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English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 212 · 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 write a letter on Saturdays? (a) Are (b) Does (c) Is (d) Do
  2. 2.Choose the right verb: There ___ some water in the bottle. (a) is (b) are
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carryying (c) carrying
  4. 4.He ___ milk every day. (a) drinking (b) drink (c) drinks
  5. 5.My friends ___ going to buy vegetables next Sunday. (a) is (b) am (c) are
  6. 6.Diya ___ a tree when Mum came home. (a) was planting (b) was plant (c) is planting (d) were planting
  7. 7.My friends ___ the train when the phone rang. (a) are taking (b) were taking (c) was taking (d) were take
  8. 8.My cousins ___ a picture when Mum came home. (a) was drawing (b) are drawing (c) were drawing (d) were draw
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinkking (c) drinkeing
  10. 10.My brother is going to ___ a cake next Sunday. (a) bakes (b) baking (c) baked (d) bake
  11. 11.___ they study science twice a week? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are (d) Does
  12. 12.Kunal ___ a cake next month. (a) will bake (b) baked (c) will baking (d) will bakes
  13. 13.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sending (b) sended (c) sent
  14. 14.I ___ plant a tree twice a week. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
  15. 15.Diya ___ going to eat a mango next Sunday. (a) are (b) is (c) am
  16. 16.___ you planting a tree now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  17. 17.___ my sister plant a tree every day? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are (d) Does
  18. 18.I ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had clean
  19. 19.By the time we reached, he ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
  20. 20.Name the tense: “He will run in the park.” (a) simple future (b) present perfect (c) simple past (d) present continuous
  21. 21.We ___ lunch next month. (a) will brings (b) brought (c) will bring (d) will bringing
  22. 22.She ___ wash the dishes on Saturdays. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
  23. 23.I ___ science next month. (a) will study (b) studied (c) will studying (d) will studies
  24. 24.They ___ going to go to school next month. (a) is (b) am (c) are
  25. 25.Saanvi ___ going to sing a song next week. (a) are (b) am (c) is
  26. 26.He ___ rice right now. (a) am cooking (b) is cooking (c) is cook (d) are cooking
  27. 27.Neel has just ___ a bicycle. (a) riding (b) ride (c) ridden (d) rode
  28. 28.Choose the right verb: My trousers ___ new. (a) are (b) is
  29. 29.Vivaan ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) had ate (b) have eaten (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
  30. 30.The children ___ with Nani since 2021. (a) have stayed (b) stay (c) stayed (d) has stayed
  31. 31.Ananya ___ a story last week. (a) told (b) telled (c) tells (d) will tell
  32. 32.___ he send a message every Sunday? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Does (d) Is
  33. 33.The students ___ carry the bag on Saturdays. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
  34. 34.We ___ cricket when it started to rain. (a) were playing (b) were play (c) are playing (d) was playing
  35. 35.They ___ science tomorrow. (a) will study (b) studied (c) will studies (d) will studying
  36. 36.___ she baking a cake at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  37. 37.Choose the right verb: Either the boys or Rahul ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  38. 38.They ___ help Grandma on Saturdays. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
  39. 39.We ___ a sandcastle when the bell rang. (a) were building (b) are building (c) was building (d) were build
  40. 40.___ he feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is

Answer key

  1. Does
  2. is
  3. carrying
  4. drinks
  5. are
  6. was planting
  7. were taking
  8. were drawing
  9. drinking
  10. bake
  11. Do
  12. will bake
  13. sent
  14. don't
  15. is
  16. Are
  17. Does
  18. had cleaned
  19. had ridden
  20. simple future
  21. will bring
  22. doesn't
  23. will study
  24. are
  25. is
  26. is cooking
  27. ridden
  28. are
  29. had eaten
  30. have stayed
  31. told
  32. Does
  33. don't
  34. were playing
  35. will study
  36. Is
  37. is
  38. don't
  39. were building
  40. Is

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