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English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 222 · 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.We ___ a mango now. (a) are eat (b) are eating (c) am eating (d) is eating
  2. 2.We have just ___ a bicycle. (a) riding (b) ridden (c) ride (d) rode
  3. 3.When Dad called, my sister ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
  4. 4.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swum (b) swam (c) swimming (d) swimmed
  5. 5.___ they catching the ball right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  6. 6.I ___ watched a cartoon already. (a) has (b) have
  7. 7.Name the tense: “We are making tea.” (a) past continuous (b) present perfect (c) past perfect (d) present continuous
  8. 8.___ he wear a cap last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
  9. 9.___ Kabir running in the park now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbbing (c) climbeing
  11. 11.You ___ tell a story every day. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) aren't
  12. 12.You ___ cricket right now. (a) are play (b) are playing (c) is playing (d) am playing
  13. 13.Riya ___ the bag right now. (a) am carrying (b) is carrying (c) are carrying (d) is carry
  14. 14.He ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am climbing (b) is climbing (c) are climbing (d) is climb
  15. 15.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 9. (a) is (b) are
  16. 16.They ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) riding (c) rideing
  18. 18.Choose the right verb: Either the girls or Karan ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  19. 19.Meera ___ a story before it got dark. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had told (d) had tell
  20. 20.Priya has just ___ the bag. (a) carrying (b) carried (c) carries (d) carry
  21. 21.I ___ rice tomorrow. (a) will cook (b) will cooking (c) cooked (d) will cooks
  22. 22.___ the children throw the ball every day? (a) Are (b) Does (c) Do (d) Is
  23. 23.We have just ___ a mango. (a) ate (b) eat (c) eaten (d) eating
  24. 24.Name the tense: “She will wear a cap.” (a) present perfect (b) simple future (c) simple present (d) simple past
  25. 25.Choose the right verb: The news ___ good today. (a) are (b) is
  26. 26.You ___ a cake when it started to rain. (a) was baking (b) are baking (c) were bake (d) were baking
  27. 27.Name the tense: “I had helped Grandma.” (a) simple present (b) past continuous (c) simple future (d) past perfect
  28. 28.My brother ___ in the pool right now. (a) are swimming (b) am swimming (c) is swimming (d) is swim
  29. 29.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
  30. 30.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) building (b) builded (c) built
  31. 31.My sister ___ a song right now. (a) are singing (b) is sing (c) is singing (d) am singing
  32. 32.I ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) have swum (d) had swum
  33. 33.___ they feed the dog every day? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Do (d) Are
  34. 34.We ___ a message when the bell rang. (a) were sending (b) was sending (c) are sending (d) were send
  35. 35.___ my parents telling a story at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  36. 36.___ the students swim in the pool every day? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Are (d) Do
  37. 37.You ___ the bag now. (a) are carry (b) is carrying (c) are carrying (d) am carrying
  38. 38.He is going to ___ a tree next Sunday. (a) climb (b) climbing (c) climbs (d) climbed
  39. 39.When Dad called, the children ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) have (c) had
  40. 40.Yash ___ climb a tree twice a week. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't

Answer key

  1. are eating
  2. ridden
  3. had
  4. swam
  5. Are
  6. have
  7. present continuous
  8. Did
  9. Is
  10. climbing
  11. don't
  12. are playing
  13. is carrying
  14. is climbing
  15. is
  16. had washed
  17. riding
  18. is
  19. had told
  20. carried
  21. will cook
  22. Do
  23. eaten
  24. simple future
  25. is
  26. were baking
  27. past perfect
  28. is swimming
  29. has
  30. built
  31. is singing
  32. had swum
  33. Do
  34. were sending
  35. Are
  36. Do
  37. are carrying
  38. climb
  39. had
  40. doesn't

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