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English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 229 · 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 ___ watch a cartoon on Saturdays. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
  2. 2.___ my brother plant a tree in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
  3. 3.___ the students build a sandcastle every morning? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are (d) Does
  4. 4.___ Myra go to school every day? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Does (d) Do
  5. 5.You ___ the match last Sunday. (a) won (b) will win (c) win (d) winned
  6. 6.When it started to rain, she ___ in the park. (a) were jogging (b) was jogging (c) was jog (d) is jogging
  7. 7.___ he ride a bicycle on Saturdays? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Does (d) Is
  8. 8.We ___ in the pool next week. (a) will swimming (b) will swim (c) swam (d) will swims
  9. 9.Name the tense: “Dev will study science.” (a) present perfect (b) simple present (c) simple future (d) past perfect
  10. 10.You ___ thrown the ball already. (a) has (b) have
  11. 11.Name the tense: “I studied science.” (a) simple present (b) past continuous (c) present perfect (d) simple past
  12. 12.We ___ a tree now. (a) is climbing (b) are climbing (c) are climb (d) am climbing
  13. 13.Choose the right verb: There ___ a lot of rice in the bag. (a) are (b) is
  14. 14.Choose the right verb: Each child ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throweing (c) throwing
  16. 16.I ___ a cake every Sunday. (a) bakes (b) baking (c) bake
  17. 17.We ___ in the pool now. (a) are swim (b) are swimming (c) is swimming (d) am swimming
  18. 18.We ___ tea on Saturdays. (a) makes (b) make (c) making
  19. 19.When Dad called, we ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) has (c) had
  20. 20.They ___ milk when the phone rang. (a) was drinking (b) were drinking (c) are drinking (d) were drink
  21. 21.You ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) has drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) danceing (c) dancing
  23. 23.I ___ going to bring lunch next month. (a) am (b) are (c) is
  24. 24.Aarav ___ a sandcastle when the phone rang. (a) were building (b) was build (c) was building (d) is building
  25. 25.They ___ going to study science tomorrow. (a) is (b) are (c) am
  26. 26.Choose the right verb: Either Kunal or the twins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  27. 27.My brother ___ watch a cartoon twice a week. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
  28. 28.When the bell rang, my sister ___ on the stage. (a) were dancing (b) was dance (c) was dancing (d) is dancing
  29. 29.She ___ going to clap for the team next week. (a) am (b) are (c) is
  30. 30.Name the tense: “He was jogging in the park.” (a) past continuous (b) simple present (c) present perfect (d) past perfect
  31. 31.Choose the right verb: Each of the girls ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
  32. 32.He did not ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) catch (b) caught (c) catches (d) catching
  33. 33.I ___ study science every day. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) aren't
  34. 34.Choose the right verb: Every player ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
  35. 35.She ___ with Nani since 2022. (a) stays (b) has stayed (c) stayed (d) have stayed
  36. 36.Name the tense: “She is climbing a tree.” (a) simple future (b) present continuous (c) past continuous (d) simple past
  37. 37.Arjun ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) throws (b) throwed (c) will throw (d) threw
  38. 38.___ they build a sandcastle twice a week? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Do (d) Are
  39. 39.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) taked (c) took (d) taking
  40. 40.Aisha ___ milk twice a week. (a) drink (b) drinks (c) drinking

Answer key

  1. doesn't
  2. Did
  3. Do
  4. Does
  5. won
  6. was jogging
  7. Does
  8. will swim
  9. simple future
  10. have
  11. simple past
  12. are climbing
  13. is
  14. has
  15. throwing
  16. bake
  17. are swimming
  18. make
  19. had
  20. were drinking
  21. had drawn
  22. dancing
  23. am
  24. was building
  25. are
  26. are
  27. doesn't
  28. was dancing
  29. is
  30. past continuous
  31. has
  32. catch
  33. don't
  34. has
  35. has stayed
  36. present continuous
  37. threw
  38. Do
  39. took
  40. drinks

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