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English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 210 · 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.I ___ tea tomorrow. (a) made (b) will makes (c) will making (d) will make
  2. 2.We ___ in the park tomorrow. (a) jogged (b) will jog (c) will jogging (d) will jogs
  3. 3.My sister ___ sung a song already. (a) has (b) have
  4. 4.Isha ___ taken the train already. (a) has (b) have
  5. 5.My sister did not ___ a mango yesterday. (a) ate (b) eating (c) eats (d) eat
  6. 6.At 8 pm yesterday, I ___ a message. (a) am sending (b) were sending (c) was send (d) was sending
  7. 7.Choose the right verb: The news ___ good today. (a) are (b) is
  8. 8.Name the tense: “Diya was telling a story.” (a) past continuous (b) simple future (c) simple present (d) past perfect
  9. 9.Choose the right verb: There ___ a mango in the basket. (a) is (b) are
  10. 10.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 4. (a) are (b) is
  11. 11.We ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) had told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) has told
  12. 12.We did not ___ tea last Sunday. (a) makes (b) making (c) made (d) make
  13. 13.Choose the right verb: Neither Farhan nor the girls ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  14. 14.Name the tense: “They had written a letter.” (a) present perfect (b) past continuous (c) simple present (d) past perfect
  15. 15.Choose the right verb: All the students ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planting (c) planteing
  17. 17.Name the tense: “We have swum in the pool.” (a) past perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple future (d) present perfect
  18. 18.My parents ___ lunch when the phone rang. (a) were bring (b) was bringing (c) were bringing (d) are bringing
  19. 19.We ___ the dishes when it started to rain. (a) were wash (b) was washing (c) are washing (d) were washing
  20. 20.She ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
  21. 21.Name the tense: “You had cooked rice.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) present perfect (d) past perfect
  22. 22.Priya ___ write a letter every Sunday. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
  23. 23.When Dad called, we ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
  24. 24.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
  25. 25.She did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogging (b) jogged (c) jog (d) jogs
  26. 26.By the time we reached, I ___ the match. (a) had win (b) had won (c) has won (d) have won
  27. 27.She ___ a bicycle right now. (a) is riding (b) are riding (c) is ride (d) am riding
  28. 28.My cousins ___ cricket every morning. (a) playing (b) plays (c) play
  29. 29.___ you plant a tree every day? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Are (d) Is
  30. 30.___ you riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studyying (c) studying
  32. 32.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telled (b) told (c) telling
  33. 33.___ I bringing lunch right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feedeing (c) feeding
  35. 35.Choose the right verb: Each child ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
  36. 36.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 7. (a) are (b) is
  37. 37.Ananya is going to ___ the dog next month. (a) feeding (b) fed (c) feed (d) feeds
  38. 38.Zoya did not ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) swimming (b) swim (c) swims (d) swam
  39. 39.___ Aditya plant a tree on Saturdays? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Does (d) Are
  40. 40.Name the tense: “The children planted a tree.” (a) past perfect (b) simple past (c) present perfect (d) simple future

Answer key

  1. will make
  2. will jog
  3. has
  4. has
  5. eat
  6. was sending
  7. is
  8. past continuous
  9. is
  10. is
  11. had told
  12. make
  13. are
  14. past perfect
  15. have
  16. planting
  17. present perfect
  18. were bringing
  19. were washing
  20. had danced
  21. past perfect
  22. doesn't
  23. had
  24. is
  25. jog
  26. had won
  27. is riding
  28. play
  29. Do
  30. Are
  31. studying
  32. told
  33. Am
  34. feeding
  35. has
  36. is
  37. feed
  38. swim
  39. Does
  40. simple past

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