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English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 284 · 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 ___ the room on Saturdays. (a) cleaning (b) clean (c) cleans
  2. 2.Vivaan ___ going to swim in the pool tomorrow. (a) is (b) are (c) am
  3. 3.Name the tense: “Yash has danced on the stage.” (a) simple future (b) past perfect (c) present perfect (d) present continuous
  4. 4.Choose the right verb: The bunch of bananas ___ ripe. (a) is (b) are
  5. 5.The students ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) clapped (b) will clap (c) clap (d) have clapped
  6. 6.Name the tense: “You were taking the train.” (a) simple present (b) simple future (c) past perfect (d) past continuous
  7. 7.I ___ in the pool when the phone rang. (a) was swim (b) am swimming (c) was swimming (d) were swimming
  8. 8.You ___ in this school since 2019. (a) teach (b) has taught (c) have taught (d) taught
  9. 9.___ he draw a picture last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
  10. 10.He ___ going to jog in the park next month. (a) am (b) are (c) is
  11. 11.When the bell rang, my brother ___ a tree. (a) is planting (b) was plant (c) was planting (d) were planting
  12. 12.When the phone rang, they ___ the match. (a) were win (b) was winning (c) were winning (d) are winning
  13. 13.Choose the right verb: There ___ an apple on the plate. (a) is (b) are
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) wearing (c) weareing
  15. 15.They ___ science next Sunday. (a) will studies (b) studied (c) will studying (d) will study
  16. 16.They ___ spoken Hindi already. (a) has (b) have
  17. 17.Name the tense: “My sister jogged in the park.” (a) past perfect (b) simple future (c) simple past (d) past continuous
  18. 18.Choose the right verb: There ___ some milk in the jug. (a) are (b) is
  19. 19.Nisha ___ a picture next week. (a) will drawing (b) will draw (c) will draws (d) drew
  20. 20.You ___ in this school since 2022. (a) study (b) studied (c) has studied (d) have studied
  21. 21.When the bell rang, we ___ the dog. (a) were feeding (b) was feeding (c) were feed (d) are feeding
  22. 22.You ___ a letter on Saturdays. (a) writing (b) write (c) writes
  23. 23.Choose the right verb: The scissors ___ sharp. (a) are (b) is
  24. 24.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had danced (c) had dance (d) have danced
  25. 25.He is going to ___ a tree tomorrow. (a) climbing (b) climbed (c) climb (d) climbs
  26. 26.You ___ going to cook rice next week. (a) is (b) am (c) are
  27. 27.Diya has studied in this school ___ last year. (a) since (b) for
  28. 28.We have just ___ a sandcastle. (a) build (b) built (c) building (d) builds
  29. 29.When Dad called, she ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
  30. 30.You ___ won the match already. (a) have (b) has
  31. 31.We have just ___ milk. (a) drank (b) drunk (c) drink (d) drinking
  32. 32.Name the tense: “My parents have made tea.” (a) simple present (b) past perfect (c) present perfect (d) simple future
  33. 33.When it started to rain, she ___ a story. (a) was tell (b) is telling (c) were telling (d) was telling
  34. 34.Name the tense: “Aditya has drawn a picture.” (a) past continuous (b) simple past (c) present perfect (d) simple present
  35. 35.He ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) rided (b) will ride (c) rides (d) rode
  36. 36.My friends ___ a picture last week. (a) draw (b) will draw (c) drawed (d) drew
  37. 37.My brother ___ a bicycle right now. (a) are riding (b) is ride (c) am riding (d) is riding
  38. 38.Choose the right verb: All the students ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eating (c) eateing
  40. 40.We ___ the train when the phone rang. (a) were taking (b) are taking (c) was taking (d) were take

Answer key

  1. cleans
  2. is
  3. present perfect
  4. is
  5. clapped
  6. past continuous
  7. was swimming
  8. have taught
  9. Did
  10. is
  11. was planting
  12. were winning
  13. is
  14. wearing
  15. will study
  16. have
  17. simple past
  18. is
  19. will draw
  20. have studied
  21. were feeding
  22. write
  23. are
  24. had danced
  25. climb
  26. are
  27. since
  28. built
  29. had
  30. have
  31. drunk
  32. present perfect
  33. was telling
  34. present perfect
  35. rode
  36. drew
  37. is riding
  38. have
  39. eating
  40. were taking

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