tomorrow. (a) will eating (b) ate (c) will eat (d) will eats
  12. 12.We ___ in this school since 2020. (a) teach (b) has taught (c) taught (d) have taught
  13. 13.Choose the right verb: There ___ a mango in the basket. (a) is (b) are
  14. 14.The children ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) will clap (b) have clapped (c) clap (d) clapped
  15. 15.___ Vivaan watch a cartoon on Saturdays? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Are (d) Is
  16. 16.Name the tense: “My parents will send a message.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) past perfect (d) simple future
  17. 17.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
  18. 18.The students ___ in the park now. (a) are running (b) am running (c) are run (d) is running
  19. 19.We are going to ___ milk next month. (a) drinks (b) drinking (c) drank (d) drink
  20. 20.I ___ vegetables now. (a) is buying (b) am buy (c) am buying (d) are buying
  21. 21.They ___ cricket next Sunday. (a) will play (b) will playing (c) will plays (d) played
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) weareing (c) wearing
  23. 23.Choose the right verb: My spectacles ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
  24. 24.Ananya ___ in the pool every day. (a) swimming (b) swim (c) swims
  25. 25.You ___ going to eat a mango next month. (a) is (b) am (c) are
  26. 26.When Dad called, they ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
  27. 27.When Dad called, we ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) had (c) have
  28. 28.When the phone rang, we ___ a story. (a) were telling (b) was telling (c) are telling (d) were tell
  29. 29.They ___ the dog at the moment. (a) are feed (b) are feeding (c) is feeding (d) am feeding
  30. 30.They ___ a cap right now. (a) am wearing (b) are wearing (c) is wearing (d) are wear
  31. 31.Name the tense: “They have eaten a mango.” (a) past perfect (b) past continuous (c) present perfect (d) simple past
  32. 32.Aditya ___ a tree every Sunday. (a) climbing (b) climbs (c) climb
  33. 33.He ___ Hindi when Mum came home. (a) is speaking (b) were speaking (c) was speaking (d) was speak
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) joging (c) jogging
  35. 35.I ___ going to feed the dog next Sunday. (a) are (b) am (c) is
  36. 36.He ___ tell a story every morning. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) tellling (c) telleing
  38. 38.My brother ___ vegetables every day. (a) buy (b) buying (c) buys
  39. 39.My sister ___ buy vegetables every day. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
  40. 40.___ my friends carrying the bag right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am

Answer key

  1. Is
  2. since
  3. don't
  4. had made
  5. sent
  6. have studied
  7. is
  8. Is
  9. washed
  10. doesn't
  11. will eat
  12. have taught
  13. is
  14. clapped
  15. Does
  16. simple future
  17. has
  18. are running
  19. drink
  20. am buying
  21. will play
  22. wearing
  23. are
  24. swims
  25. are
  26. had
  27. had
  28. were telling
  29. are feeding
  30. are wearing
  31. present perfect
  32. climbs
  33. was speaking
  34. jogging
  35. am
  36. doesn't
  37. telling
  38. buys
  39. doesn't
  40. Are

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